Grizzlies (99) vs Suns (122) · Mar 15, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 15, 2021

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Grizzlies, 122-99. Devin Booker led the Suns with 27 points and 5 assists, while Chris Paul added 18 points and seven assists in the victory. Jonas Valanciunas tallied 24 points and 17 rebounds for the Grizzlies, while Ja Morant recorded 15 points and four assists in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 26-12 on the season, while the Grizzlies fall to 17-19.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	25	27	25	22	99
PHX	24	36	36	26	122

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
24Dillon BrooksSF	29	6-14	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	13	-19
1Kyle AndersonPF	28	4-11	0-3	1-2	4	3	1	0	1	2	9	-14
17Jonas ValanciunasC	26	11-14	0-1	2-3	17	0	2	0	2	3	24	-12
22Desmond BaneSG	22	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	-6
12Ja MorantPG	28	4-12	0-0	7-10	3	4	1	0	3	2	15	-14
15Brandon Clarke	19	1-3	0-0	2-4	2	1	1	0	0	1	4	-11
0De'Anthony Melton	18	1-7	0-3	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	1	2	-12
3Grayson Allen	23	4-8	2-5	5-5	2	4	2	0	2	1	15	-12
2Xavier Tillman	11	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	4	-5
21Tyus Jones	15	3-5	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	7	-12
30Sean McDermott	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+2
46John Konchar	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+2
35Killian Tillie	3	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1
4Jontay Porter	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-1
14Gorgui Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		38-8743.7%	5-2321.7%	18-2669.2%	39	15	11	0	10	17	99

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Mikal BridgesSF	26	2-5	0-2	3-4	3	4	1	1	1	4	7	+5
99Jae CrowderPF	28	4-11	4-9	2-2	5	1	0	1	0	1	14	+15
22Deandre AytonC	28	6-9	0-0	3-3	9	0	2	3	2	1	15	+7
1Devin BookerSG	30	10-19	3-8	4-4	4	5	0	0	2	2	27	+17
3Chris PaulPG	28	9-11	0-0	0-0	3	7	4	0	4	1	18	+14
15Cameron Payne	23	4-7	2-4	3-4	2	4	0	0	1	3	13	+11
20Dario Saric	20	3-7	1-3	0-0	6	2	0	0	2	5	7	+20
8Frank Kaminsky	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	+9
2Langston Galloway	21	3-4	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	+12
4Jevon Carter	17	3-6	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	8	+4
10Jalen Smith	4	1-1	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	+1
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Abdel Nader	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		47-8356.6%	12-3040.0%	16-1888.9%	42	28	7	5	14	19	122

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quartermemphx

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Anderson
+2 (11:36) Brooks 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:13) Booker 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:50) Valanciunas 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
42
(10:33) MISS Ayton 12' Jump Shot
(10:29) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:21) Anderson 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
62
(10:02) MISS Bridges 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:59) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:52) Brooks 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
82
(9:44) MISS Booker 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(9:43) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:34) MISS Bane 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:24) MISS Crowder 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:21) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:13) Valanciunas Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:05) Booker 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
84
+2 (8:52) Brooks 13' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
104
+2 (8:40) Booker 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
106
(8:30) Morant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:30) Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
(8:24) MISS Booker 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:21) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:59) MISS Brooks 8' Driving Layup
(7:54) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:54) Valanciunas Putback Layup (4 PTS)
126
(7:45) MISS Paul 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:43) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:42) Valanciunas P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(7:35) Anderson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (7:35) Crowder Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
127
+1 (7:35) Crowder Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
128
(7:14) MISS Bane 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:10) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:02) Ayton Layup (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1210
(6:42) MISS Morant 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:40) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(6:38) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
(6:38) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:38) MISS Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:38) Grizzlies Rebound
+1 (6:38) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1310
(6:19) MISS Booker 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:17) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:07) Valanciunas 3' Dunk (7 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
1510
+2 (5:53) Ayton 8' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
1512
(5:37) MISS Anderson 13' Floating Jump Shot
(5:35) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:16) Ayton 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
1514
(4:50) MISS Anderson 19' Jump Shot
(4:48) SUNS Rebound
(4:36) MISS Crowder 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:36) SUNS Rebound
(4:31) MISS Ayton 17' Jump Shot
(4:29) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(4:18) MISS Morant 11' Floating Jump Shot
(4:13) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
+2 (4:13) Valanciunas Tip Layup Shot (9 PTS)
1714
(3:56) Brooks P.FOUL (P1.T3) (G.Petraitis)
(3:45) MISS Booker 20' Jump Shot
(3:43) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
+2 (3:32) Valanciunas 2' Driving Hook Shot (11 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1914
(3:24) MISS Booker 7' Driving Layup
(3:22) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:20) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:20) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
(3:07) Payne P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Acosta)
(2:58) MISS Melton 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:55) Tillman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:54) Tillman 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2114
(2:36) MISS Saric 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:34) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:27) MISS Melton 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:25) Kaminsky REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:18) MISS Payne 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:15) Saric REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:14) MISS Saric 2' Putback Layup
(2:11) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:07) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:05) Jones Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:56) Saric Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:56) Tillman STEAL (1 STL)
(1:53) Booker L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(1:44) MISS Jones 5' Driving Layup
(1:42) Saric REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:36) Booker 5' Layup (8 PTS)
2116
(1:36) Melton S.FOUL (P1.T4) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (1:36) Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
2117
(1:25) MISS Clarke 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(1:22) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:12) Payne 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2120
+2 (0:52) Tillman 13' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
2320
+2 (0:37) Galloway 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
2322
(0:31) MISS Melton 33' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Saric REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:10) MISS Payne 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:08) SUNS Rebound
(0:07) Clarke S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Malloy)
+1 (0:07) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2323
+1 (0:07) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2324
+2 (0:01) Allen 9' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)
2524

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Team Stats

MEM

PHX

99Points122

38-87(43.7%)Field Goal(%)47-83(56.6%)

5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)12-30(40.0%)

18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(5)

15Assists28

11Steals7

0Blocks5

10Turnovers14

17Fouls19

62Pts In The Paint40

12Fast Break Pts17

16Pts Off Turnovers13

38Bench Pts41

7Largest Lead28

Game Details

Monday, March 15, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 3,188 (18.7%)