⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 7:13 · LAL 45-35 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 1:39 · LAL 57-48 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 6:01 · LAL 83-63 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:01 · LAL 47-43 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:39 · LAL 45-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q2 4:01 · LAL 47-43 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
