⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 53
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 0:45 · LAL 85-81 PHX
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made 13 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:14 · LAL 106-106 PHX
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper.
OT 0:28 · LAL 115-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 0:41 · LAL 52-50 PHX
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q3 8:33 · LAL 59-63 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:15 · LAL 22-24 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:17 · LAL 89-91 PHX
- Lead
Joe Johnson made 8 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:21 · LAL 104-106 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 0:41 · LAL 52-50 PHX
- Turnover
Anfernee Hardaway Lost Ball
OT 3:00 · LAL 110-106 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Lost Ball. Stolen by Devean George.
OT 2:41 · LAL 110-106 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
