Memphis Grizzlies 99, Phoenix Suns 122 — Recap

March 15, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 99, Phoenix Suns 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 25-24 PHX; Q2 MEM 27-36 PHX; Q3 MEM 25-36 PHX; Q4 MEM 22-26 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Jonas Valanciunas (MEM) 24 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists on 11-of-14 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists on 9-of-11 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 15 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists on 6-of-9 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists on 4-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

27 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jonas Valanciunas

24 PTS, 17 REB, 0 AST · 11-14 FG

Scoring · PHX

Chris Paul

18 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST · 9-11 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MEM	25	27	25	22		99
PHX	24	36	36	26		122

🧮 How They Scored

MEMPHX

62Points in the paint40

12Fast-break points17

14Second-chance points11

16Points off turnovers13

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

46.6%Effective FG%63.9%

9.2%Turnover %13.3%

21.3%Offensive rebound %14.7%

0.299Free-throw rate0.217

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	29	15	3	4	1	3	4-12	0-0	7-10	-14
Dillon Brooks G-F	29	13	0	1	0	0	6-14	1-3	0-0	-19
Kyle Anderson F	28	9	4	3	1	1	4-11	0-3	1-2	-14
Jonas Valanciunas C	27	24	17	0	2	2	11-14	0-1	2-3	-12
Grayson Allen G	23	15	2	4	2	2	4-8	2-5	5-5	-12
Desmond Bane G	22	0	1	1	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	-6
Brandon Clarke F	19	4	2	1	1	0	1-3	0-0	2-4	-11
De'Anthony Melton G	18	2	3	0	2	0	1-7	0-3	0-0	-12
Tyus Jones G	15	7	2	0	0	1	3-5	1-1	0-0	-12
Xavier Tillman F	11	4	2	1	1	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	-5
John Konchar G-F	6	3	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+2
Sean McDermott F	6	2	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+2
Killian Tillie F-C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	1-2	-1
Jontay Porter C-F	3	0	3	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-1

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	30	27	4	5	0	0	2	10-19	3-8	4-4	+17
Jae Crowder F	29	14	5	1	0	1	0	4-11	4-9	2-2	+15
Chris Paul G	28	18	3	7	4	0	4	9-11	0-0	0-0	+14
Deandre Ayton C	28	15	9	0	2	3	2	6-9	0-0	3-3	+7
Mikal Bridges F	26	7	3	4	1	1	1	2-5	0-2	3-4	+5
Cameron Payne G	24	13	2	4	0	0	1	4-7	2-4	3-4	+11
Langston Galloway G	21	6	2	2	0	0	0	3-4	0-1	0-0	+12
Dario Saric F	20	7	6	2	0	0	2	3-7	1-3	0-0	+20
Jevon Carter G	18	8	2	2	0	0	1	3-6	2-3	0-0	+4
Frank Kaminsky F-C	11	4	3	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	+9
Jalen Smith F-C	4	3	3	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	1-1	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	27	24	78.3	25.4	-22.7	27.6
Grayson Allen	Bench	23	15	73.5	22.2	-26.5	15.2
Ja Morant	Bench	29	15	45.7	29.4	-25.3	6.0
Dillon Brooks	Bench	29	13	46.4	20.3	-33.3	2.4
Kyle Anderson	Bench	28	9	37.9	19.1	-25.9	4.9
Tyus Jones	Bench	15	7	70.0	16.7	-42.1	6.5
Brandon Clarke	Bench	19	4	42.0	11.4	-23.4	3.7
Xavier Tillman	Bench	11	4	66.7	16.0	-21.7	6.8
John Konchar	Bench	6	3	150.0	6.7	+9.0	15.4
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	18	2	14.3	16.7	-23.7	0.0
Sean McDermott	Bench	6	2	50.0	13.3	+9.0	10.3
Killian Tillie	Bench	3	1	17.4	33.3	-23.8	-57.1
Desmond Bane	Bench	22	0	0.0	5.9	-13.3	-2.0
Jontay Porter	Bench	3	0	0.0	22.2	-23.8	-14.3

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	30	27	65.0	31.0	+25.1	19.3
Chris Paul	Bench	28	18	81.8	24.2	+23.3	20.8
Deandre Ayton	Bench	28	15	72.7	18.5	+13.1	16.9
Jae Crowder	Bench	29	14	58.9	18.5	+23.3	10.4
Cameron Payne	Bench	24	13	74.2	17.9	+20.2	11.5
Jevon Carter	Bench	18	8	66.7	18.9	+14.3	8.2
Mikal Bridges	Bench	26	7	51.8	14.0	+13.6	5.7
Dario Saric	Bench	20	7	50.0	18.8	+47.6	3.8
Langston Galloway	Bench	21	6	75.0	8.5	+29.4	10.1
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	11	4	66.7	12.5	+36.8	15.7
Jalen Smith	Bench	4	3	104.2	22.2	+11.1	38.1