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PHX 1-4
123 โ€“ 114
FINAL
NOP 3-4

Phoenix Suns 123, New Orleans Pelicans 114 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 123, New Orleans Pelicans 114. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 32-33 NOP; Q2 PHX 33-22 NOP; Q3 PHX 28-30 NOP; Q4 PHX 30-29 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Trey Murphy III (NOP) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists on 8-of-11 shooting; Derik Queen (NOP) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-18 shooting; Jeremiah Fears (NOP) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-19 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท NOP
24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM ยท 6-12 FG
Scoring ยท NOP
22 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST ยท 8-11 FG
Scoring ยท NOP
21 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM ยท 7-15 FG
Season highs
Trey Murphy III ยท Season-high 6 threes

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

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

PHX 13 largest lead Q3 11:40 (PHX 68, NOP 55) ยท 7-0 run, Q1 8:18โ€“Q1 7:10
NOP 4 largest lead Q1 9:17 (PHX 3, NOP 7) ยท 9-0 run, Q4 6:34โ€“Q4 4:31
Swings 6 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Collin Gillespie makes 27-foot running jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists) (Q2 11:37, PHX 35, NOP 33).

Linescore

1234 T
PHX 32332830 123
NOP 33223029 114

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

PHXNOP
44Points in the paint56
19Fast-break points15
30Second-chance points18
17Points off turnovers23
45Bench points34
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
56.1%Effective FG%48.9%
13.1%Turnover %11.4%
43.1%Offensive rebound %29.8%
0.194Free-throw rate0.379

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Devin Booker G 3420340046-183-95-80
Dillon Brooks G-F 3318412017-182-72-3+4
Royce O'Neale F 3315521125-95-80-0+9
Collin Gillespie G 3117772026-145-70-0+13
Oso Ighodaro F 2981041024-40-00-0+16
Jordan Goodwin G 2316940025-122-64-4-1
Rasheer Fleming F 155010102-71-50-2+5
Jamaree Bouyea G 1212300005-62-20-0+6
Mark Williams C 1110800004-90-02-2-12
Isaiah Livers F 110330120-00-00-0+1
Nick Richards C 82301011-10-00-0+4

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Trey Murphy III F 3724611016-126-96-6+1
Jeremiah Fears G 3418820137-190-44-4-12
Saddiq Bey F 3317522005-100-27-8-6
Zion Williamson F 2922402148-110-06-8-7
Derik Queen C 27211131147-152-45-6-1
Bryce McGowens G 230010010-50-10-0-5
Yves Missi C 214812402-30-00-0-8
Jose Alvarado G 147032003-71-30-0+3
Jordan Poole G 141130000-30-31-1-1
Micah Peavy G-F 80001000-20-10-0-9

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Devin Booker Starter 342046.527.2-1.72.2
Dillon Brooks Starter 331846.623.5+5.97.3
Collin Gillespie Starter 311760.720.8+17.715.9
Royce O'Neale Starter 331583.312.9+13.211.1
Oso Ighodaro Starter 298100.08.7+26.213.4
Jordan Goodwin Bench 231658.123.2-4.519.8
Jamaree Bouyea Bench 1212100.022.2+24.025.5
Mark Williams Bench 111050.627.8-57.117.8
Rasheer Fleming Bench 15531.719.0+11.7-3.9
Nick Richards Bench 082100.010.0+17.67.4
Nigel Hayes Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Isaiah Livers Bench 1100.06.5+10.14.2
Khaman Maluach Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Trey Murphy III Starter 372482.017.8+1.315.3
Derik Queen Starter 272159.533.3-6.017.6
Jeremiah Fears Starter 341843.428.6-16.95.7
Saddiq Bey Starter 331762.915.9-8.814.5
Bryce McGowens Starter 2300.010.2-10.2-8.0
Zion Williamson Bench 292275.826.1-11.313.9
Jose Alvarado Bench 14750.021.2+6.07.9
Yves Missi Bench 21466.75.7-17.813.9
Jordan Poole Bench 14114.510.0-8.62.9
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jordan Hawkins Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Karlo Matkovic Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Micah Peavy Bench 0800.010.0-44.4-7.9

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series PHX 3 โ€“ 0 NOP
Last 26 meetings ยท since 2020-21 PHX 17 โ€“ 9 NOP
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Phoenix Suns 18-13 W3 L10 6-4 Next game recap: @ WAS ยท Mon, Dec 29
New Orleans Pelicans 8-25 L3 L10 5-5 Next game recap: vs NYK ยท Mon, Dec 29

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