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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 19 | 37 | 34 | 23 | 113 |
 Suns | 26 | 24 | 33 | 22 | 105 |
NOPTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 40-8547.1% | 16-3941.0% | 17-1989.5% | 42 | 26 | 12 |
| PHX | 39-8744.8% | 14-3935.9% | 13-1492.9% | 38 | 30 | 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 Pelicans113| 42 | 31 | 12-22 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +3.3 | |||||
| 40 | 29 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 7-8 | +7 | +8.1 | ||||||||
| 39 | 13 | 4-13 | 3-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 34 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −7.7 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | +17 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | −6 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 15 | 5-10 | 5-8, Season high (his best before, 4) | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +4.3 | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 113 | 40-8547.1% | 16-3941.0% | 42 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 17-1989.5% | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Malcolm Hill, Jordan Hawkins, Cody Zeller, E.J. Liddell and Matt Ryan (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns105| 39 | 25 | 9-16 | 0-6 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 39 | 33 | 13-19 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +10.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 23 | 8-22 | 3-8 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.0 | ||||
| 37 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −5.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +2 | −1.2 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.2 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | +1 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.9 | ||
| Team | 105 | 39-8744.8% | 14-3935.9% | 38 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 13-1492.9% | 9 | 7 | 8 | |||
Bench 7 points on 3 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas, Udoka Azubuike, Thaddeus Young, Josh Okogie, Nassir Little and David Roddy (coach’s decision).
Pelicans113Suns105ClickTap 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 had 29 points (22 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 113-105 to end a 4-game losing streak.
Williamson’s driving layup put the Pelicans ahead for good with 7:19 left in the fourth quarter.
The Suns got within 103-101 on Bradley Beal’s 9-foot jumper with 4:02 to play, but Larry Nance Jr. answered with 2 free throws, and the Suns got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Suns 10-3. Williamson scored 6 of the Pelicans’ 10 on 3 for 4 shooting.
CJ McCollum scored 31 points with 7 3-pointers.
For the Suns, Beal scored 33 points on 13 for 19 shooting, and Devin Booker added 25 points (14 in the paint) and 7 assists. Kevin Durant had 23 points and 6 assists. Beal scored 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pelicans shot 47.1% from the field and 41.0% from 3 to the Suns’ 44.8% and 35.9%. They outscored the Suns 34-7 off the bench. The Pelicans outscored the Suns 35-15 in 10 minutes with McCollum, Nance, Williamson, Jones and Murphy 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. The Pelicans’ chance bottomed out at 18% (2nd quarter, 10:11 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
96 points from the field on 85 shots: 6.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-14 | 78.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 12-30 | 40.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-2 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-10 | 20.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-29 | 48.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | 32 | 14 | 5-9 | +4 |
| Bradley Beal | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Devin Booker | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-8 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 34 | 10 | 3-7 | −3 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 12 | 8 | 4-7 | +3 |
| Grayson Allen | 12 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Kevin Durant | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-9 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 34 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 14 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Grayson Allen | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Eric Gordon | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Kevin Durant | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 40 possessions. He usually scores about 8 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
Beal 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Nurkic 6 AST)
Q4 7:50
18.5%
40→58
Daniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Nance Jr. 7 AST)
Q3 2:14
16.2%
37→21
McCollum 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Williamson 7 AST)
Q4 1:41
15.0%
21→6
Williamson 5' Driving Layup (21 PTS)
Q4 7:19
14.7%
58→43
Beal 18' Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Nurkic 5 AST)
Q4 8:35
14.6%
40→55
