⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:41 · LAL 83-84 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Louis Williams bad pass
Q4 2:00 · LAL 85-89 PHX
- Missed FT
Ryan Kelly misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · LAL 88-89 PHX
- Turnover
Ryan Kelly offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAL 88-89 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:34 · LAL 3-11 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 10:40 · LAL 24-36 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:30 · LAL 42-58 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 4:01 · LAL 80-84 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
