⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 10:45 · LAL 37-14 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q2 0:00 · LAL 50-22 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 27
Q3 3:35 · LAL 76-49 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 11:48 · LAL 81-59 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 8:45 · LAL 86-72 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
