Suns 115-105 Lakers (23 Oct, 2021) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

1-1, 1-0 away

115

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	23	34	37	21	115
LAL	26	18	23	38	105

Los Angeles Lakers

0-2, 0-2 home

105

LeBron James misses pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis misses 10-foot two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot two point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)
LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kent Bazemore makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Anthony Davis misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Carmelo Anthony misses running pullup jump shot
Malik Monk makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Avery Bradley misses three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
LeBron James makes 27-foot step back jumpshot (Russell Westbrook assists)
LeBron James makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Malik Monk makes 14-foot two point shot (Dwight Howard assists)
Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)
Avery Bradley misses 19-foot jumper
Kent Bazemore misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Carmelo Anthony misses layup
Kent Bazemore misses 4-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Dwight Howard misses alley oop dunk shot
Rajon Rondo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kent Bazemore assists)
LeBron James misses 7-foot two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses driving floating jump shot
Rajon Rondo makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Anthony Davis misses alley oop layup
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis misses driving layup
Kent Bazemore misses 27-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 27-foot three point jumper
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Anthony Davis misses two point shot
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 8-foot hook shot
LeBron James makes 2-foot layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Kent Bazemore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges blocks LeBron James 's 4-foot driving layup
Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point jumper
Avery Bradley misses 26-foot three point shot
Malik Monk misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses two point shot
Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses hook shot
Carmelo Anthony makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes 3-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 28-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes alley oop layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Austin Reaves makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
LeBron James makes dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
Deandre Ayton blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point shot
Anthony Davis misses two point shot
Anthony Davis makes alley oop dunk shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Austin Reaves makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
LeBron James misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes layup (Russell Westbrook assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 23-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes dunk
Austin Reaves makes 29-foot three point shot (LeBron James assists)
Carmelo Anthony makes 28-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Russell Westbrook makes two point shot
Carmelo Anthony misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
LeBron James misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Austin Reaves misses 27-foot three point jumper
Carmelo Anthony makes 29-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Deandre Ayton misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook blocks Deandre Ayton's tip shot
Jae Crowder makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Jae Crowder makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Jae Crowder misses running pullup jump shot
Deandre Ayton makes alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)
Jae Crowder misses 23-foot three point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 3-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point shot
Devin Booker misses 10-foot two point shot
Devin Booker misses 9-foot jumper
Cameron Payne makes driving layup
Abdel Nader makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Cameron Johnson misses three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses 5-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Cameron Payne assists)
Landry Shamet misses 29-foot three point jumper
Landry Shamet misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
Jae Crowder makes 2-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
Devin Booker makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Deandre Ayton misses 16-foot jumper
Cameron Payne misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes dunk (Devin Booker assists)
Deandre Ayton misses 5-foot two point shot
Devin Booker makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)
Devin Booker makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Cameron Johnson misses running pullup jump shot
Deandre Ayton makes layup (Cameron Johnson assists)
Chris Paul misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses 8-foot two point shot
Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
Deandre Ayton misses 5-foot two point shot
Chris Paul makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Deandre Ayton makes dunk (Devin Booker assists)
Mikal Bridges misses two point shot
Anthony Davis blocks Deandre Ayton's two point shot
Devin Booker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
Devin Booker makes pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Anthony Davis blocks Devin Booker 's 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
JaVale McGee makes 8-foot two point shot (Cameron Payne assists)
JaVale McGee makes layup (Devin Booker assists)
Cameron Payne misses 22-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Cameron Johnson misses dunk
JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Cameron Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
Landry Shamet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Landry Shamet misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot
Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Abdel Nader assists)
Cameron Payne misses 27-foot three point jumper
Abdel Nader misses driving floating jump shot
Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 14-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point shot
Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot
Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point shot
Mikal Bridges makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 21-foot jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses two point shot
Jae Crowder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)

