Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Jan 4, 2022

FINAL

29-8PhoenixSuns

123

13-25New OrleansPelicans

110

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	42	22	31	28	123
NOP	31	23	30	26	110

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Pelicans, 123-110. Devin Booker led the Suns with 33 points and nine rebounds, while Chris Paul added 11 points, five rebounds and 15 assists in the victory. Devonte Graham recorded a team-high 28 points for the Pelicans, while Jonas Valanciunas tallied 25 points and 16 rebounds in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 29-8 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 13-25.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	41	9-13	5-9	0-1	2	0	1	1	1	3	+4	23
23Cameron JohnsonPF	35	6-10	5-7	1-2	6	0	2	0	0	1	+35	18
10Jalen SmithC	16	4-7	2-3	2-2	5	1	0	1	1	4	-1	12
1Devin BookerSG	32	12-24	3-6	6-6	9	4	0	0	2	4	+15	33
3Chris PaulPG	35	5-11	1-2	0-0	5	15	0	0	3	1	+23	11
18Bismack Biyombo	29	6-6	0-0	4-7	6	3	2	3	0	5	+8	16
15Cameron Payne	21	2-7	0-1	0-0	2	5	0	0	1	1	-8	4
44Justin Jackson	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-7	0
2Elfrid Payton	12	1-4	0-0	1-2	3	2	1	0	1	3	-10	3
12Ish Wainright	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	+6	3
Paris Bass	— did not play —												— did not play —
21MJ Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	46-8554.1%	17-3154.8%	14-2070.0%	42	32	7	5	10	24	-	123

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Herbert JonesSF	34	3-7	1-3	2-2	4	5	1	2	0	3	-22	9
14Brandon IngramPF	33	5-18	0-4	6-8	6	5	1	0	5	4	-10	16
17Jonas ValanciunasC	35	10-18	0-2	5-6	16	2	0	0	3	4	-3	25
3Josh HartSG	37	4-9	1-3	6-6	11	5	0	0	2	4	-9	15
4Devonte' GrahamPG	35	9-18	6-12	4-5	1	6	0	1	1	3	-1	28
10Jaxson Hayes	12	2-4	0-1	1-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	-10	5
15Jose Alvarado	10	0-4	0-2	4-4	0	0	2	0	0	1	-4	4
6Nickeil Alexander-Walker	15	2-7	1-4	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	1	-1	5
41Garrett Temple	19	1-3	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	0	+2	3
12Gary Clark	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	-7	0
2Jared Harper	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Justin James	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Naji Marshall	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Trey Murphy III	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	10-3330.3%	28-3287.5%	48	28	7	3	12	21	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Smith: Tip to Paul
+3 (11:45) Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
30
(11:24) MISS Hart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:15) Smith 4' Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
50
(11:03) MISS Valanciunas 8' Floating Jump Shot
(11:01) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:59) Graham 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
53
(10:47) MISS Booker 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:44) Hart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:39) MISS Graham 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:34) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:34) Booker 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
73
(10:34) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
+1 (10:34) Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
83
+2 (10:26) Valanciunas 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Graham 1 AST)
85
+3 (10:10) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
115
(9:57) MISS Valanciunas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:53) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:33) Paul 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
145
(9:17) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:17) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:13) Johnson 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
165
(9:13) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:01) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
(8:53) MISS Graham 21' Jump Shot
(8:48) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:48) Valanciunas Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
167
+2 (8:37) Smith 6' Hook Shot (7 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
187
+2 (8:17) Valanciunas 6' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS)
189
(8:03) MISS Booker 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:01) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:58) Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
+1 (7:58) Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1810
+1 (7:58) Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1811
+2 (7:45) Booker 11' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
2011
(7:36) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
+1 (7:36) Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2012
+1 (7:36) Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2013
(7:29) MISS Paul 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:23) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:21) MISS Booker 8' Jump Shot
(7:20) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:20) Graham S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
+1 (7:20) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2113
+1 (7:20) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2213
(7:06) Hart Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:56) MISS Booker 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:56) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:56) Suns Rebound
+2 (6:53) Booker 16' Fadeaway Jumper (9 PTS)
2413
+2 (6:36) Ingram 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
2415
(6:23) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:23) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
(6:17) Graham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:17) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(6:05) MISS Booker 19' Jump Shot
(6:01) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:51) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:47) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:41) Smith 27' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
2715
(5:22) Smith S.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Kogut)
+1 (5:22) Graham Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2716
+1 (5:22) Graham Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2717
(5:06) Ingram P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Burns)
+2 (4:55) Bridges 12' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2917
(4:43) MISS Jones 9' Jump Shot
(4:43) Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:42) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:34) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(4:33) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:25) Hayes 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
2919
(4:18) Alvarado S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Corbin)
(4:18) MISS Biyombo Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:18) Suns Rebound
+1 (4:18) Biyombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3019
+2 (4:03) Hayes 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
3021
(4:03) Booker S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Corbin)
+1 (4:03) Hayes Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3022
+3 (3:50) Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
3322
+2 (3:30) Jones 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
3324
(3:06) Suns Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(2:49) MISS Alexander-Walker 8' Floating Jump Shot
(2:46) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:39) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:39) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
(2:38) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:38) Biyombo STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:36) Biyombo 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (3 PTS)
3524
(2:18) MISS Hayes 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:15) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:08) Jones P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Corbin)
(2:08) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:08) MISS Biyombo Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:08) Suns Rebound
+1 (2:08) Biyombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3624
(1:50) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:48) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:38) Payne 3' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3824
(1:25) MISS Ingram 15' Jump Shot
(1:25) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:15) Booker 15' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
4024
(1:00) MISS Hayes 12' Jump Shot
(0:57) Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:45) MISS Payne 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:43) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:38) Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
4027
(0:30) Ingram S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Kogut)
+1 (0:30) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
4127
+1 (0:30) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
4227
(0:11) MISS Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:07) Temple REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:04) Biyombo S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kogut)
+1 (0:04) Alvarado Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
4228
+1 (0:04) Alvarado Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
4229
(0:03) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:03) Alvarado STEAL (1 STL)
(0:03) Payne P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Corbin)
+1 (0:03) Alvarado Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
4230
+1 (0:03) Alvarado Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
4231
(0:00) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

NOP

123Points110

46-85(54.1%)Field Goal(%)36-89(40.4%)

17-31(54.8%)3-Point(%)10-33(30.3%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)28-32(87.5%)

42(5)Rebounds(Offensive)48(15)

32Assists28

7Steals7

5Blocks3

10Turnovers12

24Fouls21

34Pts In The Paint50

15Fast Break Pts17

14Pts Off Turnovers10

26Bench Pts17

16Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,158 (85.2%)