⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 25- A 24-0 run took them from 6 down to 18 up in the third quarter
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 37
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 2:17 · PHX 36-29 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:08 · PHX 109-111 LAL
- Go-ahead
Dillon Brooks hit a 27-foot three jumper, Devin Booker with the assist
Q4 0:12 · PHX 114-113 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q1 10:36 · PHX 2-4 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Mark Williams and Deandre Ayton
Q4 5:53 · PHX 89-102 LAL
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul
Q4 0:12 · PHX 114-113 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 6 down to 18 up
Q3 5:18 · PHX 77-95 LAL
- Winner
LeBron James hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:03 · PHX 114-115 LAL
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:03 · PHX 114-114 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q4 0:12 · PHX 114-113 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:03 · PHX 114-113 LAL
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHX 114-116 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
