⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 41 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 5 down to 5 up
Q3 5:24 · LAL 87-82 PHX
- Ties it
Caron Butler made layup.
Q4 1:22 · LAL 109-109 PHX
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · LAL 110-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Traveling
Q4 3:04 · LAL 107-104 PHX
- Turnover
Caron Butler Lost Ball. Stolen by Quentin Richardson.
Q4 2:28 · LAL 107-107 PHX
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · LAL 109-110 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Steve Nash made 25 ft three point jumper.
Q4 2:56 · LAL 107-107 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 13 down to 2 up
Q4 5:33 · LAL 107-109 PHX
- Winner
Quentin Richardson made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Nash.
Q4 0:06 · LAL 110-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Offensive Foul. Stoudemire's 6th Personal Foul, Phoenix's 2nd Team Foul.
Q4 2:24 · LAL 107-107 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Foul
Q4 2:24 · LAL 107-107 PHX
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Caron Butler.
Q4 1:09 · LAL 109-109 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
