Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 9, 2022

FINAL

16-10PhoenixSuns

117

17-8New OrleansPelicans

128

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	27	25	30	35	117
NOP	26	29	40	33	128

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Suns, 128-117, winning their 6th consecutive game. Zion Williamson recorded a game-high 35 points along with seven rebounds, and four assists for the Pelicans, while CJ McCollum added 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in the victory. Deandre Ayton tallied 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns, while Chris Paul added 24 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 17-8 on the season, while the Suns fall to 16-10.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	35	4-12	3-5	0-0	5	3	2	0	1	5	-7	11
0Torrey CraigPF	30	5-9	4-7	0-0	5	3	0	0	3	0	-13	14
22Deandre AytonC	39	11-15	0-0	3-5	14	2	1	1	3	3	-11	25
1Devin BookerSG	36	5-17	2-8	2-4	2	7	1	0	3	4	-18	14
3Chris PaulPG	34	7-14	6-9	4-4	8	7	0	0	3	3	+3	24
15Cameron Payne	16	2-6	1-5	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	1	-17	5
10Damion Lee	18	4-6	4-6	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	+3	12
2Josh Okogie	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4	+5	3
11Jock Landale	11	4-5	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	3	-2	9
14Landry Shamet	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
20Dario Saric	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
18Bismack Biyombo	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8650.0%	22-4450.0%	9-1369.2%	37	30	6	3	16	25	-	117

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	27	1-5	1-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	2	-3	3
1Zion WilliamsonPF	36	13-17	0-0	9-12	7	4	1	0	2	0	+30	35
17Jonas ValanciunasC	28	4-16	0-3	4-4	10	0	0	0	2	1	-4	12
3CJ McCollumSG	33	7-16	1-6	3-3	7	5	1	0	1	1	+8	18
11Dyson DanielsPG	19	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	2	-2	4
8Naji Marshall	31	5-11	2-6	2-3	2	4	1	0	0	2	-1	14
22Larry Nance Jr.	24	7-10	0-0	3-4	9	5	4	1	1	3	+11	17
4Devonte' Graham	14	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	4	0	0	1	0	+3	5
15Jose Alvarado	25	6-10	3-5	5-7	1	2	3	0	1	4	+13	20
10Jaxson Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9051.1%	8-2729.6%	28-3580.0%	44	27	10	1	11	15	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXNOP

(11:56) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. J. Valanciunas: Tip to C. Paul
(11:35) MISS M. Bridges 26' 3PT
(11:32) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) MISS C. McCollum 27' 3PT
(11:10) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:06) T. Craig 3PT running (3 PTS) (M. Bridges 1 AST)
30
(10:51) MISS J. Valanciunas floating Shot
(10:46) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS J. Valanciunas tip Layup
(10:45) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:43) MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PT
(10:40) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(10:35) MISS J. Valanciunas 24' running 3PT
(10:32) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:19) MISS D. Ayton 14' Jump Shot
(10:16) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (10:05) T. Murphy III 3PT (3 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
33
(9:54) C. Paul lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:44) Z. Williamson lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:32) MISS T. Craig 25' 3PT
(9:29) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:22) C. Paul 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
53
(9:09) T. Murphy III step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:01) MISS D. Booker 12' pullup Shot
(8:58) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) MISS T. Murphy III 26' pullup 3PT
(8:48) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:30) D. Ayton 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Craig 1 AST)
73
+2 (8:16) D. Daniels cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
75
(8:04) D. Ayton charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(8:04) D. Ayton offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (7:46) Z. Williamson driving Layup (2 PTS)
77
(7:46) M. Bridges shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 1 FT)
+1 (7:46) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
78
+3 (7:27) M. Bridges 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Craig 2 AST)
108
(7:17) MISS J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT
(7:14) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:10) MISS M. Bridges 22' running Shot
(7:06) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:01) MISS J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT
(6:57) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:44) MISS D. Ayton 9' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(6:40) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:29) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup
(6:29) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:26) Z. Williamson putback Layup (5 PTS)
1010
(6:18) MISS D. Booker driving Layup
(6:18) D. Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:14) T. Murphy III bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:14) M. Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(6:07) MISS D. Booker 25' running 3PT
(6:07) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:07) NOP Timeout
(6:04) MISS M. Bridges 11' turnaround Shot
(6:00) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:57) MISS T. Murphy III 30' running 3PT
(5:52) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:41) MISS D. Booker 13' driving floating Shot
(5:38) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:22) MISS J. Valanciunas 7' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:20) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:14) C. Paul 26' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
1310
(4:47) MISS D. Daniels 13' driving floating Shot
(4:43) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:26) M. Bridges 6' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
1510
(4:10) MISS C. McCollum 6' driving floating Shot
(4:08) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+3 (4:04) C. Paul 28' 3PT running pullup (8 PTS)
1810
(4:02) NOP Timeout
(3:41) MISS C. McCollum driving Layup
(3:35) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:35) L. Nance Jr. tip Layup (2 PTS)
1812
(3:19) D. Ayton 3-second-violation TURNOVER (2 TO)
+2 (3:04) L. Nance Jr. driving Layup (4 PTS) (D. Graham 1 AST)
1814
(2:55) N. Marshall personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (2:42) D. Booker 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)
2114
(2:29) D. Graham bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:29) C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:25) D. Booker running DUNK (5 PTS)
2314
(2:12) J. Okogie away-from-play personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 1 FT)
+1 (2:12) Z. Williamson away-from-play Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2315
+3 (2:09) J. Alvarado 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Graham 2 AST)
2318
(1:56) D. Booker lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:56) L. Nance Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:54) N. Marshall running Layup (2 PTS) (L. Nance Jr. 1 AST)
2320
(1:54) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Marshall 1 FT)
+1 (1:54) N. Marshall Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2321
(1:53) J. Okogie lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:47) J. Okogie personal FOUL (2 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
+1 (1:47) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2322
(1:47) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:47) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:30) J. Landale cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)
2522
(1:25) L. Nance Jr. off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:25) L. Nance Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:05) T. Craig driving Layup (5 PTS)
2722
+2 (0:52) J. Alvarado driving Layup (5 PTS)
2724
(0:46) MISS C. Payne 26' pullup 3PT
(0:46) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:34) L. Nance Jr. cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Marshall 1 AST)
2726
(0:10) PHX shot clock Team TURNOVER
(0:01) MISS N. Marshall 25' 3PT
(0:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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Team Stats

PHX

NOP

117Points128

43-86(50.0%)Field Goal(%)46-90(51.1%)

22-44(50.0%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)28-35(80.0%)

37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)44(13)

30Assists27

6Steals10

3Blocks1

16Turnovers11

25Fouls15

38Pts In The Paint72

14Fast Break Pts18

10Pts Off Turnovers23

29Bench Pts56

9Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, December 9, 2022 · 8:30 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,381 (92.1%)