⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:41 · LAL 31-31 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 6:14 · LAL 47-40 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 0:47 · LAL 63-46 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:39 · LAL 2-10 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 7:49 · LAL 5-20 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:22 · LAL 89-69 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
