Lakers (90) vs Suns (99) · May 23, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 23, 2021

Game Recap

Led by Devin Bookers 34 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, the Suns defeated the Lakers, 99-90, in Game 1. Deandre Ayton added 21 points (10-11 FG) and 16 rebounds for the Suns in the victory, while LeBron James (18 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists) and Anthony Davis (13 points, seven rebounds, three blocks) combined for 31 points for the Lakers in the losing effort. The Suns lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Tuesday, May 25 at 10:00 p.m. ET

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAL	25	20	23	22	90
PHX	32	21	28	18	99

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
6LeBron JamesSF	36	6-13	3-7	3-6	7	10	3	0	5	1	18	+2
3Anthony DavisPF	38	5-16	0-2	3-5	7	2	0	3	0	1	13	-18
2Andre DrummondC	19	5-7	0-0	2-4	9	0	1	1	2	1	12	-4
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	2-9	1-7	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	3	7	-9
17Dennis SchroderPG	34	5-7	1-2	3-6	1	3	2	1	4	3	14	-8
0Kyle Kuzma	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	-5
15Montrezl Harrell	14	4-5	0-0	4-5	3	0	2	0	2	2	12	+2
4Alex Caruso	24	4-9	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	+1
5Talen Horton-Tucker	7	1-4	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	+1
9Wesley Matthews	11	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	-7
10Jared Dudley	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Marc Gasol	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Alfonzo McKinnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Ben McLemore	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		33-7643.4%	7-2626.9%	17-2860.7%	33	19	10	5	14	18	90

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Mikal BridgesSF	40	4-12	2-5	0-0	4	0	2	1	0	1	10	+9
99Jae CrowderPF	29	3-10	0-7	2-2	4	3	1	0	2	3	8	+14
22Deandre AytonC	36	10-11	0-0	1-2	16	0	0	1	1	3	21	+16
1Devin BookerSG	45	13-26	3-7	5-6	7	8	1	0	6	4	34	+9
3Chris PaulPG	36	3-8	1-1	0-0	4	8	1	1	1	3	7	+6
23Cameron Johnson	22	3-7	2-5	2-2	6	1	2	0	1	2	10	-6
15Cameron Payne	12	2-8	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	5	-3
12Torrey Craig	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1
20Dario Saric	11	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	2	3	4	-7
55E'Twaun Moore	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	+6
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
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		40-8646.5%	9-2832.1%	10-1283.3%	47	24	7	4	14	20	99

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterlalphx

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Drummond: Tip to Crowder
(11:34) MISS Crowder 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:30) Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:28) MISS Booker 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:25) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Caldwell-Pope 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:02) Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:59) MISS Booker 1' Running Layup
(10:59) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:55) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:40) Schroder 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (10:16) Booker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
23
(9:59) Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Fitzgerald)
+1 (9:59) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
33
(9:59) MISS Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:56) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:44) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(9:41) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:31) James 17' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
53
+2 (9:19) Ayton 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
55
+2 (9:07) Drummond 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
75
+2 (8:44) Ayton Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
77
(8:21) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
(8:18) Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:10) MISS Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:07) Drummond REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (8:06) Drummond 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
97
+3 (7:59) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
910
+3 (7:45) James 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1210
(7:30) Ayton Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:30) Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:25) James 29' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
1510
(7:10) MISS Ayton 1' Alley Oop Layup
(7:10) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:07) Ayton 1' Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1512
(6:54) MISS James 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:54) Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:47) Paul 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1515
(6:46) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:34) Davis 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1715
(6:21) Schroder P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(6:08) MISS Bridges 11' Floating Jump Shot
(6:07) SUNS Rebound
(6:07) SUNS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(5:46) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:38) Ayton 1' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Crowder 2 AST)
1717
(5:26) Harrell OFF.Foul (P1) (B.Kennedy)
(5:26) Harrell Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (5:23) Booker Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Crowder 3 AST)
1719
(4:58) MISS Schroder 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:55) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:51) MISS Paul 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:49) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:49) Ayton 1' Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
1721
(4:28) MISS Davis 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:25) Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:20) Crowder 22' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1723
(4:18) Lakers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:58) MISS Kuzma 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:54) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:46) Booker 1' Layup (7 PTS)
1725
(3:34) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+1 (3:34) Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1825
+1 (3:34) Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1925
(3:12) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:12) Harrell STEAL (1 STL)
(3:10) Crowder S.FOUL (P2.T3) (B.Kennedy)
(3:10) MISS Schroder Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:10) Lakers Rebound
(3:10) MISS Schroder Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:07) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (2:48) Payne 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1927
+2 (2:32) Davis 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2127
(2:13) MISS Payne 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:10) Harrell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:53) MISS Davis 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(1:51) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:48) Johnson 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2130
(1:34) MISS Davis 13' Floating Jump Shot
(1:30) Harrell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:19) Kuzma Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:19) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:15) Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (1:01) Harrell 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
2330
+2 (0:42) Booker 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2332
+2 (0:38) Harrell 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (James 2 AST)
2532
(0:33) MISS Booker 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:31) Lakers Rebound
(0:12) MISS Caruso 2' Driving Layup
(0:11) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) Harrell P.FOUL (P2.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(0:00) MISS Johnson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) SUNS Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

LAL

PHX

90Points99

33-76(43.4%)Field Goal(%)40-86(46.5%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

17-28(60.7%)Free Throw(%)10-12(83.3%)

33(10)Rebounds(Offensive)47(16)

19Assists24

10Steals7

5Blocks4

14Turnovers14

18Fouls20

44Pts In The Paint52

9Fast Break Pts16

18Pts Off Turnovers12

26Bench Pts19

5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, May 23, 2021 · 3:30 PM

Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 11,824 (69.3%)