⏱️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.
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
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 25 from three
- Burned in transition, 15 fast break points to 27
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses technical free throw
Q4 3:17 · LAL 107-116 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:21 · LAL 48-57 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q3 4:36 · LAL 73-76 PHX
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:17 · LAL 107-116 PHX
- Missed FT
Tyler Ulis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · LAL 113-121 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 10 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 19 | Steals | 13 |
| 20 | Blocks | 22 |
