Phoenix Suns 100, Los Angeles Lakers 92 — Recap

May 30, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 100, Los Angeles Lakers 92. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 23-24 LAL; Q2 PHX 31-26 LAL; Q3 PHX 27-15 LAL; Q4 PHX 19-27 LAL.

Top performers (box score): LeBron James (LAL) 25 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists on 7-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Jae Crowder (PHX) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 14 points, 17 rebounds, 0 assists on 6-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

LeBron James

25 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · PHX

Chris Paul

18 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST · 7-15 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 5-14 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	23	31	27	19		100
LAL	24	26	15	27		92

🧮 How They Scored

PHXLAL

44Points in the paint36

16Fast-break points13

8Second-chance points7

19Points off turnovers12

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.4%Effective FG%47.5%

9.6%Turnover %14.3%

18.0%Offensive rebound %18.4%

0.247Free-throw rate0.259

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	39	17	7	5	1	0	5	5-14	1-5	6-7	+12
Deandre Ayton C	38	14	17	0	2	1	0	6-8	0-0	2-5	+12
Jae Crowder F	35	17	7	4	2	1	0	6-12	3-8	2-3	+21
Mikal Bridges F	34	11	4	2	1	0	1	4-12	3-8	0-0	+1
Chris Paul G	32	18	3	9	3	0	0	7-15	0-3	4-4	+9
Cameron Payne G	25	13	4	4	1	1	1	5-12	1-4	2-2	-5
Cameron Johnson F	20	5	2	0	1	0	1	2-6	1-4	0-0	+4
Torrey Craig F	11	5	5	0	0	1	1	2-4	1-1	0-0	-7
Frank Kaminsky F-C	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	-7

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LeBron James F	38	25	12	6	1	0	6	10-21	1-7	4-7	+6
Dennis Schroder G	32	8	4	3	0	0	1	3-13	2-6	0-0	-8
Alex Caruso G	29	10	3	1	0	1	4	3-8	2-6	2-2	+8
Kyle Kuzma F	25	11	4	2	0	0	2	4-11	1-5	2-2	-13
Wesley Matthews G-F	25	6	2	1	0	0	0	2-5	2-5	0-0	-15
Marc Gasol C	23	12	8	3	1	3	1	4-6	3-5	1-2	+1
Anthony Davis F-C	19	6	4	3	1	1	0	2-9	0-3	2-2	-8
Andre Drummond C	19	5	10	0	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	1-2	-9
Ben McLemore G	16	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	-2
Markieff Morris F	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	3-4	-2
Montrezl Harrell F-C	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Chris Paul	Bench	32	18	53.7	23.3	+15.0	19.7
Devin Booker	Bench	39	17	49.8	25.3	+15.0	8.0
Jae Crowder	Bench	35	17	63.8	16.5	+28.0	16.9
Deandre Ayton	Bench	38	14	68.6	11.8	+15.4	16.8
Cameron Payne	Bench	25	13	50.5	25.5	-9.8	13.0
Mikal Bridges	Bench	34	11	45.8	17.3	+4.3	6.4
Cameron Johnson	Bench	20	5	41.7	15.9	+7.2	2.7
Torrey Craig	Bench	11	5	62.5	19.2	-24.7	11.1
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	7	0	0.0	23.1	-58.3	-26.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LeBron James	Bench	38	25	51.9	36.1	+8.0	16.7
Marc Gasol	Bench	23	12	87.2	14.5	+2.1	20.6
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	25	11	46.3	24.6	-18.3	4.4
Alex Caruso	Bench	29	10	56.3	19.4	+13.6	2.3
Dennis Schroder	Bench	32	8	30.8	18.7	-11.9	1.8
Anthony Davis	Bench	19	6	30.4	21.3	-22.1	9.8
Wesley Matthews	Bench	25	6	60.0	8.9	-24.6	2.4
Ben McLemore	Bench	16	6	100.0	8.8	-6.5	5.9
Andre Drummond	Bench	19	5	64.4	11.6	-19.3	13.3
Markieff Morris	Bench	8	3	39.9	20.0	-11.8	5.0
Montrezl Harrell	Bench	5	0	0.0	0.0	+12.5	17.4