Top Performers
Points
34
Booker
PHX
Rebounds
16
Ayton
PHX
Assists
10
James
LAL
Threes
3
James
LAL
33-76 (43.4%)
FG%
40-86 (46.5%)
7-26 (26.9%)
3PM
9-28 (32.1%)
17-28 (60.7%)
FTM
10-12 (83.3%)
33
Rebounds
47
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
23
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
24
10
Steals
7
5
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2020-21 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 52 | 20 | .722 | |
| 2 |  Suns - y | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers - x | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Mavericks - y | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers - x | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies - x | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
| 9 |  Warriors - e | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
| 10 |  Spurs - e | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
| 12 |  Kings - e | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
| 13 |  Timberwolves - e | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
| 14 |  Thunder - e | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
| 15 |  Rockets - e | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
Game Summary
The Phoenix Suns emerged victorious over the Los Angeles Lakers, 99 to 90, in Game 1 of the 2021 First Round on May 23, 2021.
Game Info
May 23, 2021
ABC/ESPN
Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
#5 Kane Fitzgerald (Head Official)
#71 Rodney Mott
#55 Bill Kennedy
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. James #23 | 36 | 18 | 7 (1) | 10 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 57.5 |
A. Davis #23 | 39 | 13 | 7 (0) | 2 | 0 | 3 | -18 | 0 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 35.7 |
A. Drummond #1 | 19 | 12 | 9 (7) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 68.5 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 35 | 7 | 2 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 35.4 |
D. Schröder #8 | 34 | 14 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 4 | 3 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 72.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Caruso #9 | 24 | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 55.6 |
K. Kuzma #18 | 19 | 0 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Harrell #5 | 15 | 12 | 3 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 83.3 |
W. Matthews #2 | 12 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
T. Horton-Tucker #22 | 7 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Dudley #3 | |||||||||||||
M. Gasol #33 | |||||||||||||
B. McLemore #23 | |||||||||||||
M. Morris #88 | |||||||||||||
A. McKinnie #28 | |||||||||||||
K. Antetokounmpo #37 | |||||||||||||
D. Cacok #18 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAL | 90 | 33 (10) | 19 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33-76 | 7-26 | 17-28 | 51.0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crowder #99 | 29 | 8 | 4 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 2 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 36.8 |
M. Bridges #25 | 41 | 10 | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
D. Ayton #5 | 37 | 21 | 16 (8) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +16 | 1 | 3 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 88.4 |
D. Booker #1 | 45 | 34 | 7 (1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 6 | 5 | 13-26 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 59.4 |
C. Paul #3 | 36 | 7 | 4 (1) | 8 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 43.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #23 | 23 | 10 | 6 (3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 63.5 |
C. Payne #20 | 13 | 5 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
D. Šarić #20 | 11 | 4 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Craig #12 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
E. Moore #55 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
L. Galloway #9 | |||||||||||||
F. Kaminsky #44 | |||||||||||||
A. Nader #11 | |||||||||||||
J. Carter #2 | |||||||||||||
J. Smith #25 | |||||||||||||
T. Alexander #0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 99 | 47 (16) | 24 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 40-86 | 9-28 | 10-12 | 54.2 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
D. Schröder makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Drummond makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Drummond makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 28' 3PT shot
1Q
L. James makes 29' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Paul makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Crowder makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Payne makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Johnson makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Harrell makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Harrell makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Johnson makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Horton-Tucker makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Šarić makes 2PT shot
2Q
D. Šarić makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
L. James makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Harrell makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Drummond makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Davis makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Johnson makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Schröder makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Bridges makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
L. James makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Drummond makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Crowder makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Bridges makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Schröder makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Drummond makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Schröder makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Payne makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Davis makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Matthews makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Caruso makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Harrell makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Caruso makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
L. James makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Paul makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Davis makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Schröder makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ayton makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Bridges makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Caruso makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Crowder makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Caruso makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
33-76 (43.4%)
FG%
40-86 (46.5%)
7-26 (26.9%)
3PM
9-28 (32.1%)
17-28 (60.7%)
FTM
10-12 (83.3%)
33
Rebounds
47
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
23
Defensive Rebounds
31
19
Assists
24
10
Steals
7
5
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0