New Orleans Pelicans 124, Phoenix Suns 116 — Recap

February 27, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 124, Phoenix Suns 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 35-30 PHX; Q2 NOP 26-32 PHX; Q3 NOP 27-29 PHX; Q4 NOP 36-25 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 36 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 threes on 13-of-29 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 27 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists on 13-of-17 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

36 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 6 3PM · 13-29 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

28 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

27 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST · 13-17 FG

Season highs

Zion Williamson · Season-high 11 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	35	26	27	36		124
PHX	30	32	29	25		116

🧮 How They Scored

NOPPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.3%Effective FG%55.4%

5.2%Turnover %9.2%

33.3%Offensive rebound %29.2%

0.115Free-throw rate0.119

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	36	18	4	1	—	1	1	6-18	5-13	1-1	-9
Karlo Matkovic F-C	36	17	10	1	—	—	—	7-13	3-7	—	+4
CJ McCollum G	34	19	4	2	—	—	—	7-18	3-9	2-2	-12
Zion Williamson F	31	27	10	11	—	2	2	13-17	—	1-4	+17
Yves Missi C	29	11	10	1	—	—	—	5-11	—	1-3	-11
Jordan Hawkins G	23	10	5	3	—	2	3	4-9	2-7	—	+22
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	21	5	6	1	—	1	—	2-5	1-3	—	+22
Jose Alvarado G	20	14	1	5	3	—	—	5-9	2-4	2-2	+10
Jamal Cain F	10	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-4	1-4	—	-3

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	42	36	7	9	1	—	4	13-29	6-16	4-4	-6
Tyus Jones G	39	15	5	12	1	—	—	5-7	5-6	—	+15
Kevin Durant F	36	28	5	2	1	1	2	12-23	4-13	—	-2
Nick Richards C	31	10	16	2	—	1	2	5-6	—	—	+15
Mason Plumlee F-C	17	4	8	—	—	1	—	1-1	—	2-4	-21
Grayson Allen G	16	—	1	2	1	—	1	0-7	0-6	—	-22
Ryan Dunn F	14	—	2	—	—	1	—	0-5	0-3	—	-9
Royce O'Neale F	11	6	1	—	—	—	—	2-3	2-2	—	-8
Collin Gillespie G	4	2	1	1	—	—	—	0-2	—	2-2	-9
TyTy Washington Jr. G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-8

🔬 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	31	27	72.0	25.3	+24.8	22.2
CJ McCollum	Bench	34	19	50.3	22.1	-17.1	6.0
Trey Murphy III	Bench	36	18	48.8	21.3	-12.5	4.5
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	36	17	65.4	14.9	+5.6	9.7
Jose Alvarado	Bench	20	14	70.9	21.3	+27.8	19.5
Yves Missi	Bench	29	11	44.6	16.7	-16.6	6.6
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	23	10	55.6	22.6	+48.5	11.0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	21	5	50.0	10.0	+49.3	9.1
Jamal Cain	Bench	10	3	37.5	18.2	-19.8	-2.5
Bruce Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Antonio Reeves	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	42	36	58.5	35.7	-7.2	13.5
Kevin Durant	Bench	36	28	60.9	30.5	-4.5	11.5
Tyus Jones	Bench	39	15	107.1	7.9	+17.7	14.9
Nick Richards	Bench	31	10	83.3	11.4	+21.9	11.2
Royce O'Neale	Bench	11	6	100.0	10.7	-42.1	11.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	17	4	72.5	7.0	-61.8	12.6
Collin Gillespie	Bench	4	2	34.7	25.0	-90.0	10.0
Grayson Allen	Bench	16	—	0.0	20.0	-75.5	-8.3
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	3	—	0.0	11.1	-133.3	-31.6
Ryan Dunn	Bench	14	—	0.0	13.9	-24.4	-6.3
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0