⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:38 · PHX 25-17 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:24 · PHX 38-35 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:28 · PHX 71-64 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Alex Caruso and Cameron Payne
Q4 9:01 · PHX 86-77 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Montrezl Harrell and Cameron Payne
Q4 9:01 · PHX 86-77 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
