⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:11 · PHX 26-18 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:55 · PHX 73-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:36 · PHX 96-100 LAL
- Turnover
Jason Richardson bad pass
Q4 0:01 · PHX 96-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 2:31 · PHX 46-53 LAL
- Steal
Pau Gasol stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 0:36 · PHX 96-100 LAL
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Jason Richardson
Q4 0:01 · PHX 96-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · PHX 96-100 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · PHX 96-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
