⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:04 · PHX 21-22 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:49 · PHX 47-45 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 5:11 · PHX 108-94 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:10 · PHX 11-21 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:02 · PHX 91-87 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 13 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
