⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 41 free throws to their 25- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to three
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:05 · LAL 15-4 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 1:09 · LAL 100-77 PHX
- Steal
Alex Caruso stole it from Chris Paul
Q4 2:14 · LAL 116-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis lost ball turnover
Q4 3:35 · LAL 116-108 PHX
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover
Q4 1:48 · LAL 118-110 PHX
- Turnover
Anthony Davis lost ball turnover
Q4 1:16 · LAL 118-110 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Q4 1:48 · LAL 118-110 PHX
- Steal
Mikal Bridges stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 1:16 · LAL 118-110 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Cameron Payne technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:51 · LAL 25-13 PHX
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:21 · LAL 44-33 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:14 · LAL 116-108 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
