⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 7:39 · PHX 72-56 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · PHX 89-83 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:44 · PHX 4-11 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:32 · PHX 76-71 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton offensive foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)
Q4 3:01 · PHX 84-79 LAL
- Turnover
Luke Walton turnover
Q4 3:01 · PHX 84-79 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:02 · PHX 88-83 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
