⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their twenty- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up 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 took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 5:35 · PHX 83-75 LAL
- Steal
Matt Barnes stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:38 · PHX 114-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 0:44 · PHX 114-107 LAL
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal turnover
Q4 0:44 · PHX 114-107 LAL
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:23 · PHX 115-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 9:00 · PHX 70-75 LAL
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Matt Barnes
Q4 0:23 · PHX 115-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton turnover
Q4 2:20 · PHX 109-103 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 0:38 · PHX 114-107 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
