⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 41 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 51
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 7:18 · LAL 20-9 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 3:50 · LAL 31-11 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 1:15 · LAL 80-71 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q1 1:00 · LAL 31-21 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:41 · LAL 63-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q3 1:15 · LAL 80-71 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
