⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 10:41 · PHX 37-25 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 8:04 · PHX 82-58 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 7:31 · PHX 110-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 0:07 · PHX 28-21 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - P.J. Tucker and Nick Young
Q1 0:07 · PHX 28-21 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:11 · PHX 44-40 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jodie Meeks misses technical free throw
Q1 0:07 · PHX 28-21 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
