⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:24 · LAL 18-19 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:14 · LAL 108-114 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawne Williams technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:11 · LAL 49-55 PHX
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · LAL 92-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Nick Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:38 · LAL 92-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:40 · LAL 3-10 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:31 · LAL 21-30 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · LAL 102-109 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
