⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 5
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
Q2 7:13 · PHX 32-35 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:00 · PHX 79-77 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:10 · PHX 39-50 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 4:16 · PHX 87-83 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
