The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on May 23, 2021 in the playoffs at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Final · Playoffs · Mortgage Matchup Center
Top performers
- LeBron James led the Lakers with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Devin Booker led the Suns with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
Los Angeles Lakers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 34 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 3 |
| Anthony Davis | 39 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 1 |
| Andre Drummond | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Alex Caruso | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Wesley Matthews | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 233 | 88 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32-72 | 7-26 | 17-28 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Phoenix Suns box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 45 | 34 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13-26 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 37 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jae Crowder | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Chris Paul | 36 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Payne | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dario Saric | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 237 | 99 | 47 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 40-86 | 9-28 | 10-12 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Lakers · 2020-21 season · Previous May 19, 2021: GS 100, LAL 103 · Next May 25, 2021: LAL 109, PHX 102
- Suns · 2020-21 season · Previous May 16, 2021: PHX 123, SA 121 · Next May 25, 2021: LAL 109, PHX 102