⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 dragged them back level
Q3 8:18 · PHX 70-70 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q4 5:31 · PHX 91-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 3:23 · PHX 76-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:31 · PHX 91-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
