⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their fifteen- Made two threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, two of thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:57 · PHX 59-60 LAL
- Ties it
Joe Johnson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 1:19 · PHX 97-97 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 3:56 · PHX 13-28 LAL
- Go-ahead
Karl Malone made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Q4 2:42 · PHX 94-95 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:06 · PHX 97-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Joe Johnson.
Q4 1:53 · PHX 94-95 LAL
- Turnover
Karl Malone Bad Pass. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 0:34 · PHX 97-99 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · PHX 99-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
