⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, ten turnovers to their 22- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to eight
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three
A 16-0 run took them from 14 down to 2 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 2:00 · LAL 35-23 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 3:03 · LAL 57-43 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 106-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 14 down to 2 up
Q2 0:37 · LAL 59-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:56 · LAL 102-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
