New Orleans Pelicans 100, Phoenix Suns 112 — Recap

November 2, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 100, Phoenix Suns 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 36-22 PHX; Q2 NOP 23-26 PHX; Q3 NOP 23-28 PHX; Q4 NOP 18-36 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) 23 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Mikal Bridges (PHX) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-20 shooting; JaVale McGee (PHX) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists on 7-of-10 shooting; Frank Kaminsky (PHX) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Jonas Valanciunas

23 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · PHX

Mikal Bridges

22 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 9-15 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 7-20 FG

Season highs

Mikal Bridges · Season-high 22 pointsChris Paul · Season-high 18 assists

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	36	23	23	18		100
PHX	22	26	28	36		112

🧮 How They Scored

NOPPHX

42Points in the paint50

19Fast-break points11

18Second-chance points6

30Points off turnovers16

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

46.7%Effective FG%57.9%

14.8%Turnover %17.4%

28.6%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.176Free-throw rate0.220

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jonas Valanciunas C	36	23	14	2	1	2	5	9-16	3-4	2-2	-1
Devonte' Graham G	34	12	3	6	4	0	3	4-15	2-10	2-2	-7
Josh Hart G	30	16	9	3	0	1	1	6-11	2-5	2-2	-7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	30	10	2	2	2	0	0	4-14	2-6	0-0	-16
Trey Murphy III F	25	8	5	1	1	0	1	3-11	2-6	0-0	-5
Garrett Temple G-F	23	8	1	2	4	2	3	2-4	2-4	2-2	-6
Herbert Jones F	19	8	2	1	1	0	0	4-5	0-0	0-0	+5
Naji Marshall F	18	5	2	1	3	1	1	1-1	0-0	3-4	-11
Kira Lewis Jr. G	14	4	0	2	0	0	2	2-8	0-3	0-0	-5
Jaxson Hayes C	11	6	5	1	1	0	1	1-6	0-1	4-4	-7

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	42	22	1	1	0	0	1	9-15	2-4	2-2	+19
Chris Paul G	36	14	7	18	1	1	4	6-8	0-0	2-2	+16
Devin Booker G	34	18	8	3	1	1	6	7-20	2-8	2-2	+8
Jae Crowder F	32	13	8	5	1	0	1	5-7	3-5	0-0	+6
Frank Kaminsky F-C	29	17	3	3	4	1	1	5-8	1-2	6-6	+18
Cameron Johnson F	21	6	4	0	0	0	0	2-8	1-5	1-1	0
JaVale McGee C	19	18	5	0	0	1	4	7-10	0-0	4-5	-6
Landry Shamet G	13	0	2	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	+8
Elfrid Payton G	12	4	4	1	1	0	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	-4
Abdel Nader F	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	36	23	68.1	25.9	+1.5	15.5
Josh Hart	Bench	30	16	67.3	18.3	-9.6	12.2
Devonte' Graham	Bench	34	12	37.8	22.9	-11.4	6.8
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	30	10	35.7	19.7	-23.9	3.0
Garrett Temple	Bench	23	8	82.0	13.6	-16.9	11.6
Herbert Jones	Bench	19	8	80.0	10.4	+11.6	10.5
Trey Murphy III	Bench	25	8	36.4	18.5	-11.3	4.8
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	11	6	38.7	29.0	-20.0	11.3
Naji Marshall	Bench	18	5	90.6	8.5	-20.5	8.7
Kira Lewis Jr.	Bench	14	4	25.0	27.0	-16.1	-8.2

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Mikal Bridges	Bench	42	22	69.3	17.3	+19.1	7.5
Devin Booker	Bench	34	18	43.1	33.3	+8.2	6.1
JaVale McGee	Bench	19	18	73.8	31.9	-11.7	11.8
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	29	17	79.9	17.5	+28.6	19.0
Chris Paul	Bench	36	14	78.8	16.3	+23.3	19.4
Jae Crowder	Bench	32	13	92.9	10.8	+10.3	16.8
Cameron Johnson	Bench	21	6	35.5	17.0	+4.4	1.8
Elfrid Payton	Bench	12	4	50.0	13.8	-14.8	15.7
Landry Shamet	Bench	13	0	0.0	10.7	+26.4	0.0
Abdel Nader	Bench	3	0	0.0	14.3	-88.1	-13.3