New Orleans Pelicans 108, Phoenix Suns 125 — Recap

February 28, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 108, Phoenix Suns 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 18-40 PHX; Q2 NOP 24-23 PHX; Q3 NOP 28-29 PHX; Q4 NOP 38-33 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Yves Missi (NOP) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists on 11-of-14 shooting; Jordan Hawkins (NOP) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Nick Richards (PHX) 19 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists on 8-of-11 shooting; Royce O'Neale (PHX) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-9 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Yves Missi

24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 11-14 FG

Scoring · NOP

Jordan Hawkins

24 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · PHX

Nick Richards

19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST · 8-11 FG

Season highs

Yves Missi · Season-high 24 points

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	18	24	28	38		108
PHX	40	23	29	33		125

🧮 How They Scored

NOPPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.9%Effective FG%68.7%

13.0%Turnover %16.3%

31.7%Offensive rebound %15.4%

0.172Free-throw rate0.164

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	35	10	3	8	1	1	4	3-8	2-5	2-2	-19
Jordan Hawkins G	31	24	2	4	3	1	2	10-17	3-7	1-2	-4
Bruce Brown G	29	10	4	3	2	—	2	4-10	1-2	1-2	-11
Kelly Olynyk F	27	11	7	5	—	—	1	5-10	1-3	—	-3
Yves Missi C	26	24	5	1	—	1	2	11-14	—	2-3	-3
Jose Alvarado G	23	3	5	4	—	—	—	1-6	0-2	1-2	-16
Karlo Matkovic F-C	22	2	5	1	—	—	2	1-8	0-2	—	-9
Antonio Reeves G	21	11	2	1	1	—	1	4-7	2-4	1-1	-12
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	15	9	1	—	—	—	—	4-5	1-2	0-1	-15
Jamal Cain F	12	4	1	1	3	—	—	1-2	1-1	1-2	+7

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	37	17	—	9	1	—	1	6-13	3-9	2-2	+13
Kevin Durant F	35	17	2	6	3	—	2	7-10	2-2	1-1	+22
Tyus Jones G	32	9	1	6	1	—	2	3-11	3-8	—	+12
Nick Richards C	29	19	12	2	—	1	2	8-11	—	3-4	-4
Royce O'Neale F	26	18	3	3	—	—	1	6-9	6-9	—	+12
Collin Gillespie G	18	9	2	4	1	—	1	4-5	1-2	—	+7
Mason Plumlee F-C	17	6	9	3	—	—	—	2-5	—	2-2	+25
Ryan Dunn F	17	5	2	—	—	—	4	2-2	1-1	0-2	+2
TyTy Washington Jr. G	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-1	0-1	—	-4
Oso Ighodaro F	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	31	24	67.1	27.0	-6.3	14.1
Yves Missi	Bench	26	24	78.3	28.8	-3.4	16.1
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	27	11	55.0	18.0	-6.0	10.4
Antonio Reeves	Bench	21	11	73.9	16.7	-30.4	7.8
Bruce Brown	Bench	29	10	46.0	19.1	-19.6	5.1
Trey Murphy III	Bench	35	10	56.3	16.9	-28.8	6.4
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	15	9	82.7	15.6	-38.8	11.1
Jamal Cain	Bench	12	4	69.4	9.7	+25.9	14.4
Jose Alvarado	Bench	23	3	21.8	14.6	-33.8	3.7
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	22	2	12.5	19.2	-17.2	-4.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zion Williamson	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
Nick Richards	Bench	29	19	74.5	24.2	-4.6	15.2
Royce O'Neale	Bench	26	18	100.0	17.9	+18.6	16.0
Devin Booker	Bench	37	17	61.2	19.2	+20.1	9.8
Kevin Durant	Bench	35	17	81.4	15.8	+31.9	10.4
Tyus Jones	Bench	32	9	40.9	19.4	+17.3	3.9
Collin Gillespie	Bench	18	9	90.0	14.3	+18.4	18.2
Mason Plumlee	Bench	17	6	51.0	15.8	+67.6	23.8
Ryan Dunn	Bench	17	5	86.8	19.4	+11.6	-4.7
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	2	—	0.0	50.0	-70.0	-25.0
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-70.0	12.5