⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 40 from three
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 49
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 68
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 0:50 · LAL 58-56 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 4:03 · LAL 102-107 PHX
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:53 · LAL 109-111 PHX
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:24 · LAL 109-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 3:09 · LAL 46-51 PHX
- Steal
Jason Richardson stole it from Matt Barnes
Q4 0:24 · LAL 109-115 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Channing Frye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 109-115 PHX
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAL 116-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 22 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 31 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
