Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers
February 26, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Suns beat the Lakers 113-110 on 2026-02-26 at home. The Suns started Royce O'Neale, Jalen Green, Mark Williams, Collin Gillespie, and Ryan Dunn. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, and Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 15 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Ryan Dunn as his primary defender. Jalen Green (Suns) scored 13 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Marcus Smart as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHX
Phoenix Suns
113
Did not play: Isaiah Livers (DNP - Coach's Decision), Khaman Maluach (DNP - Coach's Decision)
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
110
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Royce O'Neale · Jalen Green · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie · Ryan Dunn Starter 8.7 min
- Grayson Allen · Amir Coffey · Jamaree Bouyea · Oso Ighodaro · Rasheer Fleming 9.9 min
- Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 7.4 min
- Grayson Allen · Amir Coffey · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Rasheer Fleming 5.0 min
- Royce O'Neale · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 4.2 min
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves Starter 11.7 min
- Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 6.5 min
- LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 4.1 min
- LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Luke Kennard · Jaxson Hayes · Jake LaRavia 3.8 min
- LeBron James · Luka Dončić · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Suns defense
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Luka Dončić 15 pts (5/13) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Ryan Dunn (29 %, 0 pts) · Rasheer Fleming (20 %, 3 pts) · Collin Gillespie (11 %, 9 pts)
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LeBron James 9 pts (4/8) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Royce O'Neale (28 %, 3 pts) · Rasheer Fleming (16 %, 0 pts) · Ryan Dunn (13 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Oso Ighodaro | Jaxson Hayes: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Deandre Ayton: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Grayson Allen | Jake LaRavia: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/5) · Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/5) |
| Collin Gillespie | Austin Reaves: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Marcus Smart: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Royce O'Neale | LeBron James: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Ryan Dunn | Luka Dončić: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kennard: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Green | Marcus Smart: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jake LaRavia: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rasheer Fleming | Luka Dončić: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · LeBron James: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Amir Coffey | Luke Kennard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jake LaRavia: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mark Williams | Deandre Ayton: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaxson Hayes: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Austin Reaves: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Marcus Smart: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
Lakers defense
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Jalen Green 13 pts (4/8) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: Marcus Smart (32 %, 0 pts) · Luka Dončić (17 %, 10 pts) · Austin Reaves (15 %, 0 pts)
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Grayson Allen 27 pts (9/11) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Jake LaRavia (26 %, 6 pts) · Austin Reaves (23 %, 7 pts) · Luke Kennard (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | Ryan Dunn: 26 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Rasheer Fleming: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Austin Reaves | Collin Gillespie: 20 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Grayson Allen: 11 poss., 7 pts (2/4) |
| LeBron James | Royce O'Neale: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ryan Dunn: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marcus Smart | Jalen Green: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Gillespie: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jake LaRavia | Grayson Allen: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Amir Coffey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Deandre Ayton | Oso Ighodaro: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mark Williams: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Luke Kennard | Grayson Allen: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amir Coffey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Oso Ighodaro: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Grayson Allen: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Amir Coffey: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Grayson Allen: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |