Phoenix
Suns
115
–
105
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Friday, October 22, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 23 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 115 |
| LAL | 26 | 18 | 23 | 38 | 105 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Devin Booker
PHX
22
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending46.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite49.4
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 35.6Impact: 1.4
only 17 pts allowed on 57.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Chris Paul
PHX
23
PTS
5
REB
14
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-12 (50.0%)
3PT1-4
FT10-10
TS%70.1%
eFG%54.2%
STL2
TOV5
ORTG122
DRTG116
NET+6
Double-Doubleonly 12 pts allowed on 44.8 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 18:46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +4 |
| Chris Paul | 29:14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 10-10 | 100% | +6 |
| Landry Shamet | 14:31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Deandre Ayton | 32:33 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Cameron Johnson | 18:51 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jae Crowder | 34:52 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-3 | 67% | +1 |
| JaVale McGee | 13:05 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | +9 |
| Abdel Nader | 9:26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Devin Booker | 33:33 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9-19 | 47% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35:09 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-11 | 73% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | +13 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 47 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 42-86 | 49% | 10-32 | 31% | 21-28 | 75% | — |
Jalen Smith —
Chandler Hutchison —
Frank Kaminsky —
Elfrid Payton —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Bradley | 20:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -25 |
| LeBron James | 36:32 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8-18 | 44% | 5-9 | 56% | 4-4 | 100% | -6 |
| Rajon Rondo | 13:53 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Dwight Howard | 8:47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Austin Reaves | 12:00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 24:50 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 4-6 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Anthony Davis | 38:09 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-18 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 10-11 | 91% | -6 |
| Malik Monk | 16:48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -19 |
| Kent Bazemore | 23:28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -17 |
| Russell Westbrook | 34:35 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6-15 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-8 | 38% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 46 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 34-86 | 40% | 15-34 | 44% | 22-29 | 76% | — |
Kendrick Nunn —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX42/86 (49%)
Paint
26/43 (60%)
Mid
14/23 (61%)
3PT
10/32 (31%)
Paint 56%RA 64%ATB3 20%Corner 3 71%Mid 50%
LAL34/86 (40%)
Paint
13/36 (36%)
Mid
6/19 (32%)
3PT
15/34 (44%)
ATB3 50%RA 42%Mid 31%Paint 31%Corner 3 17%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
LeBron James
defended Mikal Bridges
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
LeBron James
held Mikal Bridges
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
LeBron James
vs Jae Crowder
2.6 min • 11 pts • 57%
| LAL Defense | Abdel Nader | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Jae Crowder | JaVale McGee | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 6pts 75% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 3.9m 4pts 29% | 2.5m 6pts 33% | — | 1.5m 4pts 40% |
| LeBron James | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 11pts 57% | — | — | 6.2m 0pts 0% |
| Russell Westbrook | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 8pts 75% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Kent Bazemore | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Avery Bradley | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmelo Anthony | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 5pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Malik Monk | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 0% |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Howard | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Rajon Rondo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Austin Reaves | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 5pts 100% | 3.6m 2pts 100% | 3.2m 2pts 17% | 3.0m 5pts 25% | 3.2m 11pts 38% | — | 3.1m 4pts 14% | 1.3m 9pts 80% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = PHX leads
LAL Largest Lead
7
Q1 9:02
PHX Largest Lead
32
Q3 9:07
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 9-0 run
Q2 5:25 – Q2 7:42
-4 → -11
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 10:34 – Q3 0:13
-9 → -15
PHX 10-0 run
Q2 10:34 – Q3 0:37
-9 → -17
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 6:24 – Q3 8:28
-23 → -29