⏱️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. 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, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fifteen
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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a driving layup, Devean George with the assist
Q4 0:00 · LAL 90-90 PHX
- Ties it
Lamar Odom hit a free throw 1 of 1
OT 1:15 · LAL 95-95 PHX
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 0:00 · LAL 99-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (James Jones draws the foul)
Q4 1:30 · LAL 82-86 PHX
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 1:30 · LAL 82-86 PHX
- Turnover
Luke Walton 3 second
OT 4:07 · LAL 90-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:22 · LAL 8-14 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 0:06 · LAL 64-71 PHX
- Lead
Tim Thomas hit a 23-foot three jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
OT 3:53 · LAL 90-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw offensive foul (Smush Parker draws the foul)
OT 4:24 · LAL 90-90 PHX
- Turnover
Boris Diaw turnover
OT 4:24 · LAL 90-90 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
OT 0:06 · LAL 97-98 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
