⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers 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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 23
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up 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 from level to 11 points up
Q1 5:39 · LAL 22-11 PHX
- Steal
Metta World Peace stole it from Michael Beasley
Q4 1:08 · LAL 89-83 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:47 · LAL 64-65 PHX
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 4:07 · LAL 83-77 PHX
- Turnover
Metta World Peace turnover
Q4 1:06 · LAL 89-83 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:47 · LAL 25-19 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 7:22 · LAL 65-71 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses technical free throw
Q3 2:47 · LAL 64-65 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic offensive foul (Antawn Jamison draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · LAL 83-77 PHX
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · LAL 89-83 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
