⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 30 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35
- 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 stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 11:03 · LAL 86-68 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 1:03 · LAL 109-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:34 · LAL 91-74 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:49 · LAL 76-68 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:04 · LAL 95-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:30 · LAL 71-59 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q4 6:34 · LAL 91-74 PHX
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:56 · LAL 99-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
