⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-5Q124-26
-1Q220-24
-5Q323-30
+1Q425-25
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 21-7 off them- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
7Points off turnovers21
15Turnovers7
6Threes made10
33%Three-point accuracy48%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 1:53 · PHX 24-32 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 4:54 · PHX 15-12 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
