⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 8:07 · LAL 39-35 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:15 · LAL 82-84 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:57 · LAL 91-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:19 · LAL 91-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · LAL 95-91 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 5:09 · LAL 16-26 PHX
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a two point shot
Q4 1:30 · LAL 91-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:50 · LAL 91-87 PHX
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 2:21 · LAL 91-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:30 · LAL 91-91 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
