Top Performers
Points
34
James
LAL
Rebounds
11
Ayton
PHX
Assists
9
Paul
PHX
Threes
6
Booker
PHX
41-93 (44.1%)
FG%
34-87 (39.1%)
12-41 (29.3%)
3PM
7-35 (20.0%)
14-15 (93.3%)
FTM
15-23 (65.2%)
53
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
6
45
Defensive Rebounds
41
29
Assists
14
11
Steals
9
4
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
15
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
22
Biggest Lead
10
10
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
3
Ties
4
2021-22 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suns | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 4 |  Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 5 |  Jazz | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 10 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 |
| 12 |  Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 13 |  Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 |
| 14 |  Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 15 |  Rockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
Game Summary
The Los Angeles Lakers were easily defeated by the Phoenix Suns, 108 to 90, on December 21, 2021.
Game Info
December 21, 2021
Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, California
#58 Josh Tiven (Head Official)
#67 Brandon Adair
#46 Ben Taylor
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crowder #99 | 27 | 3 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
M. Bridges #25 | 34 | 14 | 5 (0) | 1 | 1 | 2 | +21 | 0 | 1 | 5-17 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 36.5 |
D. Ayton #2 | 27 | 19 | 11 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +13 | 2 | 4 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 83.0 |
D. Booker #1 | 32 | 24 | 9 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 5 | 2 | 8-16 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 71.1 |
C. Paul #3 | 29 | 11 | 3 (0) | 9 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 65.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #2 | 26 | 14 | 8 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 63.6 |
C. Payne #1 | 23 | 10 | 5 (0) | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 2-13 | 1-7 | 5-5 | 32.9 |
L. Shamet #44 | 22 | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 27.6 |
J. McGee #34 | 16 | 10 | 10 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 71.4 |
J. Smith #7 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
I. Wainright #12 | 3 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
E. Payton #22 | |||||||||||||
D. Šarić #9 | |||||||||||||
F. Kaminsky #44 | |||||||||||||
A. Nader #11 | |||||||||||||
C. Hutchison #15 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 108 | 53 (8) | 29 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 41-93 | 12-41 | 14-15 | 54.2 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 34 | 34 | 7 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13-19 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 78.6 |
D. Jordan #6 | 15 | 1 | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -23 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 26.6 |
W. Ellington #2 | 28 | 3 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
T. Horton-Tucker #22 | 31 | 3 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 1-13 | 0-8 | 1-2 | 10.8 |
R. Westbrook #4 | 37 | 22 | 10 (1) | 5 | 3 | 0 | -7 | 7 | 4 | 10-20 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 50.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Thomas #4 | 26 | 3 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 1-11 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 12.6 |
R. Rondo #9 | 23 | 0 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -26 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Ariza #1 | 21 | 12 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 123.0 |
C. Anthony #15 | 16 | 7 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 42.1 |
J. Jones #50 | 3 | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
M. Jones #15 | 3 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 38.7 |
J. Huff #30 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
K. Bazemore #24 | |||||||||||||
A. Bradley #0 | |||||||||||||
A. Davis #3 | |||||||||||||
D. Howard #12 | |||||||||||||
M. Monk #0 | |||||||||||||
K. Nunn #25 | |||||||||||||
A. Reaves #15 | |||||||||||||
C. Brown #45 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 90 | 47 (6) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 34-87 | 7-35 | 15-23 | 46.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
1Q 11:35
C. Paul makes 12' fadeaway
1Q 10:29
2-2
D. Jordan makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:06
2-3
L. James makes 8' turnaround jump shot
1Q 09:24
2-5
D. Ayton makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by D. Booker
1Q 09:10
4-5
W. Ellington makes 24' three
Assisted by R. Westbrook
1Q 08:51
4-8
L. James makes 21' stepback
1Q 08:25
4-10
D. Ayton makes 6' hook shot
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 08:08
6-10
L. James makes running layup
Assisted by R. Westbrook
1Q 07:04
6-12
L. James makes 16' running pullup
1Q 06:22
6-14
R. Westbrook makes 9' turnaround jump shot
1Q 05:50
6-16
D. Ayton makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Booker
1Q 05:33
8-16
D. Ayton makes 8' hook shot
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 04:53
10-16
D. Ayton makes free throw 1/1
1Q 04:53
11-16
L. James makes 20' driving bank shot
Assisted by R. Rondo
1Q 04:26
11-18
D. Ayton makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by C. Paul
1Q 04:15
13-18
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:48
14-18
M. Bridges makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:48
15-18
