⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 15 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
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 1:01 · PHX 54-48 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:40 · PHX 107-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 8:25 · PHX 6-17 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 6:25 · PHX 8-26 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 6:26 · PHX 66-72 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 4:56 · PHX 95-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:21 · PHX 101-101 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · PHX 107-105 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
