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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 46 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 124 |
 Pelicans | 28 | 26 | 36 | 21 | 111 |
PHXTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 43-8749.4% | 18-4738.3% | 20-2580.0% | 49 | 29 | 12 |
| NOP | 42-8947.2% | 11-2740.7% | 16-2466.7% | 37 | 29 | 9 |
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Phoenix Suns124| 41 | 20 | 7-19 | 3-11 | 3-3 | 0 | +13 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 39 | 52 | 19-28 | 8-16, Career high (his best before, 6) | 6-7 | 0 | +8 | +20.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +2 | +3.7 | ||||||||
| 36 | 19 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 8-11 | +19 | +9.5 | ||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −5.8 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 12 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.6 | ||
| Team | 124 | 43-8749.4% | 18-4738.3% | 49 | 29 | 12 | 21 | 20-2580.0% | 16 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 9 points on 3 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas, David Roddy, Thaddeus Young, Nassir Little, Udoka Azubuike and Josh Okogie (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans111| 40 | 15 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | −3 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 37 | 30 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 0 | −20 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +1.2 | |||||
| 32 | 21 | 7-14 | 4-10 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −18 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.1 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | |||||
| 15 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.8 | ||
| Team | 111 | 42-8947.2% | 11-2740.7% | 37 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 16-2466.7% | 12 | 10 | 1 | |||
Bench 25 points on 10 for 21 shooting
Did not play: E.J. Liddell, Cody Zeller, Matt Ryan and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (coach’s decision).
Suns124Pelicans111ClickTap 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.
Devin Booker scored 52 points (24 in the first quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-111.
The Suns took control with a 30-7 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 27.
Kevin Durant scored 20 points (11 in the first quarter). Booker and Jusuf Nurkić set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 30 points, and Trey Murphy III added 21 points.
The Suns shot 49.4% from the field to the Pelicans’ 47.2%. The Pelicans gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. They outscored the Suns 60-42 in the paint. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 56-43 in 17 minutes together.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
104 points from the field on 86 shots: 7.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-25 | 68.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-6 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-12 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-35 | 34.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 26 | 22 | 8-11 | +12 |
| Trey Murphy III | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Zion Williamson | 12 | 11 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Dyson Daniels | 11 | 10 | 5-7 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 11 | 4-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 56 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 19 | 0 | 0-3 | −7 |
| Zion Williamson | 15 | 3 | 1-5 | −3 |
| Herbert Jones | 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 8 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 10 | 4-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 33 | 4 | 2-6 | −3 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Herbert Jones | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
Nance Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Daniels 1 AST)
Q1 0:59
23.1%
4→27
Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
Q1 2:37
15.6%
26→10
MISS Booker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
Q1 0:36
10.5%
27→17
Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
Q1 4:11
10.0%
40→30
Allen 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
Q1 3:44
8.9%
29→21