D. Booker makes free throw 1/1
1Q 03:04
16-18
D. Booker makes 17' jump shot
1Q 02:28
18-18
D. Booker makes 26' running three
Assisted by C. Payne
1Q 01:41
21-18
T. Ariza makes 25' three
Assisted by C. Anthony
1Q 01:20
21-21
D. Booker makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by C. Payne
1Q 00:34
24-21
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
1Q 00:29
24-23
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
1Q 00:00
24-25
R. Westbrook makes running layup
2Q 11:42
24-27
J. McGee makes layup
Assisted by C. Payne
2Q 11:19
26-27
C. Anthony makes 8' fadeaway
2Q 10:23
26-29
J. McGee makes reverse layup
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 10:09
28-29
C. Anthony makes 23' three
Assisted by R. Westbrook
2Q 09:52
28-32
J. McGee makes layup
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 09:36
30-32
T. Ariza makes cutting layup
Assisted by R. Westbrook
2Q 09:24
30-34
T. Ariza makes 25' three
Assisted by I. Thomas
2Q 08:43
30-37
I. Thomas makes free throw 1/1
2Q 08:43
30-38
C. Johnson makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Crowder
2Q 08:24
33-38
I. Thomas makes layup
2Q 08:05
33-40
C. Paul makes driving layup
2Q 07:52
35-40
C. Paul makes free throw 1/1
2Q 07:52
36-40
L. James makes driving dunk
2Q 06:45
36-42
M. Bridges makes 8' bank pullup
Assisted by D. Ayton
2Q 06:14
38-42
D. Booker makes 9' jump shot
2Q 05:40
40-42
D. Ayton makes cutting dunk
Assisted by C. Paul
2Q 05:17
42-42
M. Bridges makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by D. Booker
2Q 04:38
44-42
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/1
2Q 04:38
45-42
L. James makes 21' pullup
2Q 04:20
45-44
C. Payne makes running layup
2Q 03:44
47-44
C. Payne makes free throw 1/1
2Q 03:44
48-44
T. Ariza makes 26' running pullup three
Assisted by L. James
2Q 03:13
48-47
M. Bridges makes 6' fadeaway
Assisted by J. Crowder
2Q 02:49
50-47
C. Payne makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:04
51-47
C. Payne makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:04
52-47
L. James makes 25' three
Assisted by I. Thomas
2Q 01:38
52-50
C. Paul makes 16' pullup
2Q 00:33
54-50
L. James makes cutting dunk
Assisted by T. Horton-Tucker
2Q 00:10
54-52
D. Booker makes 25' pullup three
3Q 11:47
57-52
M. Bridges makes 8' turnaround fadeaway
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 11:15
59-52
D. Booker makes 25' three
3Q 10:37
62-52
L. James makes free throw 1/2
3Q 10:23
62-53
L. James makes free throw 2/2
3Q 10:23
62-54
D. Booker makes 25' stepback three
3Q 10:06
65-54
D. Ayton makes putback layup
3Q 08:50
67-54
L. James makes layup
Assisted by I. Thomas
3Q 08:29
67-56
D. Ayton makes 5' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 08:10
69-56
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
3Q 07:57
69-58
R. Westbrook makes tip layup
3Q 07:29
69-60
R. Westbrook makes driving layup
3Q 07:16
69-62
C. Anthony makes free throw 1/3
3Q 06:57
69-63
C. Anthony makes free throw 3/3
3Q 06:57
69-64
D. Booker makes free throw 1/1
3Q 06:37
70-64
C. Paul makes 16' pullup
3Q 06:27
72-64
L. James makes free throw 1/2
3Q 06:05
72-65
L. James makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:05
72-66
J. Crowder makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Paul
3Q 04:34
75-66
L. James makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:26
75-67
L. James makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:26
75-68
T. Horton-Tucker makes running layup
Assisted by R. Rondo
3Q 03:28
75-70
C. Payne makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:11
76-70
C. Payne makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:11
77-70
L. Shamet makes running layup
3Q 02:25
79-70
L. Shamet makes free throw 1/1
3Q 02:25
80-70
J. McGee makes alley-oop dunk
Assisted by D. Booker
3Q 02:02
82-70
R. Westbrook makes driving reverse layup
3Q 01:43
82-72
T. Horton-Tucker makes free throw 2/2
3Q 00:56
82-73
C. Johnson makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 00:03
85-73
C. Payne makes 24' three
Assisted by C. Johnson
4Q 10:40
88-73
L. James makes running dunk
Assisted by R. Westbrook
4Q 09:52
88-75
C. Johnson makes running layup
Assisted by C. Payne
4Q 09:29
90-75
L. James makes 28' stepback three
4Q 09:05
90-78
J. McGee makes layup
Assisted by C. Payne
4Q 08:26
92-78
L. James makes running layup
4Q 07:43
92-80
M. Bridges makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 06:52
94-80
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:38
95-80
D. Ayton makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by L. Shamet
4Q 05:32
97-80
C. Johnson makes 25' running three
Assisted by C. Paul
4Q 05:17
100-80
R. Westbrook makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:57
100-81
R. Westbrook makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:57
100-82
C. Paul makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Booker
4Q 04:35
102-82
T. Ariza makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:21
102-83
D. Booker makes 26' running three
Assisted by D. Ayton
4Q 04:03
105-83
R. Westbrook makes finger roll
Assisted by L. James
4Q 03:47
105-85
M. Jones makes driving layup
4Q 01:42
105-87
C. Johnson makes 26' three
Assisted by I. Wainright
4Q 01:12
108-87
M. Jones makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:54
108-88
J. Jones makes tip layup
4Q 00:06
108-90
41-93 (44.1%)
FG%
34-87 (39.1%)
12-41 (29.3%)
3PM
7-35 (20.0%)
14-15 (93.3%)
FTM
15-23 (65.2%)
53
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
6
45
Defensive Rebounds
41
29
Assists
14
11
Steals
9
4
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
15
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
22
Biggest Lead
10
10
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
3
Ties
4
