Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns

Mar 21, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	26	18	32	18	94
PHX	31	28	29	23	111

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Lakers, 111-94. Devin Booker led the Suns with 26 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Chris Paul added 11 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists in the victory, his first triple-double of the season and 16th of his career. Montrezl Harrell recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 28-13 on the season, while the Lakers fall to 28-15.

Player Stats

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Wesley MatthewsSF	16	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-16	0
0Kyle KuzmaPF	36	5-16	2-8	1-2	6	6	1	0	1	1	-15	13
88Markieff MorrisC	23	1-6	0-2	0-0	8	2	0	0	1	3	-10	2
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	2-7	1-4	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	-17	7
17Dennis SchroderPG	29	8-14	2-4	4-5	1	3	0	0	2	5	-13	22
5Talen Horton-Tucker	28	6-16	0-2	5-6	6	3	1	1	3	0	+5	17
15Montrezl Harrell	34	10-13	0-0	3-8	10	0	0	1	0	0	-7	23
4Alex Caruso	24	2-5	0-1	3-3	5	4	0	0	3	5	-6	7
28Alfonzo McKinnie	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12Devontae Cacok	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	-5	2
37Kostas Antetokounmpo	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	1
14Marc Gasol	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	35-8541.2%	5-2520.0%	19-2867.9%	41	20	3	2	11	18	-	94

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	33	5-9	0-2	0-0	6	1	1	1	0	2	+25	10
99Jae CrowderPF	30	4-10	3-8	0-0	5	2	1	1	0	1	+22	11
22Deandre AytonC	32	10-13	0-0	6-7	8	2	0	1	0	2	+22	26
1Devin BookerSG	33	11-22	1-5	3-6	9	4	1	0	1	2	+21	26
3Chris PaulPG	32	3-11	0-3	5-6	10	13	3	1	2	2	+8	11
15Cameron Payne	18	1-3	1-2	2-2	1	4	0	0	2	3	+10	5
20Dario Saric	15	1-6	0-3	2-2	2	2	0	0	2	2	-4	4
23Cameron Johnson	15	3-4	2-2	0-0	3	0	0	2	1	1	-6	8
11Abdel Nader	10	2-2	1-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	5	-5	5
2Langston Galloway	8	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-4	3
12Torrey Craig	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-2	2
10Jalen Smith	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
4Jevon Carter	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
8Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8748.3%	9-3228.1%	18-2378.3%	51	30	7	6	10	24	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLALPHX

(11:58) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Morris: Tip to Paul
+2 (11:49) Booker 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:33) Caldwell-Pope 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:12) Booker 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
24
(10:55) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:51) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:39) Bridges 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
26
(10:27) MISS Matthews 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:24) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:09) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:58) MISS Morris 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:53) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:53) MISS Caldwell-Pope Tip Layup Shot
(9:52) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:50) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:48) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:42) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:42) Kuzma STEAL (1 STL)
(9:28) MISS Schroder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:25) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:18) Booker 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
28
(9:05) MISS Matthews 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:02) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:55) Ayton 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
210
(8:55) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:42) Kuzma 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
410
+2 (8:22) Ayton 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
412
(8:08) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
(8:08) SUNS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+1 (8:08) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
512
+1 (8:08) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
612
+3 (7:59) Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
615
+3 (7:33) Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
915
+2 (7:17) Crowder 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
917
+2 (7:06) Schroder 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
1117
(6:54) MISS Booker 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:49) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:49) Booker Tip Layup Shot (8 PTS)
1119
(6:38) MISS Kuzma 3PT Jump Shot
(6:36) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:23) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
(6:23) MISS Booker Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:23) SUNS Rebound
(6:23) MISS Booker Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:21) Harrell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:04) Schroder 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1319
(5:51) MISS Booker 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(5:50) Lakers Rebound
+2 (5:31) Horton-Tucker 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
1519
+2 (5:13) Paul 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1521
(5:09) Paul P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
(5:02) MISS Kuzma 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(5:00) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:53) Ayton 2' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
1523
(4:33) MISS Harrell 12' Floating Jump Shot
(4:30) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:10) MISS Crowder 21' Jump Shot
(4:07) Harrell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:04) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Lewis)
+1 (4:04) Kuzma Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1623
(4:04) MISS Kuzma Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:02) Nader REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:40) MISS Saric 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:37) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:30) MISS Kuzma 18' Jump Shot
(3:27) Nader REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:17) Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nader 1 AST)
1626
(3:04) MISS Horton-Tucker 4' Driving Layup
(3:03) Horton-Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:03) MISS Horton-Tucker 2' Tip Layup Shot
(3:03) Horton-Tucker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(2:55) MISS Schroder 15' Jump Shot
(2:52) Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:48) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:46) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:42) Horton-Tucker 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
1826
(2:33) Payne Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:33) Horton-Tucker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:28) Schroder 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2026
(2:28) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:14) Saric Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (1:56) Morris 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)
2226
+2 (1:34) Saric 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Nader 2 AST)
2228
(1:26) Payne S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (1:26) Caruso Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2328
+1 (1:26) Caruso Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2428
(1:15) MISS Payne 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:12) Caruso REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:07) MISS Horton-Tucker 3' Driving Layup
(1:04) Nader REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:01) Nader Offensive Charge Foul (P1.PN) (S.Twardoski)
(1:01) Nader Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:38) MISS Morris 13' Jump Shot
(0:36) Nader REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (0:19) Nader 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
2431
(0:04) Nader P.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Ford)
+1 (0:04) Horton-Tucker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2531
+1 (0:04) Horton-Tucker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2631
(0:00) MISS Payne 33' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) SUNS Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

PHX

94Points111

35-85(41.2%)Field Goal(%)42-87(48.3%)

5-25(20.0%)3-Point(%)9-32(28.1%)

19-28(67.9%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)51(9)

20Assists30

3Steals7

2Blocks6

11Turnovers10

18Fouls24

46Pts In The Paint52

17Fast Break Pts6

11Pts Off Turnovers10

50Bench Pts27

0Largest Lead18

Game Details

Sunday, March 21, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 3,190 (18.7%)

tv: NBA TV