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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 38 | 38 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 126 |
 Suns | 31 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 133 |
NOPTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 49-10148.5% | 8-2334.8% | 20-2774.1% | 53 | 28 | 15 |
| PHX | 51-10449.0% | 14-3638.9% | 17-2181.0% | 46 | 27 | 7 |
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Phoenix Suns133| 46 | 35, Season high (his best before, 27) | 15-29 | 5-8, Career high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +8.3 | ||||||
| 44 | 9 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +16 | −6.9 | ||||||
| 38 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 0 | +12 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 29 | 21, Career high (his best before, 8) | 10-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +3 | +13.7 | |||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 28, Season high (his best before, 22) | 9-21 | 4-9, Season high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +6.3 | |||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +1.8 | ||||
| Team | 133 | 51-10449.0% | 14-3638.9% | 46 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 17-2181.0% | 13 | 12 | 11 | |||
Bench 50 points on 17 for 37 shooting
Did not play: Devin Booker and Richaun Holmes (injury/illness); Jimmer Fredette (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans126| 43 | 14 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 40 | 24, Season high (his best before, 18) | 9-17 | 4-7, Season high (his best before, 3) | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 38 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −13 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 31 | 13-24 | 0-2 | 5-11 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −12.3 | |||||
| 23 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.9 | ||||
| 16 | 17 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +6 | +7.3 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.9 | |||
| Team | 126 | 49-10148.5% | 8-2334.8% | 53 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 20-2774.1% | 15 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Stanley Johnson, Darius Miller, Anthony Davis and Frank Jackson (injury/illness).
Suns133Pelicans126ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Josh Jackson scored a season-high 35 points (20 in the paint), and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 133-126 in overtime.
The Suns trailed 76-65 at halftime and 82-67 with 10:31 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Pelicans 66-44 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Pelicans 23-10. Jackson scored 15 of the Suns’ 23 on 6 for 8 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Jamal Crawford had 5 of his 7 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Jackson that tied the game.
Crawford had a season-high 28 points, 7 assists and 3 steals off the bench, and Ray Spalding added a career-high 21 points (20 in the paint), 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks on 10 for 13 shooting. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, Julius Randle had 31 points and 14 rebounds, and Ian Clark added a season-high 24 points. Christian Wood scored 17 points off the bench.
The Pelicans forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Suns outscored the Pelicans 21-7 on the fast break. The Suns outscored the Pelicans 28-15 in 10 minutes with Crawford, Bender, Jackson, Bridges and Melton on the floor together. Dragan Bender fouled out.
Phoenix SunsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Suns’ chance bottomed out at 14% (3rd quarter, 10:02 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
116 points from the field on 104 shots: 5.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-38 | 65.8% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-11 | 27.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-30 | 36.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle | 42 | 3 | 1-5 | −6 |
| Kenrich Williams | 36 | 8 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Cheick Diallo | 31 | 4 | 2-3 | −3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 49 | 14 | 6-12 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 180 possessions. He usually scores about 40 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfrid Payton | 45 | 9 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Solomon Hill | 32 | 5 | 2-8 | −1 |
| Kenrich Williams | 21 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Ian Clark | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 134 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahlil Okafor | 41 | 3 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Cheick Diallo | 29 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Julius Randle | 19 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Elfrid Payton | 10 | 6 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 117 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
PHX
Highest Leverage Moments
Melton 1' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
Q4 0:31
41.4%
29→71
Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Crawford 3 AST)
Q4 2:39
23.3%
29→53
Jackson 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Crawford 5 AST)
OT 3:26
22.4%
62→85
Clark Free Throw Technical (22 PTS)
Q4 0:22
20.1%
73→53
Randle Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Q4 1:52
19.0%
56→37
