⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 35 free throws to their eighteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:42 · LAL 39-27 PHX
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 2:09 · LAL 103-96 PHX
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 0:26 · LAL 108-102 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 2:15 · LAL 103-96 PHX
- Turnover
Pau Gasol lost ball
Q4 1:37 · LAL 105-99 PHX
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAL 107-102 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Amare Stoudemire stole it from Lamar Odom
Q4 2:15 · LAL 103-96 PHX
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 1:37 · LAL 105-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 2:53 · LAL 102-94 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 2:09 · LAL 103-96 PHX
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:26 · LAL 108-102 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
