⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse 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, eighteen offensive rebounds to ten- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 1:19 · LAL 72-60 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:35 · LAL 110-101 PHX
- Lead
Ron Artest hit a 24-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 1:27 · LAL 119-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:47 · LAL 112-109 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:40 · LAL 114-114 PHX
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
2OT 3:34 · LAL 123-123 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:18 · LAL 97-96 PHX
- Ties it
Grant Hill hit a three jumper, Vince Carter with the assist
Q4 0:31 · LAL 112-112 PHX
- Go-ahead
Channing Frye hit a 24-foot three jumper, Marcin Gortat with the assist
2OT 0:52 · LAL 128-130 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Channing Frye bad pass
OT 1:45 · LAL 116-116 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
3OT 4:16 · LAL 130-132 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
3OT 1:55 · LAL 133-132 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 34 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
