⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up in the first quarter- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:30 · PHX 58-61 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Nash double technical foul
Q1 7:58 · PHX 9-9 LAL
- Flagrant
Brian Grant flagrant foul type 1 (Smush Parker draws the foul)
Q2 0:45 · PHX 36-51 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 3 down to 16 up
Q1 0:43 · PHX 22-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 1:31 · PHX 36-53 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:13 · PHX 58-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · PHX 91-96 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 0:07 · PHX 93-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
