⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 nineteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 37 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
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 3 down to 7 up
Q1 8:25 · LAL 15-8 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 6:37 · LAL 47-35 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 8:23 · LAL 67-64 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton Bad Pass. Stolen by Amare Stoudemire.
Q4 4:46 · LAL 93-92 PHX
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 3:29 · LAL 95-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 6:33 · LAL 15-17 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:28 · LAL 93-97 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 1:57 · LAL 97-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:52 · LAL 17-17 PHX
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 5:00 · LAL 93-92 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass
Q4 2:56 · LAL 95-99 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
