⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q133-28
-7Q224-29
+6Q331-22
+11Q424-14
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth 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
They went cold, eight of 29 from three- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
Key battles
25Fast break points11
23Free throws made13
42%Three-point accuracy28%
7Assists4
🏀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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:25 · LAL 9-4 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:52 · LAL 39-44 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 21 | Blocks | 18 |
