Los Angeles
Lakers
110
–
113
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 27 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 110 |
| PHX | 22 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 113 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Collin Gillespie
PHX
21
PTS
3
REB
3
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.37
Impact Composite34.1
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 29.1Impact: 0.0
6-11 from 3only 17 pts allowed on 45.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Grayson Allen
PHX
28
PTS
1
REB
6
AST
-14
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-24 (37.5%)
3PT6-16
FT4-4
TS%54.3%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG115
DRTG139
NET-24
6-16 from 3held opponents to 27.3% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 50.8 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 34:41 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 44% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Luka Dončić | 39:19 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12-21 | 57% | 6-11 | 55% | 11-12 | 92% | +9 |
| Marcus Smart | 31:00 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Austin Reaves | 36:26 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Deandre Ayton | 22:33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Luke Kennard | 21:00 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jake LaRavia | 27:47 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 5:54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 21:19 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 39 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 38-75 | 51% | 11-29 | 38% | 23-26 | 88% | — |
Dalton Knecht —
Maxi Kleber —
Kobe Bufkin —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Williams | 13:19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ryan Dunn | 26:29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Collin Gillespie | 31:19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 6-11 | 55% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 23:50 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4-15 | 27% | 1-7 | 14% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 28:19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Amir Coffey | 17:06 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 20:44 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Grayson Allen | 31:01 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9-24 | 38% | 6-16 | 38% | 4-4 | 100% | -14 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 13:34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-7 | 57% | +16 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 34:19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 41 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40-87 | 46% | 22-50 | 44% | 11-14 | 79% | — |
Isaiah Livers —
Khaman Maluach —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL38/75 (51%)
Paint
23/40 (57%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
11/29 (38%)
Paint 50%RA 70%ATB3 50%Corner 3 18%Mid 50%
PHX40/87 (46%)
Paint
15/31 (48%)
Mid
3/11 (27%)
3PT
22/50 (44%)
ATB3 44%Paint 24%RA 69%Corner 3 44%Mid 75%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Oso Ighodaro
defended Jaxson Hayes
5.5 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Collin Gillespie
held Austin Reaves
3.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Grayson Allen
vs Jaxson Hayes
2.0 min • 5 pts • 40%
| PHX Defense | Austin Reaves | Deandre Ayton | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Luke Kennard | Marcus Smart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oso Ighodaro | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 5.5m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Grayson Allen | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | 4.2m 3pts 20% | — | 2.0m 5pts 40% | — | 1.5m 3pts 25% | 1.7m 3pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Collin Gillespie | 3.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 9pts 50% | — | 3.7m 3pts 50% |
| Royce O'Neale | 2.9m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Ryan Dunn | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 5.1m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — |
| Jalen Green | 2.0m 4pts 67% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% |
| Rasheer Fleming | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Amir Coffey | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Mark Williams | — | 4.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 1pts 0% |
| Other | 1.2m 3pts 100% | 2.9m 19pts 88% | 2.3m 5pts 40% | 2.7m 5pts 100% | 1.9m 4pts 29% | — | — | 2.8m 5pts 33% | 1.5m 3pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = LAL leads
PHX Largest Lead
12
Q4 5:32
LAL Largest Lead
13
Q3 5:30
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 8-0 run
Q1 5:25 – Q1 6:54
+7 → 0
LAL 10-0 run
Q1 5:25 – Q1 7:18
+7 → -2
LAL 11-0 run
Q1 5:25 – Q1 7:38
+7 → -3
LAL 12-0 run
Q1 5:25 – Q1 7:38
+7 → -4