NBA Final Intelligence
New Orleans Pelicans 86, Phoenix Suns 111 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 86, Phoenix Suns 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 29-31 PHX; Q2 NOP 15-35 PHX; Q3 NOP 17-34 PHX; Q4 NOP 25-11 PHX.
Top performers (box score): Jae Crowder (PHX) 21 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists on 9-of-13 shooting; Cameron Johnson (PHX) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 13 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists on 6-of-11 shooting; Mikal Bridges (PHX) 13 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-7 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · PHX
21 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 6-11 FG
Scoring · NOP
20 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST · 9-13 FG
Scoring · PHX
18 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 6-13 FG
Season highs
Jae Crowder · Season-high 21 pointsJae Crowder · Season-high 5 threesCameron Johnson · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 29 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 86 | |
| PHX | 31 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 111 |
🧮 How They Scored
NOPPHX
48Points in the paint28
11Fast-break points14
9Second-chance points16
19Points off turnovers21
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.0%Effective FG%55.4%
15.9%Turnover %9.8%
18.4%Offensive rebound %26.1%
0.234Free-throw rate0.226
Box Score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson F | 29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | -27 |
| Brandon Ingram F | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -25 |
| Eric Bledsoe G | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | -18 |
| Steven Adams C | 23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -15 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker G | 22 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | -9 |
| Josh Hart G | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -20 |
| JJ Redick G | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Nicolo Melli F | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. G | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Sindarius Thornwell G | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Willy Hernangomez C | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | +12 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges F | 30 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +31 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +16 |
| Devin Booker G | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Cameron Payne G | 23 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +16 |
| Chris Paul G | 23 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +19 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 22 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 4-10 | 2-2 | +23 |
| Jae Crowder F | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 5-8 | 4-4 | +15 |
| Jevon Carter G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Dario Saric F | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +21 |
| Langston Galloway G | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Frank Kaminsky F-C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -12 |
| Damian Jones C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| E'Twaun Moore G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Ty-Shon Alexander G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | Bench | 29 | 20 | 63.9 | 25.4 | -50.6 | 10.9 |
| Brandon Ingram | Bench | 28 | 13 | 59.1 | 25.0 | -47.2 | 14.3 |
| Steven Adams | Bench | 23 | 11 | 93.5 | 20.0 | -36.4 | 13.2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Bench | 22 | 11 | 48.6 | 23.5 | -26.9 | 7.1 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 23 | 7 | 29.2 | 29.4 | -53.2 | -6.5 |
| Eric Bledsoe | Bench | 24 | 7 | 64.3 | 9.4 | -41.1 | 8.4 |
| Nicolo Melli | Bench | 16 | 5 | 62.5 | 16.7 | +3.6 | 22.7 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | Bench | 10 | 4 | 28.6 | 30.4 | +55.6 | 6.5 |
| Josh Hart | Bench | 22 | 3 | 52.1 | 6.0 | -48.9 | 7.6 |
| JJ Redick | Bench | 18 | 2 | 20.0 | 16.7 | -34.2 | -5.5 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | Bench | 7 | 2 | 50.0 | 11.8 | +82.4 | 12.1 |
| Willy Hernangomez | Bench | 7 | 1 | 18.1 | 18.8 | +82.4 | 11.4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -75.6 | 19.3 |
Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | Bench | 21 | 21 | 82.3 | 28.9 | +45.6 | 19.6 |
| Cameron Johnson | Bench | 22 | 18 | 64.8 | 28.6 | +54.4 | 16.6 |
| Deandre Ayton | Bench | 26 | 13 | 56.8 | 19.0 | +37.2 | 17.7 |
| Mikal Bridges | Bench | 30 | 13 | 74.2 | 14.1 | +57.0 | 12.9 |
| Cameron Payne | Bench | 23 | 13 | 72.2 | 17.6 | +34.0 | 18.0 |
| Dario Saric | Bench | 14 | 10 | 102.5 | 25.8 | +74.9 | 18.2 |
| Chris Paul | Bench | 23 | 9 | 78.1 | 16.0 | +50.4 | 16.3 |
| Devin Booker | Bench | 26 | 8 | 44.4 | 20.0 | +53.8 | 6.8 |
| Langston Galloway | Bench | 12 | 3 | 37.5 | 14.8 | +30.6 | 3.8 |
| Frank Kaminsky | Bench | 7 | 3 | 30.7 | 31.3 | -82.4 | 3.0 |
| Jevon Carter | Bench | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | -8.1 | -8.7 |
| Damian Jones | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | -118.2 | 3.4 |
| E'Twaun Moore | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 21.4 | -118.2 | -27.6 |
| Ty-Shon Alexander | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | -81.0 | -18.2 |
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