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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 28 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 115 |
 Pelicans | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 109 |
PHXTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 45-7560.0% | 8-2040.0% | 17-1894.4% | 32 | 23 | 14 |
| NOP | 42-8350.6% | 8-2433.3% | 17-1989.5% | 36 | 25 | 16 |
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| 44 | 18 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 40 | 22 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | +4 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 36 | 33 | 14-14 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | +17 | +15.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.1 | ||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 0 | +7 | −5.2 | |||||||
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| 24 | 13 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +4 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.5 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.9 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.3 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 45-7560.0% | 8-2040.0% | 32 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 17-1894.4% | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 20 points on 6 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Ish Wainright, Torrey Craig, Elfrid Payton and Aaron Holiday (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans109| 44 | 21 | 8-19 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 40 | 16 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0 | +2 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 16 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7.7 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 12 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.0 | ||
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| 31 | 11 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | −3 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 22 | 12 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | ||||
| 21 | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0 | +10 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.9 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | |||
| Team | 109 | 42-8350.6% | 8-2433.3% | 36 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 17-1989.5% | 12 | 9 | 0 | |||
Bench 38 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Tony Snell, Garrett Temple and Willy Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Suns115Pelicans109ClickTap 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.
Chris Paul scored 33 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 in Game 6 of the first round to advance to the Western Conference semifinals.
Devin Booker’s corner 3-pointer answered Brandon Ingram’s reverse layup and put the Suns back ahead for good with 1:42 left in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans got within 112-109 on Ingram’s driving layup with 21 seconds to play, but Booker answered with 2 free throws, and the Pelicans got no closer.
Booker’s 2 free throws with 19.2 seconds left made it 114-109 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Pelicans 16-7. Paul (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2021-22) scored 6 of the Suns’ 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Mikal Bridges had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Suns scored 2 points off them.
Deandre Ayton scored 22 points (14 in the paint) on 10 for 12 shooting. Paul and Ayton set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Ingram had 21 points and 11 assists. Larry Nance Jr. had 15 points and 8 rebounds off the bench. The Pelicans had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Suns shot 60.0% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 50.6% and 33.3%. The Pelicans outscored the Suns 60-40 in the paint.
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. The Suns’ chance bottomed out at 15% (3rd quarter, 9:52 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 75 shots: 23.0 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 | 11-17 | 64.7% | 65% |
| In the paint | 9-13 | 69.2% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 17-25 | 68.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 24 | 5 | 1-1 | −1 |
| CJ McCollum | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Herbert Jones | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 23 | 11-11 | +19 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 36 | 12 | 6-7 | +1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 19 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 46 | 6 | 2-2 | −3 |
| Herbert Jones | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| CJ McCollum | 11 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Devonte' Graham | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Paul 8 AST)
Q4 1:42
33.0%
62→29
Ingram 1' Reverse Layup (19 PTS) (Jones 4 AST)
Q4 2:00
21.9%
40→62
Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Valanciunas 4 AST)
Q4 7:26
21.3%
34→55
Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
Q4 6:43
20.6%
37→58
Ayton Alley Oop Dunk (22 PTS) (Paul 7 AST)
Q4 2:15
18.1%
59→40
