⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty- A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- Lead
Michael Beasley hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 2:31 · PHX 84-82 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q4 5:09 · PHX 86-82 LAL
- Winner
Michael Beasley hit a driving layup
Q4 0:43 · PHX 88-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley traveling
Q4 4:56 · PHX 75-80 LAL
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · PHX 86-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:52 · PHX 30-35 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 11:30 · PHX 45-51 LAL
- Steal
Kobe Bryant stole it from Luis Scola
Q4 1:08 · PHX 86-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Clark bad pass
Q4 4:43 · PHX 75-80 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball turnover
Q4 3:15 · PHX 82-82 LAL
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:54 · PHX 82-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
