⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:48 · LAL 14-17 PHX
- Ties it
Kareem Rush made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Stanislav Medvedenko.
Q4 1:38 · LAL 84-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kareem Rush missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · LAL 80-82 PHX
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:19 · LAL 82-84 PHX
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:04 · LAL 85-86 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 9:42 · LAL 6-17 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 9:17 · LAL 48-53 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jake Voskuhl Offensive Foul
Q4 1:58 · LAL 82-84 PHX
- Turnover
Jake Voskuhl Foul
Q4 1:58 · LAL 82-84 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
