⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 34- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Went cold from three, five of 21
- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 20
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 5:03 · LAL 47-39 PHX
- Steal
Devean George stole it from Shawn Marion
Q4 0:11 · LAL 98-92 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q4 4:18 · LAL 91-86 PHX
- Turnover
Lamar Odom bad pass
Q4 3:32 · LAL 92-88 PHX
- Missed FT
Devean George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAL 98-92 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Boris Diaw technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 11:07 · LAL 2-0 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q3 8:11 · LAL 57-52 PHX
- Turnover
Shawn Marion lost ball
Q4 0:11 · LAL 98-92 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
