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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 38 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 116 |
 Lakers | 23 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 123 |
PHXTeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 42-8251.2% | 17-3745.9% | 15-1788.2% | 34 | 35 | 16 |
| LAL | 40-7553.3% | 14-2751.9% | 29-3974.4% | 37 | 33 | 12 |
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Los Angeles Lakers123| 39 | 14 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 35 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 13-17 | +4 | +10.4 | ||||||||
| 37 | 26 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 0 | +13 | +9.3 | |||||||
| 35 | 21 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +2.5 | |||||
| 29 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | −6 | −5.0 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −1.3 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 | +3.8 | ||||||||
| 13 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +2.6 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −0.9 | |||
| Team | 123 | 40-7553.3% | 14-2751.9% | 37 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 29-3974.4% | 6 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Bronny James, Armel Traore, Maxwell Lewis and Quincy Olivari (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns116| 39 | 30 | 11-17 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 35 | 23 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 1-2 | −10 | −0.5 | ||||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.0 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −19 | −5.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +0.2 | |||||
| 14 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.3 | ||||
| 13 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +7.1 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.6 | ||||
| Team | 116 | 42-8251.2% | 17-3745.9% | 34 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 15-1788.2% | 5 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 30 points on 10 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Damion Lee, Collin Gillespie and Bol Bol (coach’s decision).
Lakers123Suns116ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Anthony Davis scored 35 points (22 in the paint), and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from 22 points down in the second quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-116.
The Lakers trailed 45-23 with 10:28 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Suns 100-71 the rest of the way.
Austin Reaves had 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 8 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting, and LeBron James added 21 points and 8 assists. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers. Davis and Reaves set each other up for 7 baskets and 14 points.
For the Suns, Kevin Durant had 30 points and 6 assists, and Devin Booker added 23 points.
The Suns committed 17 turnovers to the Lakers’ 13.
Los Angeles LakersPhoenix SunsPS, 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. The Lakers’ chance bottomed out at 10% (2nd quarter, 9:18 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
94 points from the field on 75 shots: 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-30 | 73.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 3-12 | 25.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-6 | 16.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-21 | 57.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić | 22 | 7 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Mason Plumlee | 15 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Kevin Durant | 12 | 8 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Royce O'Neale | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 33 | 7 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Bradley Beal | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kevin Durant | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tyus Jones | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 17 | 5-6 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 22 | 11 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Royce O'Neale | 19 | 6 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Ryan Dunn | 6 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 25 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.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
PHX
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Vincent 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. James 5 AST)
Q3 1:35
13.2%
43→56
Reaves 28' 3PT Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Hayes 3 AST)
Q4 6:32
12.7%
82→95
Jones 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 4 AST)
Q3 3:58
12.2%
46→34
Reaves 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (17 PTS) (L. James 3 AST)
Q3 10:25
12.0%
35→47
Hayes 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Reaves 8 AST)
Q4 9:15
11.5%
82→93
