• Your code is missing GROUP BY and will throw an error without it.

    Tableb places no restriction on which rows of Tablea are selected for output because it's left-joined. As Jeff pointed out, it's irrelevant to your query.

    What are you really trying to do here? It's highly unlikely that this query is returning the results you are expecting.

    “Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw

    For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
    Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
    Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden