New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns

Apr 26, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	20	26	32	19	97
PHX	32	27	30	23	112

Game Recap

Led by Mikal Bridges Playoff career-high 31 points and four blocks, the No. one seed Suns defeated the No. eight seed Pelicans in Game five, 112-97. Chris Paul added 22 points, six rebounds and 11 assists for the Suns in the victory, while Brandon Ingram tallied 22 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Pelicans. The Suns lead this best-of-seven First Round series 3-2, with Game six taking place on Thursday, April 28.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	40	7-19	1-5	7-11	5	5	1	0	5	1	-16	22
10Jaxson HayesPF	15	3-6	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	-12	8
17Jonas ValanciunasC	31	7-11	0-1	3-3	14	3	1	0	1	3	-8	17
5Herbert JonesSG	40	1-5	1-3	1-2	7	0	2	2	3	3	-11	4
3CJ McCollumPG	40	7-22	1-8	6-7	8	5	0	2	2	4	-7	21
22Larry Nance Jr.	19	2-2	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	-10	5
25Trey Murphy III	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	2
4Devonte' Graham	11	0-3	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	0	-7	2
8Naji Marshall	6	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	+2	4
15Jose Alvarado	20	3-8	2-6	4-4	1	0	2	0	0	3	-6	12
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Tony Snell	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	32-8040.0%	5-2520.0%	28-3580.0%	47	14	6	5	15	20	-	97

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	46	12-17	4-4	3-3	5	2	1	4	1	1	+13	31
99Jae CrowderPF	22	4-8	1-5	0-1	2	2	2	0	0	5	+14	9
22Deandre AytonC	35	8-13	0-2	3-5	9	3	0	0	3	3	+19	19
23Cameron JohnsonSG	36	3-8	1-5	1-1	9	5	0	0	2	2	+6	8
3Chris PaulPG	38	8-18	0-4	6-6	6	11	3	0	1	2	+10	22
00JaVale McGee	9	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	+6	2
15Cameron Payne	11	4-10	2-3	2-2	3	1	2	0	1	6	+3	12
14Landry Shamet	25	2-6	1-3	1-2	3	0	2	0	1	1	+6	6
18Bismack Biyombo	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0
4Aaron Holiday	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	-2	3
1Devin Booker	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Torrey Craig	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Elfrid Payton	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8650.0%	10-2737.0%	16-2080.0%	40	28	10	4	9	25	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. J. Valanciunas: Tip to C. Johnson
+2 (11:36) D. Ayton 7' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Paul 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:09) J. Hayes 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:56) MISS M. Bridges cutting Layup
(10:53) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:44) MISS B. Ingram driving reverse Layup
(10:42) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:38) MISS C. Johnson running 3PT
(10:35) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:13) MISS J. Hayes 3PT
(10:11) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:03) MISS D. Ayton 24' 3PT
(10:00) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:54) MISS C. McCollum 25' running pullup 3PT
(9:52) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:46) D. Ayton 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. Paul 2 AST)
24
(9:24) MISS H. Jones 25' 3PT
(9:21) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:14) C. Johnson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:14) J. Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:05) B. Ingram 10' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
+2 (8:43) D. Ayton reverse Layup (6 PTS) (J. Crowder 1 AST)
46
(8:23) MISS C. McCollum 24' 3PT
(8:21) C. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:12) MISS C. Johnson 3PT
(8:09) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:02) MISS B. Ingram 12' turnaround Shot
(7:58) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:58) J. Valanciunas tip Layup (2 PTS)
66
+2 (7:44) C. Paul 8' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
68
(7:39) J. Crowder personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:33) MISS H. Jones driving Layup
(7:31) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (7:31) J. Valanciunas putback Layup (4 PTS)
88
(7:19) MISS J. Crowder 26' 3PT
(7:17) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:06) MISS J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT
(7:04) J. Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:55) J. Crowder cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Ayton 1 AST)
810
(6:30) MISS J. Valanciunas 10' turnaround Shot
(6:29) C. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:21) C. Paul 16' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
812
(6:07) B. Ingram lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:07) C. Paul STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:01) D. Ayton cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (C. Johnson 1 AST)
814
(6:01) NOP Timeout
+3 (5:45) H. Jones 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
1114
+2 (5:27) C. Johnson driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. Paul 3 AST)
1116
(5:27) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Johnson 1 FT)
+1 (5:27) C. Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1117
+2 (5:10) B. Ingram driving Layup (4 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
1317
(5:01) L. Nance Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (4:55) C. Paul 9' driving floating bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1319
+3 (4:39) B. Ingram 25' 3PT (7 PTS) (L. Nance Jr. 1 AST)
1619
(4:28) MISS M. Bridges 13' pullup Shot
(4:24) C. Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:21) M. Bridges driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. Johnson 2 AST)
1621
+2 (3:58) C. McCollum driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1821
(3:51) MISS C. Paul 25' pullup 3PT
(3:50) J. McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:47) MISS J. McGee Jump Shot - blocked
(3:47) T. Murphy III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:44) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:41) C. McCollum charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(3:41) C. McCollum offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:30) J. Valanciunas personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:22) MISS C. Payne driving Layup
(3:18) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:17) C. Payne loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:01) B. Ingram bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:01) J. Crowder STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:51) J. Crowder 7' Layup (4 PTS) (J. McGee 1 AST)
1823
(2:35) J. Crowder personal FOUL (2 PF)
(2:35) PHX Timeout
(2:27) B. Ingram lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(2:27) L. Shamet STEAL (1 STL)
(2:21) J. Valanciunas shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Payne 2 FT)
+1 (2:21) C. Payne Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1824
+1 (2:21) C. Payne Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1825
(2:08) C. Payne personal FOUL (2 PF)
(1:56) MISS B. Ingram 20' pullup Shot - blocked
(1:56) M. Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:53) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:37) C. Payne 14' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1827
(1:21) J. Hayes bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:21) C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:16) C. Payne 25' 3PT running pullup (7 PTS)
1830
(0:49) C. Payne shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Graham 2 FT)
+1 (0:49) D. Graham Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1930
+1 (0:49) D. Graham Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2030
(0:39) H. Jones personal FOUL (1 PF) (Paul 2 FT)
+1 (0:39) C. Paul Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2031
+1 (0:39) C. Paul Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2032
(0:31) D. Graham step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:31) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
(0:09) MISS C. Paul 26' step back 3PT
(0:06) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS D. Ayton putback Layup
(0:03) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS B. Ingram 26' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

PHX

97Points112

32-80(40.0%)Field Goal(%)43-86(50.0%)

5-25(20.0%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

28-35(80.0%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

47(13)Rebounds(Offensive)40(6)

14Assists28

6Steals10

5Blocks4

15Turnovers9

20Fouls25

40Pts In The Paint46

4Fast Break Pts10

12Pts Off Turnovers23

25Bench Pts23

0Largest Lead18

Game Details

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT