Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers

May 27, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	28	12	23	32	95
LAL	27	16	33	33	109

Game Recap

Led by Anthony Davis 34 points and 11 rebounds, the Lakers defeated the Suns, 109-95, in Game 3. LeBron James added 21 points, six rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers in the victory, while Deandre Ayton tallied a team-high 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns in the losing effort. The Lakers lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Sunday, May 30 at 3:30 p.m. ET

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	34	2-5	2-4	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	1	-3	6
99Jae CrowderPF	31	2-9	1-7	4-5	3	2	2	2	1	5	-6	9
22Deandre AytonC	41	11-15	0-0	0-1	11	0	1	2	4	4	-14	22
1Devin BookerSG	41	6-19	1-4	6-7	4	6	0	0	4	6	-7	19
3Chris PaulPG	27	3-8	0-0	1-2	5	6	1	0	2	2	-20	7
15Cameron Payne	26	6-11	3-5	0-0	3	6	4	0	4	1	0	15
23Cameron Johnson	16	1-6	1-4	3-3	2	1	0	0	1	1	-8	6
12Torrey Craig	14	4-7	3-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	-12	11
8Frank Kaminsky	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0
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 —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Dario Saric	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8242.7%	11-2937.9%	14-1877.8%	35	24	8	6	17	24	-	95

LAKERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6LeBron JamesSF	37	9-19	1-5	2-3	6	9	1	0	7	0	+15	21
3Anthony DavisPF	40	11-22	0-2	12-14	11	0	1	1	5	5	+11	34
2Andre DrummondC	20	3-6	0-0	0-0	11	0	1	1	2	2	+12	6
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	25	2-4	0-2	1-1	4	0	2	0	0	3	+10	5
17Dennis SchroderPG	33	6-11	1-4	7-8	3	4	2	0	3	1	+6	20
0Kyle Kuzma	23	2-12	2-8	2-2	10	3	0	0	0	1	+14	8
14Marc Gasol	16	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	2	2	0	2	3	-11	3
4Alex Caruso	20	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	2	1	1	+5	4
9Wesley Matthews	18	2-5	2-4	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	+8	8
7Ben McLemore	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10Jared Dudley	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Montrezl Harrell	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Talen Horton-Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —
28Alfonzo McKinnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8644.2%	7-2825.0%	26-3086.7%	51	19	10	4	20	19	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXLAL

(11:57) Jump Ball Drummond vs. Ayton: Tip to Crowder
(11:45) Davis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
(11:45) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (11:45) Crowder Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:45) Crowder Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
20
+1 (11:45) Crowder Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
30
+3 (11:21) James 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
33
(11:03) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:00) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:52) Davis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
35
(10:31) MISS Crowder 3' Driving Layup
(10:29) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:20) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:16) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:04) Ayton 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
55
(9:57) Schroder Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:35) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS Davis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:20) Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:19) MISS Davis 2' Driving Layup
(9:19) Davis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (9:16) Davis 2' Putback Dunk (4 PTS)
57
+2 (9:03) Booker 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
77
+3 (8:49) Schroder 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
710
(8:39) Caldwell-Pope P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(8:33) MISS Booker 1' Driving Layup
(8:33) Drummond BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:30) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:30) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+2 (8:17) James 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
712
(7:54) Ayton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:54) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(7:49) James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:49) Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:43) Paul 15' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
912
+2 (7:23) Drummond 2' Dunk (2 PTS)
914
(7:07) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(7:05) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:03) MISS Booker 8' Jump Shot
(7:03) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:59) Ayton 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1114
(6:58) LAKERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(6:48) MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:44) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:38) Paul 10' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1314
(6:23) Suns T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Ayton ) (S.Foster)
+1 (6:23) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
1315
(6:19) Davis Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (6:07) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
1615
+2 (5:51) Davis 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (James 1 AST)
1617
(5:34) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:31) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:19) MISS Davis 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(5:17) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:59) MISS Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:56) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:52) James Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:41) MISS Booker 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:38) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:33) Schroder 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
1619
(4:15) Gasol P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
+3 (4:07) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
1919
+2 (3:37) Davis 1' Alley Oop Dunk (8 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
1921
(3:21) MISS Booker 12' Floating Jump Shot
(3:19) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:13) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:09) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:48) Booker 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
2221
+2 (2:32) Schroder 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
2223
(2:32) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:18) MISS Johnson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:15) Caruso REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:06) Davis 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Caruso 1 AST)
2225
+2 (1:44) Booker 10' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2425
(1:38) MISS Kuzma 2' Driving Layup
(1:35) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (1:20) Ayton 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2625
(0:54) MISS Davis 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:52) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:37) Booker 4' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2825
(0:32) MISS Caruso 1' Driving Layup
(0:32) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:32) LAKERS Rebound
(0:30) MISS Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) Davis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (0:21) Caruso 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (James 2 AST)
2827
(0:06) Caruso Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (S.Foster)
(0:01) MISS Booker 9' Driving Layup
(0:01) Caruso BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) LAKERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

LAL

95Points109

35-82(42.7%)Field Goal(%)38-86(44.2%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)7-28(25.0%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)26-30(86.7%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)

24Assists19

8Steals10

6Blocks4

17Turnovers20

24Fouls19

38Pts In The Paint58

18Fast Break Pts13

24Pts Off Turnovers20

32Bench Pts23

4Largest Lead21

Game Details

Thursday, May 27, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

attendance: 7,825 (221.3%)

tv: TNT OT