Los Angeles
Lakers
116
–
114
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 31 | 28 | 13 | 30 | 116 |
| PHX | 36 | 26 | 15 | 37 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Deandre Ayton
LAL
20
PTS
13
REB
0
AST
-12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending90.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.44
Impact Composite40.3
Hustle: 15.0Defense: 26.5Impact: -1.2
Double-Double90.9% FG3 deflectionsonly 20 pts allowed on 45.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
29
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
-5
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-25 (28.0%)
3PT2-14
FT13-14
TS%46.5%
eFG%32.0%
STL1
TOV6
ORTG115
DRTG121
NET-6
held opponents to 28.6% FGonly 30 pts allowed on 75.5 possessions
Box Score
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart | 31:36 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | -10 |
| Deandre Ayton | 30:09 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10-11 | 91% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -12 |
| LeBron James | 36:14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8-17 | 47% | 1-5 | 20% | 9-14 | 64% | +8 |
| Jake LaRavia | 21:12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 15:01 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabe Vincent | 18:59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Rui Hachimura | 30:58 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 17:39 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +11 |
| Luka Dončić | 38:12 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7-25 | 28% | 2-14 | 14% | 13-14 | 93% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 38-88 | 43% | 7-37 | 19% | 33-43 | 77% | — |
Dalton Knecht —
Adou Thiero —
Nick Smith Jr. —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 24:32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Nick Richards | 2:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 18:10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Royce O'Neale | 23:57 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 15:53 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Gillespie | 36:40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Mark Williams | 28:53 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9-10 | 90% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +14 |
| Devin Booker | 31:22 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 0-5 | 0% | 13-16 | 81% | +4 |
| Grayson Allen | 35:03 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 6:01 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Ryan Dunn | 16:57 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 37 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 40-82 | 49% | 13-37 | 35% | 21-25 | 84% | — |
Nigel Hayes-Davis —
Khaman Maluach —
Rasheer Fleming —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
LAL38/88 (43%)
Paint
25/35 (71%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
7/37 (19%)
RA 71%ATB3 13%Paint 41%Corner 3 29%Mid 67%
PHX40/82 (49%)
Paint
22/35 (63%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
13/38 (34%)
ATB3 32%RA 71%Paint 41%Corner 3 40%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Mark Williams
defended Deandre Ayton
6.1 min • 10 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Oso Ighodaro
held Jaxson Hayes
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Booker
vs Luka Dončić
2.3 min • 9 pts • 50%
| PHX Defense | Deandre Ayton | Gabe Vincent | Jake LaRavia | Jarred Vanderbilt | Jaxson Hayes | LeBron James | Luka Dončić | Marcus Smart | Rui Hachimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Grayson Allen | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 1.9m 6pts 100% | 3.4m 3pts 50% |
| Mark Williams | 6.1m 10pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 8pts 80% | — | — |
| Devin Booker | 1.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 9pts 50% | 3.9m 4pts 33% | 1.2m 7pts 100% |
| Royce O'Neale | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 33% | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Dillon Brooks | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 6pts 67% | 1.3m 5pts 50% | — | — |
| Oso Ighodaro | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Goodwin | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dunn | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 5pts 67% | 2.5m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 5pts 20% | 3.2m 2pts 100% | 2.2m 5pts 50% | 2.5m 6pts 60% | — | 4.2m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = LAL leads
PHX Largest Lead
8
Q2 1:44
LAL Largest Lead
20
Q4 3:20
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 10-0 run
Q1 9:43 – Q1 11:23
-1 → +7
LAL 8-0 run
Q3 8:13 – Q3 10:47
+2 → -5
LAL 9-0 run
Q3 8:13 – Q3 11:19
+2 → -6
LAL 12-0 run
Q3 8:13 – Q3 11:58
+2 → -9