⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 0:56 · LAL 39-30 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 8:51 · LAL 49-34 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:31 · LAL 56-47 PHX
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:58 · LAL 88-70 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
