Phoenix Suns 123, San Antonio Spurs 121 — Recap

May 16, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 123, San Antonio Spurs 121. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 27-23 SAS; Q2 PHX 25-38 SAS; Q3 PHX 37-24 SAS; Q4 PHX 34-36 SAS.

Top performers (box score): DeMar DeRozan (SAS) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; E'Twaun Moore (PHX) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-10 shooting; Jevon Carter (PHX) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Cameron Payne (PHX) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Jakob Poeltl (SAS) 17 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAS

DeMar DeRozan

23 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · PHX

E'Twaun Moore

22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 9-10 FG

Scoring · PHX

Jevon Carter

19 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 9-22 FG

Season highs

E'Twaun Moore · Season-high 22 pointsJevon Carter · Season-high 10 reboundsJalen Smith · Season-high 10 reboundsJevon Carter · Season-high 9 assists

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	27	25	37	34		123
SAS	23	38	24	36		121

🧮 How They Scored

PHXSAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.2%Effective FG%54.6%

7.0%Turnover %8.6%

22.2%Offensive rebound %22.4%

0.038Free-throw rate0.194

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jevon Carter G	43	19	10	9	3	0	2	9-22	1-6	0-0	+5
Jalen Smith F-C	41	11	10	2	0	1	0	5-11	1-4	0-0	+5
Torrey Craig F	30	11	6	4	1	2	0	5-11	1-4	0-0	+8
Cameron Payne G	27	19	4	6	1	0	2	7-14	3-6	2-2	+11
Dario Saric F	27	13	4	4	2	0	1	6-12	1-3	0-0	+13
Langston Galloway G	26	10	1	1	0	0	0	4-12	2-8	0-0	-21
E'Twaun Moore G	21	22	2	2	0	1	2	9-10	2-2	2-2	-9
Frank Kaminsky F-C	20	11	10	7	0	1	1	5-9	1-1	0-0	-10
Mikal Bridges F	5	7	1	1	0	0	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	+8

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jakob Poeltl C	30	17	10	0	0	3	0	8-14	0-0	1-3	-7
Dejounte Murray G	30	6	7	4	1	0	1	3-10	0-2	0-0	-7
Lonnie Walker IV G	27	9	2	2	0	0	3	4-8	1-5	0-0	-8
Devin Vassell G-F	26	5	2	2	0	1	2	2-9	1-5	0-0	+7
DeMar DeRozan G	25	23	3	4	0	0	2	8-14	1-1	6-7	-4
Keldon Johnson F	22	9	4	4	1	0	1	4-8	0-2	1-2	-4
Rudy Gay F	20	12	6	3	1	1	0	4-9	2-5	2-2	-1
Tre Jones G	18	9	0	7	1	0	0	3-5	0-1	3-4	+5
Quinndary Weatherspoon G	12	11	1	2	1	0	0	5-6	1-1	0-0	+2
Keita Bates-Diop F	12	9	5	0	0	0	0	4-6	0-0	1-1	+2
Gorgui Dieng C	9	7	3	2	0	0	0	3-5	1-2	0-0	-4
Drew Eubanks F	9	4	3	0	0	0	1	2-4	0-0	0-0	+9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
E'Twaun Moore	Bench	21	22	101.1	25.0	-23.1	17.8
Jevon Carter	Bench	43	19	43.2	23.1	+6.8	10.4
Cameron Payne	Bench	27	19	63.8	25.8	+16.6	14.4
Dario Saric	Bench	27	13	54.2	19.4	+19.3	9.1
Jalen Smith	Bench	41	11	50.0	10.8	+3.1	6.7
Torrey Craig	Bench	30	11	50.0	14.9	+8.8	6.7
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	20	11	61.1	20.8	-27.1	17.8
Langston Galloway	Bench	26	10	41.7	18.8	-40.2	2.2
Mikal Bridges	Bench	5	7	116.7	25.0	+78.8	39.0

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
DeMar DeRozan	Bench	25	23	67.3	30.6	-5.4	16.7
Jakob Poeltl	Bench	30	17	55.5	19.7	-9.2	12.8
Rudy Gay	Bench	20	12	60.7	22.2	+2.6	15.9
Quinndary Weatherspoon	Bench	12	11	91.7	20.0	+2.5	15.6
Keldon Johnson	Bench	22	9	50.7	18.9	-8.5	8.9
Tre Jones	Bench	18	9	66.6	15.9	+16.0	11.0
Lonnie Walker IV	Bench	27	9	56.3	16.7	-13.6	2.8
Keita Bates-Diop	Bench	12	9	69.9	20.0	+2.5	13.8
Gorgui Dieng	Bench	9	7	70.0	22.7	-20.0	13.1
Dejounte Murray	Bench	30	6	30.0	15.5	-9.2	6.4
Devin Vassell	Bench	26	5	27.8	17.7	+12.5	-0.3
Drew Eubanks	Bench	9	4	50.0	22.7	+52.6	6.5