Phoenix
Suns
108
–
90
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 24 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 108 |
| LAL | 25 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 90 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Deandre Ayton
PHX
19
PTS
11
REB
2
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending83.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite48.5
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 33.4Impact: 2.6
Double-Double81.8% FG6 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 10 pts allowed on 37.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
24
PTS
9
REB
7
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-16 (50.0%)
3PT6-11
FT2-2
TS%71.1%
eFG%68.8%
STL1
TOV5
ORTG107
DRTG87
NET+20
6-11 from 38 contested shots+14 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 53.5 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 26:54 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-11 | 82% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +15 |
| JaVale McGee | 15:38 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 34:08 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-17 | 29% | 0-5 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +24 |
| Cameron Johnson | 25:50 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jae Crowder | 26:36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameron Payne | 22:33 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-13 | 15% | 1-7 | 14% | 5-5 | 100% | -3 |
| Ish Wainright | 3:09 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Devin Booker | 31:35 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8-16 | 50% | 6-11 | 55% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Chris Paul | 28:44 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +14 |
| Landry Shamet | 21:44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 53 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 41-93 | 44% | 12-41 | 29% | 14-15 | 93% | — |
Jalen Smith —
Elfrid Payton —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 36:32 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10-20 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -6 |
| LeBron James | 34:00 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13-19 | 68% | 2-5 | 40% | 6-6 | 100% | 0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15:47 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| Trevor Ariza | 20:50 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Wayne Ellington | 27:45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 31:23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-13 | 8% | 0-8 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -18 |
| Jemerrio Jones | 3:09 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Mason Jones | 3:09 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 23:26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -26 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 25:33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1-11 | 9% | 0-6 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Jay Huff | 3:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 15:17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -26 |
| TOTAL | — | 90 | 47 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 34-87 | 39% | 7-35 | 20% | 15-23 | 65% | — |
Dwight Howard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX41/93 (44%)
Paint
26/46 (57%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
12/41 (29%)
ATB3 38%RA 64%Paint 48%Corner 3 8%Mid 50%
LAL34/87 (39%)
Paint
22/44 (50%)
Mid
6/15 (40%)
3PT
7/35 (20%)
RA 61%ATB3 19%Paint 23%Corner 3 25%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Talen Horton-Tucker
defended Devin Booker
6.6 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
DeAndre Jordan
held Deandre Ayton
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
LeBron James
vs Cameron Johnson
2.0 min • 6 pts • 100%
| LAL Defense | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Ish Wainright | Jae Crowder | Jalen Smith | JaVale McGee | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | — | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 1.8m 10pts 63% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 6.2m 4pts 33% |
| LeBron James | 2.0m 6pts 100% | — | — | 2.0m 6pts 75% | — | — | 5.8m 11pts 44% | — | — | — | 1.4m 8pts 100% |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 6.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Isaiah Thomas | 1.0m 2pts 25% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Wayne Ellington | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Trevor Ariza | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | — |
| Rajon Rondo | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carmelo Anthony | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.7m 3pts 0% | 4.2m 5pts 67% | 3.7m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 3.3m 1pts 0% | 1.0m 2pts 33% | 3.2m 3pts 33% | 2.8m 4pts 67% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = PHX leads
LAL Largest Lead
10
Q1 6:10
PHX Largest Lead
22
Q4 7:57
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 7:45 – Q1 10:19
+5 → -3
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 5:46 – Q2 7:22
+4 → -2
PHX 9-0 run
Q2 5:46 – Q2 7:22
+4 → -3
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 0:13 – Q3 1:23
-5 → -10