⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
- A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 3:36 · LAL 25-19 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 5:56 · LAL 93-82 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:45 · LAL 35-34 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
