⏱️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 second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to twelve- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 8:55 · LAL 41-25 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 7:56 · LAL 67-51 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q2 7:33 · LAL 32-25 PHX
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic double technical foul
Q4 9:42 · LAL 83-72 PHX
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:25 · LAL 83-74 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:49 · LAL 76-69 PHX
- Ties it
Jason Richardson hit a 27-foot threeer, Channing Frye with the assist
Q4 0:03 · LAL 101-101 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q1 3:42 · LAL 11-17 PHX
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa misses technical free throw
Q4 9:25 · LAL 83-74 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
