New Orleans Pelicans 116, Phoenix Suns 118 — Recap

March 6, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 116, Phoenix Suns 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 29-26 PHX; Q2 NOP 23-32 PHX; Q3 NOP 29-34 PHX; Q4 NOP 35-26 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-21 shooting; Jalen Green (PHX) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-17 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists on 6-of-13 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

32 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 10-21 FG

Scoring · PHX

Jalen Green

25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · NOP

Trey Murphy III

22 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 6-17 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

NOP 7 largest lead Q2 10:57 (NOP 33, PHX 26) · 7-0 run, Q1 10:32–Q1 9:40

PHX 14 largest lead Q3 0:20 (NOP 78, PHX 92) · 11-0 run, Q3 4:22–Q3 2:59

Swings 6 lead changes Tied 5 times

Ahead for good: Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2 (Q2 5:10, NOP 43, PHX 44).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	29	23	29	35		116
PHX	26	32	34	26		118

🧮 How They Scored

NOPPHX

54Points in the paint34

12Fast-break points13

24Second-chance points29

29Points off turnovers23

27Bench points25

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.6%Effective FG%55.6%

12.4%Turnover %10.6%

38.1%Offensive rebound %36.6%

0.446Free-throw rate0.289

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	41	22	2	4	2	1	0	6-17	4-9	6-7	+10
Zion Williamson F	34	19	10	3	0	0	3	6-13	0-0	7-9	+5
Saddiq Bey F	34	19	6	0	1	1	0	5-12	1-5	8-8	+3
Herbert Jones F	31	14	2	4	2	1	1	6-11	2-5	0-0	-1
Dejounte Murray G	30	15	8	5	2	0	3	5-13	1-5	4-5	-1
Yves Missi C	16	4	8	0	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	-8
Jeremiah Fears G	15	8	0	1	0	0	1	2-5	1-2	3-4	-2
Karlo Matkovic F-C	13	9	3	0	1	0	2	4-4	1-1	0-0	-1
Derik Queen C	13	4	1	1	0	0	3	1-4	0-0	2-2	-8
Bryce McGowens G	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	2-2	-7

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	35	32	4	4	2	0	4	10-21	5-12	7-8	+1
Collin Gillespie G	32	12	6	6	1	0	1	4-12	4-11	0-0	-9
Jalen Green G	31	25	5	3	0	0	2	8-17	3-9	6-7	+3
Royce O'Neale F	31	11	6	3	0	0	0	4-9	3-8	0-0	-7
Grayson Allen G	29	12	2	8	4	0	1	4-10	2-8	2-2	+1
Oso Ighodaro F	27	13	6	1	1	1	1	5-7	0-0	3-5	+2
Khaman Maluach C	20	4	4	1	0	5	2	2-3	0-0	0-0	+4
Rasheer Fleming F	14	6	5	0	0	0	1	2-5	2-4	0-2	0
Ryan Dunn F	13	3	1	1	1	0	0	1-4	1-4	0-2	+9
Amir Coffey G	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+4
Haywood Highsmith F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Trey Murphy III	Starter	41	22	54.8	20.0	+12.2	10.7
Zion Williamson	Starter	34	19	56.0	25.0	+7.5	10.1
Saddiq Bey	Starter	34	19	61.2	18.3	+2.6	11.1
Dejounte Murray	Starter	30	15	49.3	25.7	+0.3	11.2
Herbert Jones	Starter	31	14	63.6	15.8	+2.2	11.1
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	13	9	112.5	20.0	-4.2	18.2
Jeremiah Fears	Bench	15	8	59.2	20.5	-7.4	5.7
Yves Missi	Bench	16	4	66.7	9.5	-24.2	9.6
Derik Queen	Bench	13	4	41.0	22.9	-36.2	-3.2
Bryce McGowens	Bench	13	2	53.2	6.1	-29.5	3.9
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kevon Looney	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Poole	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Micah Peavy	Bench	00	0	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	Starter	35	32	65.3	30.4	-0.2	18.9
Jalen Green	Starter	31	25	62.3	28.6	+4.9	16.1
Oso Ighodaro	Starter	27	13	70.7	15.6	+3.8	10.9
Collin Gillespie	Starter	32	12	50.0	16.7	-14.1	8.6
Royce O'Neale	Starter	31	11	61.1	11.1	-14.1	10.3
Grayson Allen	Bench	29	12	55.1	16.2	-2.4	15.5
Rasheer Fleming	Bench	14	6	51.0	20.6	-5.3	5.1
Khaman Maluach	Bench	20	4	66.7	9.8	+6.9	6.1
Ryan Dunn	Bench	13	3	30.7	17.2	+46.5	-4.0
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	01	0	0.0	0.0	+200.0	0.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	07	0	0.0	11.1	+30.8	-8.9
Jamaree Bouyea	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0