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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 27 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 117 |
 Pelicans | 26 | 29 | 40 | 33 | 128 |
PHXTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 43-8650.0% | 22-4450.0% | 9-1369.2% | 37 | 30 | 16 |
| NOP | 46-9051.1% | 8-2729.6% | 28-3580.0% | 44 | 27 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans128| 37 | 35, Season high (his best before, 33) | 13-17 | 0-0 | 0 | 9-12 | 0 | +30 | +12.3 | ||||||
| 33 | 18 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0 | +8 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-16 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.9 | |||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −9.0 | |||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −1 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 25 | 20 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +11 | +14.3 | ||||||||
| 15 | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.1 | ||||
| Team | 128 | 46-9051.1% | 8-2729.6% | 44 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 28-3580.0% | 13 | 10 | 1 | |||
Bench 56 points on 19 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Jaxson Hayes, Garrett Temple, Willy Hernangomez and Kira Lewis Jr. (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns117| 40 | 25 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | −11 | +6.3 | ||||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-17 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −8.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 11 | 4-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 24 | 7-14 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +5.3 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-9 | 4-7, Season high (his best before, 3) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +0.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 12 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.6 | |||
| 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +0.7 | |||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 12 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.4 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 117 | 43-8650.0% | 22-4450.0% | 37 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 9-1369.2% | 8 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Ish Wainright and Bismack Biyombo (coach’s decision).
Pelicans128Suns117ClickTap 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.
Zion Williamson scored 35 points (26 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans went on a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 128-117 for their sixth straight win.
The Suns led 108-107 when CJ McCollum’s step-back 3-pointer put the Pelicans ahead for good with 4:13 left. They pulled away to a 121-112 lead with 1:22 left.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Suns 15-7. McCollum scored 5 of the Pelicans’ 15 on 2 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Jose Alvarado had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Pelicans scored 2 points off them.
Alvarado had 20 points and 3 steals off the bench, and Larry Nance Jr. added 17 points (14 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 4 steals on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench.
For the Suns, Deandre Ayton had 25 points and 14 rebounds on 11 for 15 shooting, and Chris Paul added 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Pelicans went 28 for 35 at the line to the Suns’ 9 for 13 and outscored them 72-38 in the paint. The Suns made 22 3-pointers, 6 of them by Paul and 4 by Torrey Craig. They forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pelicans were outscored 19-5 in 4 minutes with Valančiūnas, McCollum, Marshall, Murphy and Daniels on the floor together.
New Orleans PelicansPhoenix SunsPS, 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 90 shots: 1.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-31 | 77.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-25 | 48.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-7 | 28.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-21 | 23.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrey Craig | 31 | 8 | 4-6 | −4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Josh Okogie | 7 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 18 | 7-7 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 15 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 5 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Damion Lee | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 3-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 27 | 10 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Chris Paul | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Devin Booker | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Torrey Craig | 8 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
PHX
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Craig 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ayton 2 AST)
Q4 5:51
19.2%
77→58
McCollum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Williamson 4 AST)
Q4 4:13
16.6%
47→64
Payne 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q4 4:28
15.4%
62→47
Paul 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (24 PTS)
Q4 7:12
14.8%
73→58
Ayton 4' Alley Oop Dunk (21 PTS) (Payne 5 AST)
Q4 3:48
13.7%
77→64
