⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:09 · PHX 10-5 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q1 4:29 · PHX 38-18 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 5:03 · PHX 66-50 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:37 · PHX 110-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:11 · PHX 56-47 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