SUNS

LAKERS

TIME		PHX	LAL
12:00	Deandre Ayton vs. DeAndre Jordan (Anthony Davis gains possession)	0	0
11:38	LeBron James misses pullup jump shot	0	0
11:32	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Deandre Ayton misses driving layup	0	0
11:20	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Russell Westbrook blocks Deandre Ayton's tip shot	0	0
11:18	Kent Bazemore defensive rebound	0	0
11:11	Anthony Davis misses 10-foot two point shot	0	0
11:06	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	0	0
10:51	Jae Crowder makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	2	0
10:39	Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
10:37	Devin Booker defensive rebound	2	0
10:30	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	5	0
10:10	Russell Westbrook makes 19-foot two point shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)	5	2
9:53	Jae Crowder makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	7	2
9:43	LeBron James misses 16-foot two point shot	7	2
9:39	Chris Paul defensive rebound	7	2
9:35	Jae Crowder misses running pullup jump shot	7	2
9:35	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	7	2
9:32	Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	2
9:19	Anthony Davis makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	7	4
9:04	Deandre Ayton makes alley oop dunk shot (Chris Paul assists)	9	4
8:44	Kent Bazemore makes 22-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	9	7
8:30	Devin Booker makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	11	7
8:18	Devin Booker shooting foul	11	7
8:18	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
8:18	Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2	11	8
8:16	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	11	8
8:06	Russell Westbrook personal foul	11	8
7:58	Chris Paul bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	11	8
7:54	LeBron James misses two point shot	11	8
7:53	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	11	8
7:53	Jae Crowder shooting foul	11	8
7:53	Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2	11	8
7:53	Lakers offensive team rebound	11	8
7:53	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
7:36	Devin Booker misses 28-foot three point jumper	11	9
7:31	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	11	9
7:27	Russell Westbrook makes 7-foot step back jumpshot	11	11
7:27	Devin Booker shooting foul	11	9
7:27	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 1	11	10
7:09	Jae Crowder makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	13	12
6:59	LeBron James bad pass (Deandre Ayton steals)	13	12
6:53	Jae Crowder misses 23-foot three point shot	13	12
6:51	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	13	12
6:48	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	13	15
6:31	DeAndre Jordan personal foul	13	15
6:31	Lakers Full timeout	13	15
6:31	Malik Monk enters the game for Russell Westbrook	13	15
6:29	Mikal Bridges makes 3-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)	15	15
6:10	Anthony Davis misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	15	15
6:05	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	15	15
6:05	DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot	15	17
5:56	Devin Booker misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
5:53	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	15	17
5:41	LeBron James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)	15	20
5:14	LeBron James personal foul	15	20
5:14	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Chris Paul	15	20
5:14	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jae Crowder	15	20
5:05	Mikal Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper	15	20
5:02	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	15	20
4:42	LeBron James bad pass (Deandre Ayton steals)	15	20
4:37	Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point shot	15	20
4:33	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	15	20
4:25	Deandre Ayton defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	15	20
4:25	Anthony Davis makes technical free throw	15	21
4:25	Carmelo Anthony enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	15	21
4:21	LeBron James offensive foul	15	21
4:21	LeBron James turnover	15	21
4:21	Russell Westbrook enters the game for LeBron James	15	21
3:58	Devin Booker misses 10-foot two point shot	15	21
3:58	Suns offensive team rebound	15	21
3:51	Devin Booker misses 9-foot jumper	15	21
3:50	Malik Monk defensive rebound	15	21
3:38	Carmelo Anthony steps out of bounds turnover	15	21
3:38	JaVale McGee enters the game for Devin Booker	15	21
3:38	Abdel Nader enters the game for Deandre Ayton	15	21
3:38	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	15	21
3:38	Lakers delay of game violation	15	21
3:23	Cameron Payne lost ball turnover (Anthony Davis steals)	15	21
3:20	Carmelo Anthony misses running pullup jump shot	15	21
3:14	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	15	21
3:09	Cameron Payne makes driving layup	17	21
3:09	Anthony Davis shooting foul	17	21
3:09	Avery Bradley enters the game for Kent Bazemore	17	21
3:09	Cameron Payne misses free throw 1 of 1	17	21
3:06	Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound	17	21
2:58	Malik Monk makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	17	24
2:44	Abdel Nader makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	20	24
2:41	Suns delay of game violation	20	24
2:31	Lakers Full timeout	20	24
2:23	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	20	26
2:05	Cameron Johnson misses three point jumper	20	26
1:59	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	26
1:51	Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	26
1:46	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	20	26
1:36	JaVale McGee misses 5-foot two point shot	20	26
1:33	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	26
1:31	Landry Shamet personal foul	20	26
1:23	Russell Westbrook offensive charge	20	26
1:23	Russell Westbrook turnover	20	26
1:09	Anthony Davis shooting foul	20	26
1:09	JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2	20	26
1:09	Suns offensive team rebound	20	26
1:09	JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2	21	26
1:02	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	21	26
58.8	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	21	26
49.5	Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Cameron Payne assists)	23	26
26.0	Avery Bradley misses three point jumper	23	26
22.6	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	23	26
2.3	Landry Shamet misses 29-foot three point jumper	23	26
0.1	Suns offensive team rebound	23	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	26

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Suns
115
Lakers
105

Game 1

23/10

Suns
108
Lakers
90

Game 2

22/12

Lakers
111
Suns
140

Game 3

14/3

Lakers
110
Suns
121

Game 4

6/4

crypto.com Arena

3:00 AM, 23 October 2021

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Tony Brothers
Nick Buchert
Justin Van Duyne

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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