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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 26 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 115 |
 Pelicans | 23 | 25 | 32 | 28 | 108 |
PHXTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 44-9148.4% | 8-4020.0% | 19-2576.0% | 52 | 26 | 17 |
| NOP | 39-8844.3% | 5-2520.0% | 25-4259.5% | 38 | 22 | 12 |
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.
Phoenix Suns115| 36 | 30 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 9-11 | 0 | +21 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 35 | 16 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 0-0 | +3 | −0.8 | ||||||||
| 33 | 14 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 24 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 6-8 | +14 | +9.1 | ||||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.1 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +1 | +1.8 | ||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −6.7 | |||||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.6 | |||||
| 10 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.6 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 44-9148.4% | 8-4020.0% | 52 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 19-2576.0% | 16 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 13 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Nigel Hayes-Davis, Nick Richards and Khaman Maluach (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans108| 36 | 19 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −14 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −8.1 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −7.0 | |||||
| 20 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | −18 | −4.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-18 | 2-11 | 3-6 | 0 | −5 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 0 | 0 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 25 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.1 | ||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.2 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 108 | 39-8844.3% | 5-2520.0% | 38 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 25-4259.5% | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||
Bench 60 points on 20 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Hawkins, DeAndre Jordan and Kevon Looney (coach’s decision).
Suns115Pelicans108ClickTap 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.
Mark Williams had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns went on a 15-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-108.
The Pelicans led 100-97 with 4:58 left in the fourth quarter. Williams’ 2 free throws put the Suns ahead for good with 4:20 left. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 112-106 with 31 seconds left.
The Pelicans had the ball down 3 with 1:07 left, but Ryan Dunn stole the ball from Jordan Poole, lifting the Suns’ chance to win from 82% to 90%. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Pelicans 18-7. Williams scored 9 of the Suns’ 18 on 2 for 2 shooting and 5 for 6 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Collin Gillespie had 4 of his 9 assists, all with the game within 5 points.
Devin Booker had 30 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 9 rebounds.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists off the bench.
The Suns shot 48.4% from the field to the Pelicans’ 44.3%. The Pelicans gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. They outscored the Suns 60-28 off the bench. The Suns outscored the Pelicans 28-18 in 9 minutes with Booker, Brooks, Williams, Gillespie and Dunn on the floor together.
Phoenix SunsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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.
96 points from the field on 91 shots: 7.4 fewer 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 | 26-34 | 76.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-7 | 71.4% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-11 | 9.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-29 | 24.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens | 25 | 8 | 3-5 | −1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 12 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 7 | 2-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen | 20 | 4 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Yves Missi | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 5 | 1-4 | +3 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Jose Alvarado | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jordan Poole | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 6 | 2-6 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 77 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = PHX leads
NOP Largest Lead
5
Q4 9:14
PHX Largest Lead
9
Q3 9:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 10:26 – Q1 9:27
+2 → -6
PHX 9-0 run
Q2 7:03 – Q2 5:36
+2 → -7
NOP 8-0 run
Q4 10:39 – Q4 9:14
-3 → +5
