Phoenix Suns 96, Los Angeles Lakers 107 — Recap

March 16, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 96, Los Angeles Lakers 107. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 15-31 LAL; Q2 PHX 22-23 LAL; Q3 PHX 34-29 LAL; Q4 PHX 25-24 LAL.

Top performers (box score): Luka Doncic (LAL) 33 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Austin Reaves (LAL) 28 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-17 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists on 6-of-17 shooting; Jaxson Hayes (LAL) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAL

Luka Doncic

33 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 8-20 FG

Scoring · LAL

Austin Reaves

28 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 6-17 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	15	22	34	25		96
LAL	31	23	29	24		107

🧮 How They Scored

PHXLAL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.8%Effective FG%51.9%

12.1%Turnover %7.8%

26.7%Offensive rebound %17.5%

0.233Free-throw rate0.395

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	40	19	6	11	1	—	3	6-17	0-3	7-7	-13
Kevin Durant F	37	21	9	2	—	—	5	6-17	2-7	7-10	-12
Tyus Jones G	24	8	—	5	—	—	—	3-7	2-6	—	-1
Ryan Dunn F	23	13	3	1	3	2	—	5-12	2-8	1-2	+1
Oso Ighodaro F	23	4	4	2	—	—	1	2-3	—	—	+2
Collin Gillespie G	23	3	7	3	—	—	—	1-7	1-6	—	-2
Royce O'Neale F	22	10	5	1	—	—	2	4-11	2-8	—	-9
Nick Richards C	19	11	6	—	—	1	1	5-6	—	1-1	+3
Bradley Beal G	15	4	2	—	—	—	1	2-6	0-2	—	-12
Mason Plumlee F-C	6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-16

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Luka Doncic F-G	40	33	11	8	2	—	4	8-20	4-11	13-14	+16
Austin Reaves G	39	28	4	6	2	1	2	10-21	4-10	4-5	+14
Dorian Finney-Smith F	36	10	6	3	1	1	—	3-7	2-6	2-4	+16
Jaxson Hayes C	29	19	6	3	1	1	—	8-10	—	3-7	+7
Jordan Goodwin G	28	2	3	1	—	2	—	1-5	0-3	—	-3
Gabe Vincent G	27	9	1	1	1	—	—	3-7	3-5	—	+15
Dalton Knecht F	16	3	2	—	—	—	1	1-5	1-3	—	-4
Christian Koloko C	15	3	4	—	—	—	1	1-5	—	1-2	-1
Jarred Vanderbilt F	10	—	3	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	37	21	49.1	29.5	-17.8	8.0
Devin Booker	Bench	40	19	47.3	24.7	-16.7	10.9
Ryan Dunn	Bench	23	13	50.5	24.1	+4.5	10.2
Nick Richards	Bench	19	11	85.4	14.3	+4.8	17.9
Royce O'Neale	Bench	22	10	45.5	25.0	-23.0	5.2
Tyus Jones	Bench	24	8	57.1	13.0	-6.2	11.1
Bradley Beal	Bench	15	4	33.3	21.2	-44.4	0.0
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	23	4	66.7	7.7	+4.3	5.2
Collin Gillespie	Bench	23	3	21.4	11.9	-6.5	0.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	-145.5	16.7
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Luka Doncic	Bench	40	33	63.1	33.3	+20.0	24.9
Austin Reaves	Bench	39	28	60.3	29.1	+19.5	16.9
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	29	19	72.6	18.2	+11.9	18.4
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	36	10	57.1	11.3	+24.0	9.5
Gabe Vincent	Bench	27	9	64.3	10.9	+25.1	4.8
Dalton Knecht	Bench	16	3	30.0	17.6	-16.1	-4.9
Christian Koloko	Bench	15	3	25.5	21.2	-3.2	2.3
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	28	2	20.0	8.3	-3.5	-2.1
Jarred Vanderbilt	Bench	10	—	0.0	4.8	-31.0	6.7
Bronny James	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0