⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q1 8:56 · PHX 6-6 LAL
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:06 · PHX 103-97 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:33 · PHX 12-17 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:31 · PHX 106-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
