OUT: DS,2Ws. Ugly game, but fans get Tacos. 6 guys in DFs with AD getting the
DD and Dlo/LBJ with 6/5 TOs which didn't help. Lakers were slow to get going
and it wasn't till H2 they got into the game. I'm esp disappointed in the
RBing again - they need to get at least 2 more bigs that can defend the rim and
RB for next season. It looks like they'll probably be playing NOP in the 1st
round of the play-ins. 121-107 Lakers win by 14 plus Tacos.
FBP: 10 vs 7; PIP: 48 vs 52; POT: 12 vs 17; SCP: 18 vs 18.

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Russell 24 (64 /67 /0 )/ 3/ 3/ 0/ 0/ 6/ 2/ +0
Reaves 22 (69 /25 /60 )/ 0/ 5/ 0/ 1/ 2/ 1/ +0
Beasley 21 (50 /40 /100)/ 2/ 2/ 0/ 2/ 0/ 3/ +0
James 16 (32 /43 /50 )/ 6/ 6/ 0/ 0/ 5/ 1/ +0
Davis 14 (33 /0 /86 )/21/ 4/ 3/ 0/ 1/ 1/ +0 DD
Hachimura 11 (63 /100/0 )/ 5/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 0/ 0/ +0

Next games following:
Game 82 LAL vs UTA: Sun Apr 09 12:30 -- B- Crypto.com
P/Is or P/Os

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

Q1 - Lakers looking slow again - need some E - shooting 48% vs 48%; pluses
0/0/3; minuses 3/2/4. Russell 10, Davis/Reaves/James 4. 30-34=-4Q.

Q2 - Lakers kinda repeat Q1, but better D - shooting 48% vs 34%; pluses 2/3/2;
minuses 3/4/4. Beasley 11, Reaves 7, Russell 5. 31-28=+3Q.

Q3 - Laker add 7 despite 5 more TOs and mediocre D - shooting 54% vs 48%;
pluses 5/2/0; minuses 5/2/1. Davis 9, Reaves 8, Beasley 7, Brown 5.
35-27=+8Q (96-89=+7).

Q4 - Lakers hang for the W - shooting 45% vs 33%; pluses 3/1/1; minuses 5/4/4.
Russell 9, James 7, Hachimura 6. 25-18=+7Q.

H1 - Low energy H1 has LA -1 against PHO bench - shooting 48% vs 42%; pluses
2/3/5; minuses 6/6/8. Russell 15, Beasley 14, Reaves 11, James 6, Davis 5.
61-62=-1H.

H2 - Gotta say H2 was better than H1, but still not great - shooting 50% vs 40%;
pluses 8/3/1; minuses 10/6/5. 60-45=+15H.

FG - Lakers get the W, but they have a lot to work on if they want to go
somewhere in the P/Os - shooting 49% vs 41%; pluses 10/6/6; minuses
16/12/13. 121-107=+14G.

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 11-23 5-9 3-4 15-31 2-7 2-2 47.8 55.6 75 48.4 28.6 100 30 34
Q2 12-25 5-9 2-3 9-26 4-11 6-6 48 55.6 66.7 34.6 36.4 100 31 28
Q3 13-24 4-8 5-5 11-23 2-6 3-3 54.2 50 100 47.8 33.3 100 35 27
Q4 9-20 4-10 3-5 8-24 1-12 1-3 45 40 60 33.3 8.3 33.3 25 18

H1 23-48 10-18 5-7 24-57 6-18 8-8 47.9 55.6 71.4 42.1 33.3 100 61 62
A3 36-72 14-26 10-12 35-80 8-24 11-11 50 53.8 83.3 43.8 33.3 100 96 89
H2 22-44 8-18 8-10 19-47 3-18 4-6 50 44.4 80 40.4 16.7 66.7 60 45
FL 45-92 18-36 13-17 43-104 9-36 12-14 48.9 50 76.5 41.3 25 85.7 121 107

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 6 13 0 0 3 3 2 4 7 16 2 3 0 2 -1 -3 -4 -2 +3
Q2 9 13 2 3 2 3 4 4 6 18 2 3 4 3 +3 -5 -2 +1 -1 -1 +1
Q3 6 17 5 2 0 5 2 1 5 6 2 3 2 4 +1 +11 +4 -3 +3 -2
Q4 4 19 3 1 1 5 4 4 5 12 1 1 3 3 -1 +7 -1 +2 +1

H1 15 26 2 3 5 6 6 8 13 34 4 6 4 5 +2 -8 -6 -1 -1 +2 +1
A3 21 43 7 5 5 11 8 9 18 40 6 9 6 9 +3 +3 -2 -1 -4 +5 -1
H2 10 36 8 3 1 10 6 5 10 18 3 4 5 7 +18 +3 -3 +5 -1
FL 25 62 10 6 6 16 12 13 23 52 7 10 9 12 +2 +10 -3 -1 -4 +7

