Phoenix Suns 95, Los Angeles Lakers 109 — Recap

May 27, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 95, Los Angeles Lakers 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 28-27 LAL; Q2 PHX 12-16 LAL; Q3 PHX 23-33 LAL; Q4 PHX 32-33 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Davis (LAL) 34 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists on 11-of-22 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists on 11-of-15 shooting; LeBron James (LAL) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Dennis Schroder (LAL) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-19 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Anthony Davis

34 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST · 11-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Deandre Ayton

22 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST · 11-15 FG

Scoring · LAL

LeBron James

21 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 9-19 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
PHX	28	12	23	32		95
LAL	27	16	33	33		109

🧮 How They Scored

PHXLAL

38Points in the paint58

18Fast-break points13

10Second-chance points20

24Points off turnovers17

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.4%Effective FG%48.3%

15.9%Turnover %16.8%

18.2%Offensive rebound %35.7%

0.220Free-throw rate0.349

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Deandre Ayton C	41	22	11	0	1	2	4	11-15	0-0	0-1	-14
Devin Booker G	41	19	4	6	0	0	4	6-19	1-4	6-7	-7
Mikal Bridges F	34	6	3	1	0	1	0	2-5	2-4	0-0	-3
Jae Crowder F	31	9	3	2	2	2	1	2-9	1-7	4-5	-6
Cameron Payne G	27	15	3	6	4	0	4	6-11	3-5	0-0	0
Chris Paul G	27	7	5	6	1	0	2	3-8	0-0	1-2	-20
Cameron Johnson F	17	6	2	1	0	0	1	1-6	1-4	3-3	-8
Torrey Craig F	15	11	4	1	0	0	0	4-7	3-5	0-0	-12
Frank Kaminsky F-C	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	0

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Davis F-C	40	34	11	0	1	1	5	11-22	0-2	12-14	+11
LeBron James F	38	21	6	9	1	0	7	9-19	1-5	2-3	+15
Dennis Schroder G	33	20	3	4	2	0	3	6-11	1-4	7-8	+6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	26	5	4	0	2	0	0	2-4	0-2	1-1	+10
Kyle Kuzma F	24	8	10	3	0	0	0	2-12	2-8	2-2	+14
Andre Drummond C	20	6	11	0	1	1	2	3-6	0-0	0-0	+12
Alex Caruso G	20	4	2	1	1	2	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	+5
Wesley Matthews G-F	18	8	0	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-4	2-2	+8
Marc Gasol C	17	3	3	2	2	0	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	-11
Ben McLemore G	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Deandre Ayton	Bench	41	22	71.2	20.2	-13.9	13.6
Devin Booker	Bench	41	19	43.0	27.7	-8.2	3.3
Cameron Payne	Bench	27	15	68.2	23.8	0.0	16.3
Torrey Craig	Bench	15	11	78.6	19.4	-33.0	18.8
Jae Crowder	Bench	31	9	40.2	17.9	-9.5	3.3
Chris Paul	Bench	27	7	39.4	18.0	-35.1	12.2
Mikal Bridges	Bench	34	6	60.0	6.5	-4.3	5.9
Cameron Johnson	Bench	17	6	41.0	18.2	-21.1	2.4
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	7	0	0.0	20.0	+4.2	-26.9

Los Angeles LakersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Davis	Bench	40	34	60.4	34.0	+13.1	13.8
LeBron James	Bench	38	21	51.7	27.3	+16.3	16.5
Dennis Schroder	Bench	33	20	68.9	20.5	+5.6	15.9
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	24	8	31.1	19.4	+28.0	11.7
Wesley Matthews	Bench	18	8	68.0	11.3	+17.3	5.3
Andre Drummond	Bench	20	6	50.0	16.0	+23.5	15.2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	26	5	56.3	6.7	+15.2	6.1
Alex Caruso	Bench	20	4	40.0	10.2	+11.1	6.3
Marc Gasol	Bench	17	3	150.0	7.1	-32.4	8.0
Ben McLemore	Bench	4	0	0.0	11.1	-14.3	-6.9