Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 26 February 2026

LAL110–113PHX

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Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 89% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 25 times

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↑ PHX winsLAL wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHX leads and falls when LAL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Grayson Allen decided it, the Phoenix Suns player with the most points (28, with 1 rebounds and 6 assists; -14 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Amir Coffey's (+20). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Phoenix Suns 113-110 Los Angeles Lakers (February 26, 2026) was hit by Royce O'Neale: a three-pointer with 1.7 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Phoenix Suns up 113-110. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Phoenix Suns 113-110 Los Angeles Lakers (February 26, 2026) was a 13-0 run by the Phoenix Suns in the fourth quarter (from 9:34 to 7:43), from 83-86 to 96-86. The Los Angeles Lakers' best was a 12-0 run in the first quarter (from 6:35 to 4:22), from 9-17 to 21-17.

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Play: Royce O'Neale makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Gillespie assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Royce O'Neale decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 1.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games O'Neale decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

26 February 2026 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810710:647; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · LAL

Doncic · Reaves · James · Smart · Kleber

Closing lineup · PHX

Gillespie · O'Neale · Dunn · Allen · Ighodaro

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LAL

Luka Doncic

39′ · +9

Austin Reaves

36′ · +9

LeBron James

35′ · +5

Marcus Smart

31′ · -3

Deandre Ayton

23′ · -24

Luke Kennard

21′ · -9

Jake LaRavia

28′ · -3

Jaxson Hayes

21′ · +16

Jarred Vanderbilt

6′ · -15

Maxi Kleber

0′ · 0

PHX

Collin Gillespie

31′ · 0

Royce O'Neale

28′ · -4

Ryan Dunn

26′ · -20

Jalen Green

24′ · -2

Mark Williams

13′ · 0

Grayson Allen

31′ · -14

Oso Ighodaro

34′ · 0

Jamaree Bouyea

14′ · +16

Rasheer Fleming

21′ · +19

Amir Coffey

17′ · +20

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. LAL and PHX.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Los Angeles Lakers

Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, Smart, and James played 11.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Kennard, Doncic, Hayes, Reaves, and LaRavia played 6.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 12 points.
Doncic, Reaves, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

Phoenix Suns

Allen, Coffey, Bouyea, Ighodaro, and Fleming played 9.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 15 points.
O'Neale, Green, Williams, Gillespie, and Dunn played 8.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
O'Neale, Allen, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 7.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 12 points.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Kennard, Hayes, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Doncic, Hayes, Reaves, LaRavia, and James played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Kennard, Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, and James played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Kennard, Doncic, Hayes, LaRavia, and Smart played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Doncic, Hayes, Reaves, Smart, and James played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Vanderbilt, Ayton, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Kennard, Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, and LaRavia played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 10 points.
Vanderbilt, Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, and James played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Doncic, Hayes, Reaves, LaRavia, and Smart played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Vanderbilt, Hayes, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Kennard, Ayton, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Kennard, Vanderbilt, Ayton, Doncic, and Reaves played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.

Phoenix Suns

Allen, Coffey, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Fleming played 5.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
O'Neale, Green, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 12 points.
Allen, Green, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Fleming played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
O'Neale, Green, Williams, Bouyea, and Fleming played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
O'Neale, Allen, Green, Williams, and Dunn played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
O'Neale, Coffey, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Fleming played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Allen, Green, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
O'Neale, Allen, Green, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Luka Dončić covered 4.15 km, more than anyone in the game.

Luka Dončić touched the ball 89 times, a game high.
Luka Dončić made 58 passes, a game high.
Oso Ighodaro defended 10 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.
Oso Ighodaro had 13 rebound chances, a game high.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Luka Dončić	4.15	5.9	89	58
Austin Reaves	4.09	6.3	58	40
Jake LaRavia	3.65	7.3	36	27
LeBron James	3.48	5.6	59	38
Marcus Smart	3.36	6.0	41	29
Luke Kennard	2.67	7.2	28	20
Deandre Ayton	2.49	6.2	22	16
Jaxson Hayes	2.25	5.9	18	14
Jarred Vanderbilt	0.66	6.3	8	6

Phoenix Suns

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Oso Ighodaro	4.01	6.5	63	55
Collin Gillespie	3.93	7.0	64	47
Grayson Allen	3.89	7.0	82	49
Ryan Dunn	3.48	7.4	38	30
Royce O'Neale	3.23	6.4	50

How far does Luka Dončić run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Jaxson Hayes guarded Oso Ighodaro for 5.4 minutes, over 22 possessions.
In that time, Oso Ighodaro scored 0 points and made 0 of 1 shots.
Luka Dončić guarded Ryan Dunn for 4.8 minutes, over 21 possessions.
In that time, Ryan Dunn scored 0 points and made 0 of 0 shots.
Royce O'Neale guarded LeBron James for 4.5 minutes, over 24 possessions.
In that time, LeBron James scored 2 points and made 1 of 2 shots.

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Los Angeles Lakers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Hayes	Ighodaro	5.4	22	0 (0/1)
Dončić	Dunn	4.8	21	0 (0/0)
LaRavia	Allen	4.2	15	3 (1/5)
James	O'Neale	4.0	16	3 (1/2)
Ayton	Williams	3.9	17	2 (1/2)
Reaves	Gillespie	3.7	15	0 (0/0)
Smart	Gillespie	3.6	13	0 (0/1)
Dončić	Fleming	3.2	14	3 (1/1)
James	Fleming	3.1	9	0 (0/2)
Reaves	O'Neale	3.0	12	2 (0/2)
Smart	Green	2.7	10	0 (0/3)
LaRavia	Green	2.2	8	0 (0/1)
Ayton	Ighodaro	2.2	12	2 (1/1)
Kennard	Coffey	2.1	8	0 (0/0)

Phoenix Suns defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
O'Neale	James	4.5	24	2 (1/2)
Ighodaro	Hayes	4.5	21	0 (0/0)
Dunn	Dončić	4.4	26	9 (3/4)
Gillespie	Reaves	4.1	20	7 (3/3)
Fleming	Dončić	3.1	15	4 (1/3)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Los Angeles Lakers

Marcus Smart drew 0.32 charges per game over his 62 games.
He ranks 2 of 399 in the league.
Austin Reaves drew 0.29 charges per game over his 51 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Luka Dončić drew 0.22 charges per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 6 of 399 in the league.

Phoenix Suns

Collin Gillespie recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.
Mark Williams contested 8.4 shots per game over his 60 games.
He ranks 16 of 399 in the league.
Grayson Allen deflected 2.4 passes per game over his 49 games.
He ranks 57 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Phoenix Suns have won 149 of their 345 games against the Los Angeles Lakers.

149-196record of the Phoenix Suns · NBA 1968-69 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

3-2in 2025-26

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1968-69 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

17.071

100% of capacity

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Scoring

223

combined points

8.2 below the season average (231.2)