⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:21 · PHX 82-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire offensive foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · PHX 94-99 LAL
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire turnover
Q4 2:47 · PHX 94-99 LAL
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:46 · PHX 96-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:47 · PHX 43-51 LAL
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from Steve Nash
Q4 1:46 · PHX 96-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Sasha Vujacic flagrant foul type 1 (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q4 11:18 · PHX 76-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · PHX 100-107 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · PHX 103-108 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |