OUT: LBJ,Mo,2Ws. Not a great start, better Q2, not so good Q3 and great Q4
finish. 5 guys in DFs (3 over 20) and AR gets the lone DD and a career high
11 ASTs. 122-111 Lakers win, but 1 pt short of Tacos. One more W to 50%.
FBP: 5 vs 4; PIP: 50 vs 44; POT: 27 vs 18; SCP: 3 vs 8.

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Davis 27 (56 /0 /70 )/ 9/ 5/ 0/ 1/ 1/ 4/ +0
Russell 26 (69 /50 /71 )/ 1/ 6/ 2/ 1/ 4/ 0/ +0
Reaves 25 (60 /100/92 )/ 4/11/ 0/ 1/ 2/ 2/ +0 DD
Schroder 13 (43 /100/100)/ 4/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 2/ +0
Vanderbilt 13 (100/0 /100)/ 4/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 1/ 5/ +0

Next games following:
Game 74 LAL vs OCT: Fri Mar 24 19:30 -- B- Crypto.com
Game 75 LAL vs CHI: Sun Mar 26 12:30 -- -- Crypto.com
Game 76 LAL at CHI: Wed Mar 29 17:00 -- -- United Center

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Quarterly Laker scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):

Q1 - Lakers gonna need better O & D for a W - shooting 36% vs 56%; pluses 3/4/0;
minuses 3/4/2. Reaves 10, Vanderbilt 5, Davis/Gabriel 4. 23-26=-3Q.

Q2 - Much better on both ends, but need better RBing/less PFs - shooting 60% vs
33%; pluses 0/1/2; minuses 3/6/4. Russell 8, Schroder/Brown/Beasley 6.
36-26=+10Q.

Q3 - Not a great Q of D, but still +3 game - shooting 59% vs 62%; pluses 2/1/0;
minuses 2/5/3. Davis 14, Russell 9. 29-33=-4Q (88-85=+3).

Q4 - Poor BH/RBing, decent D, fantastic shooting @ 82% vs 42%; pluses 0/1/0;
minuses 6/5/3. Reaves 10, Russell 9, Davis 6, Schroder 5, Vanderbilt 4.
34-36=+8Q.

H1 - Q2 made up for Q1 - need more Q2 in H2 - shooting 46% vs 42%; pluses 3/5/2;
minuses 6/10/6. Reaves 13, Russell 8, Davis/Vanderbilt 7,
Schroder/Brown/Beasley/Gabriel 6. 59-52=+7H.

H2 - Great Q4 after a mediocre Q3 - shooting 67% vs 51%; pluses 2/2/0; minuses
8/10/6. 63-59=+4H.

FG - Decent H1, let down in Q3 and great finish in Q4 - shooting 56% vs 47%;
pluses 5/7/2; minuses 14/20/12. 122-111=+11G.

Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Lakers Opponent Lakers Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAL OPP
Q1 8-22 1-6 6-8 10-18 3-5 3-4 36.4 16.7 75 55.6 60 75 23 26
Q2 9-15 4-5 14-19 9-27 4-11 4-6 60 80 73.7 33.3 36.4 66.7 36 26
Q3 13-22 1-4 2-4 13-21 3-7 4-6 59.1 25 50 61.9 42.9 66.7 29 33
Q4 9-11 2-2 14-15 10-24 2-8 4-4 81.8 100 93.3 41.7 25 100 34 26

H1 17-37 5-11 20-27 19-45 7-16 7-10 45.9 45.5 74.1 42.2 43.8 70 59 52
A3 30-59 6-15 22-31 32-66 10-23 11-16 50.8 40 71 48.5 43.5 68.8 88 85
H2 22-33 3-6 16-19 23-45 5-15 8-10 66.7 50 84.2 51.1 33.3 80 63 59
FL 39-70 8-17 36-46 42-90 12-31 15-20 55.7 47.1 78.3 46.7 38.7 75 122 111

Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Lakers Opponent Diff
Q AS RB OR ST BL TO PF OR AS RB ST BL TO PF AS RB OR ST BL TO PF
Q1 5 13 3 4 0 3 4 2 5 12 1 1 6 8 +1 +1 +3 -1 -3 -4
Q2 7 16 0 1 2 3 6 4 6 15 1 2 3 10 +1 +1 -4 -4
Q3 8 8 2 1 0 2 5 3 7 13 1 1 4 3 +1 -5 -1 -1 -2 +2
Q4 7 11 0 1 0 6 5 3 5 6 4 2 4 10 +2 +5 -3 -3 -2 +2 -5

H1 12 29 3 5 2 6 10 6 11 27 2 3 9 18 +1 +2 -3 +3 -1 -3 -8
A3 20 37 5 6 2 8 15 9 18 40 3 4 13 21 +2 -3 -4 +3 -2 -5 -6
H2 15 19 2 2 0 8 10 6 12 19 5 3 8 13 +3 -4 -3 -3 -3
FL 27 48 5 7 2 14 20 12 23 46 7 6 17 31 +4 +2 -7 -4 -3 -11

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NBA Final Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix Suns 26 26 33 26 111
Los Angeles Lakers 23 36 29 34 122 - End of Regulation

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Josh Okogie SF 20 0-5 0-3 5-6 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 9 -3 +4
Torrey Craig PF 27 5-10 4-7 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 14 19 -10 +12
Bismack Biyombo C 26 3-4 0-0 0-2 5 8 2 2 1 2 4 6 8 -13 +14
Devin Booker SG 40 11-16 1-3 10-12 0 6 5 7 0 0 4 33 30 +0 +30
Chris Paul PG 30 8-17 2-4 0-0 0 4 4 1 1 0 5 18 22 -16 +17
Jock Landale 20 2-6 0-1 0-0 3 5 1 1 1 0 4 4 7 +3 +6
T.J. Warren 20 3-6 0-1 0-0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 11 -1 +8
Cameron Payne 14 3-7 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 7 18 +5 +9
Landry Shamet 29 6-13 3-8 0-0 1 3 3 2 2 0 2 15 19 -7 +14
Terrence Ross 12 1-6 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 -12 +1
Darius Bazley 02 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 +1
Damion Lee 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Wainright 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Deandre Ayton DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Kevin Durant DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Saben Lee DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Totals 240 42-90 12-31 15-20 12 46 23 17 7 6 31 111
Percent 46.7% 38.7% 75.0%

Fastbreak points: 4
Points in the paint: 44
Points off turnovers: 18
Second chance pts: 8
Biggest lead: 6
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Troy Brown Jr. SF 25 2-6 1-3 1-2 0 6 2 0 1 0 3 6 9 +11 +10
Jarred Vanderbilt PF 26 5-5 0-0 3-3 2 4 0 1 1 0 5 13 18 +8 +17
Anthony Davis C 38 10-18 0-0 7-10 1 9 5 1 1 0 4 27 26 +13 +30
Austin Reaves SG 39 6-10 1-1 12-13 0 4 11 2 1 0 2 25 23 +18 +34
D'Angelo Russell PG 34 9-13 3-6 5-7 0 1 6 4 1 2 0 26 28 +13 +26
Malik Beasley 20 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 -8 +5
Wenyen Gabriel 16 2-2 0-0 2-5 1 2 1 3 2 0 3 6 14 -3 +5
Dennis Schroder 29 3-7 1-1 6-6 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 13 16 +4 +14
Rui Hachimura 13 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 -1
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Davon Reed 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Lonnie Walker IV 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Mo Bamba DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
LeBron James DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Cole Swider DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Totals 240 39-70 8-17 36-46 5 48 27 14 7 2 20 122
Percent 55.7% 47.1% 78.3%

Fastbreak points: 5
Points in the paint: 50
Points off turnovers: 27
Second chance pts: 3
Biggest lead: 12
Technical fouls: 0

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 7
Officials:
48: Scott Foster
32: Marat Kogut
50: Gediminas Petraitis
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA

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NBA Q3 Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 Total
Phoenix Suns 26 26 33 85
Los Angeles Lakers 23 36 29 88 - End of Q3

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Josh Okogie SF 20 0-5 0-3 5-6 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 9 -3 +4
Torrey Craig PF 20 4-7 3-5 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 1 3 11 20 -7 +11
Bismack Biyombo C 16 2-3 0-0 0-2 4 7 1 2 0 1 3 4 9 -6 +8
Devin Booker SG 31 8-12 0-1 6-8 0 5 4 4 0 0 2 22 26 +5 +21
Chris Paul PG 22 7-14 2-4 0-0 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 16 26 -8 +15
Jock Landale 18 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 4 1 1 1 0 4 4 8 +4 +7
T.J. Warren 14 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 +4 +6
Cameron Payne 10 2-4 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 5 18 +5 +7
Landry Shamet 18 4-9 3-6 0-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 11 22 +0 +10
Terrence Ross 09 1-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 12 -8 +2
Darius Bazley 02 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 +1
Damion Lee 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Ish Wainright 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Deandre Ayton DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Kevin Durant DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Saben Lee DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Totals 180 32-66 10-23 11-16 9 40 18 13 3 4 21 85
Percent 48.5% 43.5% 68.8%

Fastbreak points: 2
Points in the paint: 32
Points off turnovers: 13
Second chance pts: 4
Biggest lead: 6
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Troy Brown Jr. SF 23 2-6 1-3 1-2 0 5 2 0 1 0 3 6 9 +4 +9
Jarred Vanderbilt PF 19 3-3 0-0 3-3 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 9 17 +7 +11
Anthony Davis C 29 9-16 0-0 3-6 1 8 3 1 1 0 3 21 26 +6 +22
Austin Reaves SG 27 5-9 1-1 4-5 0 2 7 0 1 0 2 15 20 +10 +20
D'Angelo Russell PG 27 6-10 2-5 3-4 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 17 23 +3 +19
Malik Beasley 15 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 14 -6 +4
Wenyen Gabriel 14 2-2 0-0 2-5 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 6 15 -4 +5
Dennis Schroder 17 1-4 0-0 6-6 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 8 17 -4 +10
Rui Hachimura 09 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 -1
Max Christie 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Davon Reed 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Lonnie Walker IV 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Mo Bamba DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
LeBron James DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Cole Swider DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Totals 180 30-59 6-15 22-31 5 37 20 8 6 2 15 88
Percent 50.8% 40.0% 71.0%