Phoenix
Suns
95
–
109
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 28 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 95 |
| LAL | 27 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
21
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending44.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.28
Impact Composite47.4
Hustle: 6.5Defense: 38.6Impact: 2.3
+15 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 61.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Davis
LAL
34
PTS
11
REB
0
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-22 (50.0%)
3PT0-2
FT12-14
TS%60.4%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
BLK1
TOV5
ORTG116
DRTG102
NET+13
34 pointsDouble-Double7 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 29 pts allowed on 70.8 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 27:22 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -20 |
| Deandre Ayton | 41:11 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11-15 | 73% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -14 |
| Cameron Johnson | 16:56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | -8 |
| Torrey Craig | 14:32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jae Crowder | 31:04 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-7 | 14% | 4-5 | 80% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mikal Bridges | 34:03 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Devin Booker | 41:21 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6-19 | 32% | 1-4 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | -7 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 6:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Cameron Payne | 26:42 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 95 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 35-82 | 43% | 11-29 | 38% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Jalen Smith —
Jevon Carter —
Ty-Shon Alexander —
E'Twaun Moore —
Langston Galloway —
Dario Saric —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 33:03 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 1-4 | 25% | 7-8 | 88% | +6 |
| LeBron James | 37:45 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9-19 | 47% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-3 | 67% | +15 |
| Marc Gasol | 16:36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Wesley Matthews | 18:28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Ben McLemore | 3:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Andre Drummond | 20:07 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 23:44 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 17% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25:56 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Anthony Davis | 40:20 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11-22 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 12-14 | 86% | +11 |
| Alex Caruso | 20:26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 51 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 38-86 | 44% | 7-28 | 25% | 26-30 | 87% | — |
Jared Dudley —
Montrezl Harrell —
Talen Horton-Tucker —
Alfonzo McKinnie —
Markieff Morris —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX35/82 (43%)
Paint
19/43 (44%)
Mid
8/22 (36%)
3PT
11/30 (37%)
RA 63%ATB3 30%Paint 32%Corner 3 57%Mid 33%
LAL38/86 (44%)
Paint
29/49 (59%)
Mid
3/12 (25%)
3PT
7/28 (25%)
RA 60%ATB3 28%Paint 36%Mid 40%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Davis
defended Deandre Ayton
8.7 min • 12 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
held Chris Paul
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
LeBron James
vs Mikal Bridges
3.9 min • 11 pts • 71%
| LAL Defense | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Frank Kaminsky | Jae Crowder | Mikal Bridges | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | — | — | — | 8.7m 12pts 40% | 1.6m 10pts 100% | — | 3.8m 5pts 40% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| LeBron James | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 5.2m 4pts 29% | 3.9m 11pts 71% | 2.5m 0pts 0% |
| Dennis Schröder | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | 5.2m 4pts 33% | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 100% | — |
| Kyle Kuzma | 2.2m 3pts 33% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 0% | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Drummond | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 3.6m 2pts 100% | — | 2.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Wesley Matthews | — | 3.3m 2pts 0% | 1.5m 6pts 100% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Caruso | — | 3.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Marc Gasol | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.7m 4pts 50% | 3.6m 2pts 17% | 2.7m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 6pts 40% | 2.0m 4pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 0% | 3.0m 4pts 100% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 3pts 17% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = PHX leads
LAL Largest Lead
21
Q4 4:28
PHX Largest Lead
4
Q2 0:53
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 9-0 run
Q3 11:11 – Q4 0:39
+15 → +8
LAL 10-0 run
Q4 0:57 – Q4 2:25
+9 → +18
PHX 9-0 run
Q4 6:56 – Q4 8:36
+15 → +9
LAL 8-0 run
Q4 10:57 – Q4 11:41
+9 → +16