⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 25-14 off them- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 34
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 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:15 · LAL 115-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Clarkson bad pass
Q4 3:31 · LAL 102-109 PHX
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul (Leandro Barbosa draws the foul)
Q4 2:45 · LAL 104-111 PHX
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 2:45 · LAL 104-111 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:56 · LAL 9-13 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul)
Q4 1:42 · LAL 108-113 PHX
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 1:42 · LAL 108-113 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:26 · LAL 110-115 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
