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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 24 | 20 | 33 | 27 | 104 |
 Suns | 38 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 130 |
LALTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 39-8744.8% | 12-2842.9% | 14-1782.4% | 38 | 13 | 14 |
| PHX | 46-9349.5% | 20-3951.3% | 18-2475.0% | 51 | 21 | 8 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Phoenix Suns130| 38 | 15 | 5-12 | 5-10, Ties his career high | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +23 | −2.0 | |||||
| 31 | 28 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +18 | +11.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 17 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +13 | +11.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 20 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 0 | +18 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 26 | 21 | 9-11 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +11 | +7.4 | |||||
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| 29 | 13 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | −0.1 | |||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 | −1.5 | ||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.5 | |||
| Team | 130 | 46-9349.5% | 20-3951.3% | 51 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 18-2475.0% | 15 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Devin Booker (injury/illness).
Los Angeles Lakers104| 30 | 16 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-3 | −12 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 30 | 12-19 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +4.5 | |||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | −15 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 23 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −5.3 | |||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 2 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −9.3 | |||||
| 27 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.8 | |||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −11 | −0.9 | |||||
| 20 | 17 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.6 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | −7 | −2.1 | ||||||||
| Team | 104 | 39-8744.8% | 12-2842.9% | 38 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14-1782.4% | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Russell Westbrook and Juan Toscano-Anderson (injury/illness).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Chris Paul scored 28 points (14 in the first quarter), and the Phoenix Suns routed the Los Angeles Lakers 130-104.
The Suns led by as many as 27, pulling away with a 25-7 run in the first quarter.
Deandre Ayton had 21 points (12 in the paint) and 11 rebounds on 9 for 11 shooting. Mikal Bridges added 20 points, and Torrey Craig had 17 points and 8 rebounds. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, Dennis Schröder scored 30 points on 12 for 19 shooting. Kendrick Nunn scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Suns shot 49.5% from the field and 51.3% from 3 to the Lakers’ 44.8% and 42.9%. The Suns made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Damion Lee and 4 by Craig. The Lakers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. The Suns outscored the Lakers 22-7 off turnovers. The Suns’ starters outscored the Lakers 55-44 in 19 minutes together.
Phoenix SunsLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
112 points from the field on 93 shots: 15.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 9-15 | 60.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 11-26 | 42.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 9-14 | 64.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-25 | 44.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley | 14 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Dennis Schröder | 12 | 5 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Max Christie | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 18 | 7-12 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bryant | 34 | 11 | 5-7 | 0 |
| Dennis Schröder | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Walker IV | 15 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Patrick Beverley | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
PHX
Highest Leverage Moments
Shamet 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 0:36
11.0%
82→93
Shamet Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Q2 11:02
11.0%
82→93
Wainright Putback Layup (2 PTS)
Q2 10:00
8.4%
85→93
Nunn 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
Q1 0:18
8.1%
93→85
Paul 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
Q1 2:46
7.8%
77→85
