⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 60
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 2:21 · LAL 30-16 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 4:48 · LAL 104-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Julius Randle and Tyson Chandler
Q4 1:38 · LAL 104-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · LAL 114-106 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:31 · LAL 83-81 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:17 · LAL 115-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
TJ Warren lost ball turnover
Q4 4:24 · LAL 95-92 PHX
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Julius Randle draws the foul)
Q4 1:46 · LAL 104-97 PHX
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 1:46 · LAL 104-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
