Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Mar 2, 2021

FINAL

23-11PhoenixSuns

114

24-12Los AngelesLakers

104

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	29	31	26	28	114
LAL	21	32	30	21	104

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Lakers, 114-104. Mikal Bridges recorded 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Suns, while Chris Paul added eight points, five rebounds and 10 assists in the victory. LeBron James led all scorers with 38 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 23-11 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 24-12.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	35	6-10	3-6	4-4	7	5	0	0	2	1	+5	19
99Jae CrowderPF	35	5-8	4-5	1-2	5	1	0	1	2	0	-2	15
22Deandre AytonC	24	7-14	0-0	3-3	6	1	0	1	1	3	+5	17
1Devin BookerSG	23	7-12	1-3	2-2	3	6	3	0	3	2	+13	17
3Chris PaulPG	33	1-4	1-3	5-6	5	10	0	1	1	1	0	8
55E'Twaun Moore	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	1	+7	0
20Dario Saric	26	7-17	2-5	5-6	5	3	1	0	2	1	+13	21
23Cameron Johnson	21	3-5	3-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+8	9
11Abdel Nader	23	2-5	2-3	2-2	3	1	1	3	2	3	-4	8
15Cameron Payne	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	+5	0
4Jevon Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-7749.4%	16-2955.2%	22-2588.0%	35	30	5	7	13	16	-	114

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6LeBron JamesSF	37	16-24	3-8	3-5	5	6	2	1	3	1	+2	38
88Markieff MorrisPF	33	5-6	2-3	0-0	6	0	1	2	2	3	-16	12
15Montrezl HarrellC	18	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	1	0	2	-15	6
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	31	1-9	0-5	2-2	5	1	2	0	0	3	-11	4
17Dennis SchroderPG	38	6-17	2-5	3-4	3	6	0	1	3	3	-11	17
4Alex Caruso	20	2-4	2-3	1-2	6	4	0	0	1	1	-8	7
9Wesley Matthews	22	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	1	+1	0
5Talen Horton-Tucker	18	6-9	2-5	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	5	-2	16
10Jared Dudley	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	3	+9	0
30Damian Jones	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	+1	4
37Kostas Antetokounmpo	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Devontae Cacok	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Kyle Kuzma	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Alfonzo McKinnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-7950.6%	11-3135.5%	13-1776.5%	34	18	6	8	12	23	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXLAL

(11:54) Jump Ball Harrell vs. Ayton: Tip to Crowder
+3 (11:45) Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
30
(11:22) MISS Schroder 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(11:19) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:06) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
60
+2 (10:46) Morris 14' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
62
(10:24) Crowder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
(10:18) MISS Schroder 3PT Jump Shot
(10:14) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:13) MISS Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:09) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS Ayton 16' Jump Shot
(9:57) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:50) James 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
64
+3 (9:35) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
94
+3 (9:06) Schroder 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (3 PTS) (Harrell 1 AST)
97
(8:57) James S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+1 (8:57) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
107
+1 (8:57) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
117
(8:50) Paul S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
+1 (8:50) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
118
+1 (8:50) Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
119
(8:39) MISS Crowder 24' Jump Shot
(8:36) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:21) MISS Harrell 1' Finger Roll Layup
(8:20) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:20) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:14) MISS Caldwell-Pope 6' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:13) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:08) Ayton 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
139
(8:08) Harrell S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
+1 (8:08) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
149
(7:52) MISS James 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:50) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:45) MISS Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:43) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:22) Morris 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1411
(7:11) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:09) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:57) James 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
1413
(6:46) MISS Ayton 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:46) James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:43) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:40) MISS Schroder 4' Driving Layup
(6:38) Harrell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:38) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
(6:38) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:38) Harrell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1414
+1 (6:38) Harrell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1415
+2 (6:10) Booker 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1615
(6:00) MISS James 19' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(5:57) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:41) MISS Ayton 17' Jump Shot
(5:39) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:34) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
(5:32) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:25) MISS Booker 3' Driving Layup
(5:25) Schroder BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:25) Suns Rebound
+2 (5:22) Booker 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Moore 1 AST)
1815
(5:07) MISS Harrell 3' Layup
(5:07) Moore BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:04) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:58) Saric 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 3 AST)
2115
(4:29) James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:29) Saric STEAL (1 STL)
(4:19) Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:03) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:01) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:58) MISS Booker 2' Running Layup
(3:58) Harrell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:58) Suns Rebound
+3 (3:46) Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2415
(3:36) Moore P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(3:26) Horton-Tucker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:26) Horton-Tucker Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Ford)
+2 (3:10) Ayton 3' Layup (7 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
2615
+2 (2:55) Schroder 11' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2617
(2:37) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:29) Suns Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
(2:16) MISS Schroder 3' Driving Layup
(2:16) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:16) LAKERS Rebound
+2 (2:04) Horton-Tucker 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2619
(1:50) Booker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:37) MISS Schroder 3' Driving Layup
(1:37) Nader BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:35) Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:35) Dudley Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
+3 (1:27) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nader 1 AST)
2919
(1:15) Caruso OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Davis)
(1:15) Caruso Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:59) MISS Saric 9' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:58) Dudley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:41) MISS James 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:39) Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:36) MISS Booker 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:32) Matthews REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:12) Nader S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Ford)
+1 (0:12) Horton-Tucker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2920
+1 (0:12) Horton-Tucker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2921
(0:02) MISS Saric 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

LAL

114Points104

38-77(49.4%)Field Goal(%)40-79(50.6%)

16-29(55.2%)3-Point(%)11-31(35.5%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)34(5)

30Assists18

5Steals6

7Blocks8

13Turnovers12

16Fouls23

36Pts In The Paint50

7Fast Break Pts5

12Pts Off Turnovers10

38Bench Pts27

14Largest Lead2

Game Details

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

capacity: 3,536

tv: TNT