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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 25 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 90 |
 Suns | 32 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 99 |
LALTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 33-7643.4% | 7-2626.9% | 17-2860.7% | 33 | 19 | 14 |
| PHX | 40-8646.5% | 9-2832.1% | 10-1283.3% | 47 | 24 | 14 |
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 Suns99| 45 | 34 | 13-26 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 0 | +9 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 41 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +9 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 21 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +10.6 | ||||||
| 36 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +6 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −6.7 | ||||||
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| 23 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.4 | |||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.2 | |||
| Team | 99 | 40-8646.5% | 9-2832.1% | 47 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 10-1283.3% | 16 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Frank Kaminsky, Ty-Shon Alexander, Langston Galloway, Jevon Carter and Jalen Smith (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers90| 39 | 13 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −5.9 | |||||
| 36 | 18 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | +2 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 7 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −7.2 | |||||
| 34 | 14 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 0 | −8 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 19 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | −4 | +6.4 | |||||||
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| 24 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.5 | ||
| 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.2 | |||||
| 15 | 12 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +2 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.8 | ||||
| Team | 90 | 33-7643.4% | 7-2626.9% | 33 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17-2860.7% | 10 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Ben McLemore, Alfonzo McKinnie, Markieff Morris, Jared Dudley and Marc Gasol (coach’s decision).
Suns99Lakers90ClickTap 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.
Devin Booker scored 34 points, and the Phoenix Suns beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 for a 1-0 lead in the first-round series.
The Suns took control with a 20-6 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 16.
Deandre Ayton had 21 points (20 in the paint) and 16 rebounds on 10 for 11 shooting.
For the Lakers, LeBron James had 18 points (9 on 3 3-pointers), 10 assists and 3 steals, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Suns shot 46.5% from the field and 32.1% from 3 to the Lakers’ 43.4% and 26.9%. The Lakers gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed.
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).
89 points from the field on 86 shots: 0.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-23 | 78.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-16 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-22 | 27.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 43 | 9 | 4-7 | −7 |
| Alex Caruso | 17 | 8 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Anthony Davis | 7 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 15 | 6-16 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 90 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | 23 | 2 | 1-1 | −4 |
| Anthony Davis | 23 | 6 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Dennis Schröder | 8 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 4-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 41 | 5 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Anthony Davis | 4 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 0 | 0-4 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 8 points on 70 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
James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
Q3 9:40
15.6%
88→73
Schroder 27' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (James 10 AST)
Q4 6:41
12.1%
95→82
Booker 11' Pullup Jump Shot (34 PTS)
Q4 6:16
12.1%
82→95
Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
Q3 9:59
11.2%
77→88
Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Paul 7 AST)
Q3 11:00
11.0%
71→82
