| Brooklyn Nets | 123 |
| Boston Celtics | 109 |
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| Denver Nuggets | 147 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 140 |
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| Phoenix Suns | 115 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 85 |
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L.A. Lakers 85, Phoenix 115
Opening Round - Phoenix wins 4-2
Footprint Center (Phoenix, Arizona)
Attendance: 16,163
Officials: Curtis Blair, Karl Lane, James Capers, Ken Mauer
Team Rebounds: Los Angeles (8) Phoenix (12)
Technicals: Los Angeles (0) Phoenix (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL (42-30) | 26 | 10 | 27 | 22 | 85 |
| PHX (51-21) | 34 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 115 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 100 | 84.9 | 114.9 |
| PHX | 100 | 114.9 | 84.9 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | .417 | 0.160 | 0.196 | 0.179 |
| PHX | .532 | 0.040 | 0.064 | 0.160 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | LeBron James | Starter | SF | 31:39 | 9-19 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 17.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 88 | Markieff Morris | Starter | PF | 10:18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Starter | SG | 15:07 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Andre Drummond | Starter | C | 21:51 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7.4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | Dennis Schroder | Starter | PG | 25:52 | 0-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -3.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Marc Gasol | Bench | C | 10:05 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Jared Dudley | Bench | PF | 04:24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wesley Matthews | Bench | SG | 22:06 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | Alfonzo McKinnie | Bench | PF | 11:08 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ben McLemore | Bench | SG | 16:04 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Montrezl Harrell | Bench | C | 12:00 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Alex Caruso | Bench | PG | 20:30 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | Kyle Kuzma | Bench | PF | 22:35 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 2-5 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Talen Horton-Tucker | Bench | SF | 16:21 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 9.6 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Team | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 29-84 | 12-35 | 15-21 | 74.4 | 10 | 41 | 59 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 85 | ||||
| 34.5% | 34.3% | 71.4% |
Phoenix Suns
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chris Paul | Starter | PG | 22:56 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 99 | Jae Crowder | Starter | PF | 28:50 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Devin Booker | Starter | SG | 33:09 | 13-23 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 20.8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 25 | Mikal Bridges | Starter | SF | 30:01 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 16.8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 22 | Deandre Ayton | Starter | C | 27:16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10.2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 55 | E'Twaun Moore | Bench | SF | 09:19 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Langston Galloway | Bench | SG | 08:39 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | -0.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Torrey Craig | Bench | SF | 18:11 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Dario Saric | Bench | PF | 06:51 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 41 | Frank Kaminsky | Bench | C | 10:28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Cameron Payne | Bench | PG | 18:36 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 23 | Cameron Johnson | Bench | PF | 13:15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 7.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Jevon Carter | Bench | PG | 08:05 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | -1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jalen Smith | Bench | C | 04:24 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 43-94 | 14-42 | 15-21 | 97.6 | 3 | 44 | 59 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 115 | ||||
| 45.7% | 33.3% | 71.4% |
Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Dennis Schroder 15.4p, 3.5r, 5.8a |
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 9.7p, 2.7r, 1.9a |
LeBron James 25p, 7.7r, 7.8a |
Markieff Morris 6.7p, 4.4r, 1.2a |
Andre Drummond 14.9p, 12r, 2a |
| Rotation | Alex Caruso 6.4p, 2.9r, 2.8a |
Wesley Matthews 4.8p, 1.6r, 0.9a |
Talen Horton-Tucker 9p, 2.6r, 2.8a |
Kyle Kuzma 12.9p, 6.1r, 1.9a |
Montrezl Harrell 13.5p, 6.2r, 1.1a |
| Rotation | |
Ben McLemore 7.7p, 1.9r, 0.7a |
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Alfonzo McKinnie 3.1p, 1.4r, 0.2a |
Marc Gasol 5p, 4.1r, 2.1a |
| Lim PT | |
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Jared Dudley 0.5p, 1.8r, 0.4a |
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Phoenix Suns Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Chris Paul 16.4p, 4.5r, 8.9a |
Devin Booker 25.6p, 4.2r, 4.3a |
Mikal Bridges 13.5p, 4.3r, 2.1a |
Jae Crowder 10.1p, 4.7r, 2.1a |
Deandre Ayton 14.4p, 10.5r, 1.4a |
| Rotation | Cameron Payne 8.4p, 2.4r, 3.6a |
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Torrey Craig 5.5p, 3.9r, 1a |
Cameron Johnson 9.6p, 3.3r, 1.4a |
Frank Kaminsky 6.6p, 4r, 1.7a |
| Lim PT | Jevon Carter 4.1p, 1.5r, 1.2a |
Langston Galloway 4.8p, 1.1r, 0.7a |
E'Twaun Moore 4.9p, 1.7r, 1.5a |
Dario Saric 8.7p, 3.8r, 1.3a |
Jalen Smith 2p, 1.4r, 0.1a |