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NBA Final Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix Suns 34 28 27 18 107
Los Angeles Lakers 30 31 35 25 121 - 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 29 3-10 2-6 8-8 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 16 20 -2 +17
Torrey Craig PF 29 8-12 2-5 0-0 3 6 1 0 1 4 1 18 22 -7 +26
Bismack Biyombo C 12 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 4 12 +2 +12
Landry Shamet SG 22 2-9 2-5 1-1 0 4 5 1 3 0 2 7 11 +9 +11
Cameron Payne PG 15 5-13 1-4 2-2 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 13 31 +6 +8
Terrence Ross 29 5-11 0-3 0-0 1 3 6 1 1 1 1 10 12 -18 +14
Jock Landale 30 8-13 0-1 1-3 2 10 2 2 0 0 2 17 20 -13 +20
Saben Lee 24 4-12 1-2 0-0 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 9 14 -19 +8
Damion Lee 18 3-9 1-2 0-0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 14 -9 +3
Ish Wainright 25 1-8 0-7 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 -16 -1
Darius Bazley 07 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 21 -3 +4
Deandre Ayton DNP - INACTIVE_REST
Devin Booker DNP - INACTIVE_REST
Kevin Durant DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Chris Paul DNP - INACTIVE_REST
T.J. Warren DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 240 43-104 9-36 12-14 13 52 23 9 7 10 12 107
Percent 41.3% 25.0% 85.7%

Fastbreak points: 7
Points in the paint: 52
Points off turnovers: 17
Second chance pts: 18
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Jarred Vanderbilt SF 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -7 +2
LeBron James PF 29 6-19 3-7 1-2 0 6 6 5 0 0 1 16 20 +11 +9
Anthony Davis C 34 4-12 0-1 6-7 4 21 4 1 0 3 1 14 15 +17 +32
Austin Reaves SG 31 9-13 1-4 3-5 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 22 26 +18 +20
D'Angelo Russell PG 33 9-14 6-9 0-0 0 3 3 6 0 0 2 24 26 +9 +19
Malik Beasley 25 7-14 4-10 3-3 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 21 30 +13 +20
Troy Brown Jr. 24 3-6 2-2 0-0 2 6 3 0 2 0 1 8 12 +3 +16
Rui Hachimura 23 5-8 1-1 0-0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 11 17 +17 +15
Wenyen Gabriel 09 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 +4
Lonnie Walker IV 07 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 -2 +5
Mo Bamba 06 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 12 -2 +4
Max Christie 01 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +0
Davon Reed 01 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +0
Dennis Schroder 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Cole Swider DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Totals 240 45-92 18-36 13-17 10 62 25 16 6 6 12 121
Percent 48.9% 50.0% 76.5%

Fastbreak points: 10
Points in the paint: 48
Points off turnovers: 12
Second chance pts: 18
Biggest lead: 16
Technical fouls: 0

Lead changes: 10
Times tied: 12
Officials:
60: James Williams
21: Dedric Taylor
64: Justin Van Duyne
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA

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NBA Q3 Box Score:

Team 1 2 3 Total
Phoenix Suns 34 28 27 89
Los Angeles Lakers 30 31 35 96 - 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 25 2-9 2-6 8-8 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 14 20 +1 +13
Torrey Craig PF 26 7-10 2-4 0-0 2 4 1 0 1 3 1 16 22 -7 +22
Bismack Biyombo C 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 4 13 +2 +12
Landry Shamet SG 21 2-8 2-4 1-1 0 4 4 1 2 0 2 7 12 +4 +10
Cameron Payne PG 15 5-13 1-4 2-2 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 13 31 +6 +8
Terrence Ross 17 4-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 8 17 -11 +11
Jock Landale 18 6-10 0-1 0-0 1 7 2 1 0 0 0 12 24 -6 +16
Saben Lee 17 4-10 1-2 0-0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 9 19 -7 +9
Damion Lee 10 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 -5 +0
Ish Wainright 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -9 +3
Darius Bazley 07 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 21 -3 +4
Deandre Ayton DNP - INACTIVE_REST
Devin Booker DNP - INACTIVE_REST
Kevin Durant DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Chris Paul DNP - INACTIVE_REST
T.J. Warren DNP - INACTIVE_INJURY
Totals 180 35-80 8-24 11-11 9 40 18 6 6 9 9 89
Percent 43.8% 33.3% 100.0%

Fastbreak points: 5
Points in the paint: 42
Points off turnovers: 13
Second chance pts: 14
Biggest lead: 7
Technical fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS PF PTS P36 +/- EFF
Jarred Vanderbilt SF 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -7 +2
LeBron James PF 20 3-11 2-4 1-2 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 9 16 +2 +2
Anthony Davis C 26 4-11 0-0 6-7 4 17 4 1 0 2 0 14 19 +7 +28
Austin Reaves SG 24 9-13 1-4 0-0 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 19 29 +12 +20
D'Angelo Russell PG 25 6-11 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 0 0 1 15 22 -1 +12
Malik Beasley 19 7-12 4-8 3-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 21 40 +9 +20
Troy Brown Jr. 19 3-4 2-2 0-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 8 15 -2 +14
Rui Hachimura 14 2-5 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 13 +15 +6
Wenyen Gabriel 05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 +0 +2
Lonnie Walker IV 06 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 18 +0 +5
Mo Bamba 05 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 14 +0 +5
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
Dennis Schroder 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 +0
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Cole Swider DNP - INACTIVE_GLEAGUE_TWOWAY
Totals 180 36-72 14-26 10-12 7 43 21 11 5 5 8 96
Percent 50.0% 53.8% 83.3%