⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 15 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 sixteen threes to their four
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 3:32 · PHX 33-15 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 11:30 · PHX 68-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:58 · PHX 95-68 LAL
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:30 · PHX 98-72 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:39 · PHX 34-28 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:55 · PHX 91-66 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
