⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
0Q129-26
+7Q238-31
+16Q345-29
-1Q420-22
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
Key battles
13Fast break points5
14Points off turnovers24
35Assists22
62Points in the paint46
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 23
Q4 3:09 · PHX 128-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jake LaRavia technical foul
Q3 8:56 · PHX 82-61 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
