⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 7:07 · PHX 27-8 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q4 10:34 · PHX 114-80 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q4 4:47 · PHX 129-96 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q3 3:12 · PHX 96-74 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 26
Q4 8:56 · PHX 114-88 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 32 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 41 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
