⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:12 · LAL 27-29 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 9:35 · LAL 35-34 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:17 · LAL 45-44 PHX
- Technical
LeBron James technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · LAL 61-68 PHX
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:15 · LAL 61-69 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 6:10 · LAL 15-26 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:10 · LAL 63-70 PHX
- Turnover
Abdel Nader offensive foul
Q4 1:42 · LAL 104-112 PHX
- Turnover
Abdel Nader turnover
Q4 1:42 · LAL 104-112 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 30 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
