⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:57 · LAL 64-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:04 · LAL 18-15 PHX
- Technical
Double technical foul - Carmelo Anthony and Jae Crowder
Q2 3:44 · LAL 44-47 PHX
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:37 · LAL 64-69 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 4:15 · LAL 18-21 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 6:14 · LAL 42-45 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 6:52 · LAL 80-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:05 · LAL 64-72 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
