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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 36 | 22 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 124 |
 Pelicans | 29 | 28 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 129 |
PHXTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 49-10546.7% | 13-3834.2% | 13-1776.5% | 42 | 34 | 14 |
| NOP | 50-8658.1% | 8-2532.0% | 21-2875.0% | 43 | 31 | 15 |
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 Pelicans129| 45 | 29 | 13-24 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 42 | 35 | 14-21 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 0 | +16 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.2 | |||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | |||||||
| 18 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | +11 | +10.5 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.5 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.0 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 129 | 50-8658.1% | 8-2532.0% | 43 | 31 | 15 | 26 | 21-2875.0% | 7 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Kira Lewis Jr., Garrett Temple and Jaxson Hayes (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns124| 45 | 27 | 10-23 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −12 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | −5 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 28 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | −17 | +11.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 5 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 17 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.1 | ||||
| 20 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | +12 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +13 | +5.0 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +1.3 | ||||||
| Team | 124 | 49-10546.7% | 13-3834.2% | 42 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 13-1776.5% | 19 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 44 points on 16 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Ish Wainright and Bismack Biyombo (coach’s decision).
Pelicans129Suns124ClickTap 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 (24 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 129-124 in overtime for their seventh straight win.
Chris Paul made a 12-foot pull-up jumper with 4.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 117 for the Suns, but the Pelicans outscored them 12-7 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Suns 18-15. Williamson scored 5 of the Pelicans’ 18 on 2 for 4 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. With 2:03 left, CJ McCollum stole the ball from Jock Landale, and his driving layup off it put the Pelicans ahead 113-111.
McCollum had 29 points and 7 assists, and Larry Nance Jr. added 15 points (8 in the third quarter) and 4 steals off the bench.
For the Suns, Deandre Ayton had 28 points and 12 rebounds on 13 for 18 shooting, and Mikal Bridges added 27 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Pelicans shot 58.1% from the field to the Suns’ 46.7%. The Pelicans outscored the Suns 26-13 in 7 minutes with McCollum, Nance, Williamson, Murphy and Daniels on the floor together. Ayton and Paul fouled out.
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).
108 points from the field on 86 shots: 11.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 28-35 | 80.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-11 | 63.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-21 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 29 | 21 | 8-8 | +10 |
| Torrey Craig | 21 | 8 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Dario Saric | 9 | 4 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 6 | 3-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 43 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 37 | 2 | 1-5 | −8 |
| Torrey Craig | 15 | 11 | 5-11 | +7 |
| Cameron Payne | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Damion Lee | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 14 | 6-10 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Lee | 28 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cameron Payne | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Landry Shamet | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
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NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Paul 12' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q4 0:04
38.9%
92→53
Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
Q4 2:48
19.5%
73→53
Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
Q4 0:36
18.5%
73→91
Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Paul 11 AST)
OT 4:24
17.3%
66→49
Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Paul 10 AST)
Q4 3:38
17.2%
77→60
