⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- Beaten inside, 48 points in the paint to 64
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:38 · LAL 12-6 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 3:44 · LAL 62-55 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:37 · LAL 94-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Hill technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:35 · LAL 50-46 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dwight Howard and Jermaine O'Neal
Q2 6:35 · LAL 50-47 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Metta World Peace and P.J. Tucker
Q2 3:05 · LAL 54-55 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 7:26 · LAL 50-55 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:48 · LAL 77-75 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Shannon Brown technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:35 · LAL 50-46 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
