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FINAL
Nov 2, 2021

Game Recap

After trailing by as many as 20 points, the Suns defeated the Pelicans, 112-100. Chris Paul led the way for the Suns with 14 points (12 points, 5-5 FG in the 4th quarter), seven rebounds and 18 assists, while Devin Booker added 18 points (nine points, 4-4 FG in the 4th quarter) in the victory. Jonas Valanciunas tallied 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 3-3 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 1-7.

Box Score

1234T
NOP36232318100
PHX22262836112
New Orleans Pelicans logoPELICANSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
3Josh HartSF306-112-52-293011416-7
5Herbert JonesPF194-50-00-02110008+5
17Jonas ValanciunasC359-163-42-2142125223-1
6Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG294-142-60-022200210-16
4Devonte' GrahamPG344-152-102-236403012-7
25Trey Murphy III243-112-60-05110118-5
13Kira Lewis Jr.132-80-30-00200224-5
41Garrett Temple222-42-42-21242308-6
10Jaxson Hayes111-60-14-45110116-7
8Naji Marshall171-10-03-42131145-11
15Jose Alvarado— did not play —— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez— did not play —— did not play —
0Didi Louzada— did not play —— did not play —
31Tomas Satoransky— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL36-9139.6%13-3933.3%15-1693.8%43211761716100
Phoenix Suns logoSUNSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
25Mikal BridgesSF419-152-42-211001322+19
99Jae CrowderPF325-73-50-085101113+6
00JaVale McGeeC197-100-04-550014318-6
1Devin BookerSG337-202-82-283116218+8
3Chris PaulPG366-80-02-2718114314+16
8Frank Kaminsky285-81-26-633411217+18
23Cameron Johnson212-81-51-140000260
2Elfrid Payton112-40-00-04110014-4
11Abdel Nader20-00-00-00000100-5
14Landry Shamet120-20-20-02100100+8
22Deandre Ayton— did not play —— did not play —
35Chandler Hutchison— did not play —— did not play —
15Cameron Payne— did not play —— did not play —
10Jalen Smith— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL43-8252.4%9-2634.6%17-1894.4%4232841917112

Play-by-Play

1st quarternopphx
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:56) Jump Ball McGee vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Bridges
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:50) MISS McGee 7' Driving Hook Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (11:50) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:47) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:47) MISS Booker 7' Fadeaway Jumper
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:44) McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:43) MISS McGee 3' Tip Layup Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:43) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (11:41) McGee Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
    02
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (11:22) MISS Valanciunas 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:21) McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (11:11) McGee Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (11:11) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (11:06) Jones 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
    22
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (10:46) McGee 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
    24
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:37) MISS Hart 8' Fadeaway Jumper
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (10:36) McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (10:32) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (10:29) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (10:19) Jones 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
    44
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (9:53) Crowder 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    46
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (9:39) Valanciunas 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
    76
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (9:25) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:25) Graham STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:18) MISS Jones 22' Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (9:15) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (9:13) Valanciunas 2' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
    96
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (9:00) Booker 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
    98
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (8:46) Hart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Graham 1 AST)
    128
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +3 (8:21) Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
    1211
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:57) MISS Graham 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (7:55) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (7:42) Crowder 2' Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
    1213
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (7:28) Graham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
    1513
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (7:11) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:11) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (7:06) MISS Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (7:02) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (6:56) Paul Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:56) Graham STEAL (2 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (6:53) Graham 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
    1713
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (6:53) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (6:42) Bridges 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)
    1715
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:29) MISS Graham 18' Pullup Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:28) Pelicans Rebound
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (6:20) Valanciunas 8' Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
    1915
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (6:07) MISS Bridges 19' Step Back Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (6:05) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (5:57) Hart 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Graham 2 AST)
    2215
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (5:34) Kaminsky 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
    2217
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (5:13) Valanciunas 5' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Graham 3 AST)
    2417
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (4:54) MISS Paul 14' Step Back Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (4:53) Kaminsky REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (4:48) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (4:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (4:29) Graham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
    2717
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +3 (4:17) Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 7 AST)
    2720
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (4:09) MISS Hart 7' Running Finger Roll Layup
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (4:09) Paul BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (4:07) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (4:06) MISS Graham 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (4:06) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (3:55) MISS Paul 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (3:53) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (3:53) Paul P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (3:41) Lewis Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (3:41) Kaminsky STEAL (1 STL)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (3:36) MISS Booker 15' Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (3:34) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (3:20) Temple Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (3:08) Kaminsky Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (3:08) Temple STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (3:04) Lewis Jr. 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Temple 1 AST)
    2920
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (2:48) MISS Payton 6' Driving Layup
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:48) Valanciunas BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:39) MISS Murphy III 19' Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (2:38) SUNS Rebound
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:38) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (2:23) MISS Johnson 20' Jump Shot
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:21) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (2:09) MISS Hayes 20' Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (2:07) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (1:50) Nader Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:50) Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (1:46) Lewis Jr. 5' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
    3120
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (1:25) Shamet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:25) Temple STEAL (2 STL)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:07) MISS Lewis Jr. 4' Driving Layup
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (1:03) Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +2 (1:03) Hayes Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
    3320
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (0:55) McGee OFF.Foul (P1) (L.Holtkamp)
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (0:55) McGee Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T8)
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    +3 (0:36) Murphy III 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
    3620
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    +2 (0:26) Payton 5' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
    3622
  • New Orleans Pelicans logo
    (0:04) MISS Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot
  • Phoenix Suns logo
    (0:02) Payton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

100Points112
36-91(39.6%)Field Goal(%)43-82(52.4%)
13-39(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)
15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)17-18(94.4%)
43(14)Rebounds(Offensive)42(7)
21Assists32
17Steals8
6Blocks4
17Turnovers19
16Fouls17
42Pts In The Paint50
19Fast Break Pts11
30Pts Off Turnovers16
31Bench Pts27
20Largest Lead12

Game Details

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 · 10:00 PM
Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ
attendance: 14,323 (83.9%)