⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
LeBron James flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:35 · LAL 29-26 PHX
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:12 · LAL 33-34 PHX
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:55 · LAL 53-74 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:35 · LAL 38-49 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 1:26 · LAL 44-61 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q3 5:36 · LAL 55-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q2 10:35 · LAL 29-28 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
