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Devin Booker scores 52 points to lift the Suns over the Pelicans 124-111
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Devin Booker scored 52 points, the fifth-highest scoring game of his career, to power the Phoenix Suns to a 124-111 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night, bringing them within a game of the Pelicans for the No. 6 playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Rebounding from a 128-103 loss to Oklahoma City on Friday night, the Suns (44-31) inched closer to New Orleans (45-30). The teams play again in Phoenix on Sunday.
Booker became the first NBA player since Wilt Chamberlain to score at least 50 points in three consecutive games against the same opponent.
In addition to his 52-point outburst in Phoenix’s 123-109 victory over New Orleans in the Smoothie King Center on Jan. 19, Booker scored 58 points against New Orleans in a 118-114 home win over the Pelicans on Dec. 12, 2022.
“It means a whole lot,” said Booker, a native of Moss Point, Mississippi, located 110 miles from New Orleans, who had 40 relatives and friends in the stands. “My family was in attendance for two of them. Any time you get named for something Wilt did – it’s happened very few times in my career – you know you did something special.”
Suns coach Frank Vogel said he was in awe watching Booker’s second 52-point game against the Pelicans this year.
“There’s something about playing in this building against this opponent,” Vogel said. “(He) just really has a comfort zone here. To go for 50 three straight times against a single opponent … just shows what kind of special player he is. Three times in a row is just incredible.”
Kevin Durant scored 20 points and Jusuf Nurkic added 19 points and 19 rebounds for the Suns, who led by as many as 25 points in the third quarter.
Durant said it was obvious Booker had it going in the first quarter, and the Suns made a concerted effort to get him the ball and screen harder to create more open space.
“It was like deja vu,” Durant said. “As it was happening, I couldn’t believe he was doing it again.”
Pelicans coach Willie Green said there was no excuse for allowing Booker to go off, especially since they knew his history of burying the Pels.
“He hit some shots that we gave him, and he also hit some tough shots,” Green said. “We have to do better. I mean, there’s no excuse to get 50, put on you twice (in a season). Quite frankly, we were soft guarding him. We just had a soft mentality when it came to being physical with him, and he’s a great player, and you can’t allow him to be comfortable."
Booker’s first 24 points came on just nine shots from the field in the first quarter – he was 8-of-9 from behind the arc.
“He came out with a lot of pace and energy,” Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III said of Booker. “He hit some tough shots, but I think we contributed to it a little as well.”
In Phoenix’s 123-109 road victory over New Orleans on Jan. 19, Booker scored 25 points in the first quarter. His 24-point outburst in the first quarter Monday night gave him 76 points in his previous five quarters against the Pelicans.
The Suns built a wall around Zion Williamson on defense, and the Pelicans’ leading scorer didn’t take his first shot until late in the first quarter. Williamson finished with 30 points and five assists. Trey Murphy III added 21 points for New Orleans.
Booker has eight 50-plus scoring games in his career.
UP NEXT
Suns: Host Cleveland on Wednesday night.
Pelicans: Host Orlando on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Zion Williamson gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:19 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 |  | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 11:19 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:16 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot | 3-4 |
| 10:19 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 6-4 |
| 10:09 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:51 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 9-7 |
| 9:37 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 12-7 |
| 9:16 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-10 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 14-10 |
| 8:51 | | CJ McCollum misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 14-13 |
| 8:24 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | CJ McCollum misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | CJ McCollum misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:11 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-13 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 17-15 |
| 6:36 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 19-15 |
| 6:36 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-15 |
| 6:23 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:57 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 23-15 |
| 5:41 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point running jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 26-15 |
| 5:31 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:22 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Eric Gordon assists) | 28-15 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 28-18 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup | 30-18 |
| 4:31 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 33-18 |
| 3:54 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 36-18 |
| 3:25 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 38-18 |
| 2:56 | | Jusuf Nurkic kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 38-20 |
| 2:37 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 41-20 |
| 2:13 | | Drew Eubanks blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:10 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:57 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 42-20 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 43-20 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 44-20 |
| 1:30 | | Naji Marshall misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:28 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-22 |
| 1:17 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 46-22 |
| 0:58 | | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 46-25 |
| 0:36 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:23 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 46-28 |
| 0:00 | | Bradley Beal misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Bradley Beal misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:53 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point tip layup | 46-30 |
| 10:53 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-31 |
| 10:40 | | Naji Marshall personal foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Drew Eubanks assists) | 49-31 |
| 10:16 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | CJ McCollum blocks Drew Eubanks's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving finger roll layup | 49-33 |
| 9:21 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 52-33 |
| 9:05 | | Eric Gordon personal foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 8:43 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:23 | | Drew Eubanks personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point layup | ||
| 7:42 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 52-35 |
| 7:09 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:09 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Dyson Daniels shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-35 |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-35 |
| 6:52 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Bol Bol defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Naji Marshall personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 56-35 |
| 6:14 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-36 |
| 6:14 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-37 |
| 6:05 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 58-37 |
| 5:54 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 60-37 |
| 5:33 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 60-40 |
| 5:08 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 5:03 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 5:03 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 62-40 |
| 4:35 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point running layup | 64-40 |
| 4:28 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:05 | | Herbert Jones misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Devin Booker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 3:52 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-41 |
| 3:51 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:48 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 67-41 |
| 3:18 | | Jusuf Nurkic technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 3:18 | | +1 | CJ McCollum makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 67-42 |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 67-44 |
| 2:46 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point fadeaway jump shot | 70-44 |
| 2:36 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-45 |
| 2:36 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-46 |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 72-46 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 72-48 |
| 1:56 | | Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Kevin Durant misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 72-50 |
| 1:10 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:01 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot | 72-52 |
| 0:51 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 0:46 | | Devin Booker blocks CJ McCollum's two point running layup | ||
| 0:46 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup | 72-54 |
| 0:37 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:33 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 74-54 |
| 0:18 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:18 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 74-56 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point driving layup (Devin Booker assists) | 76-56 |
| 10:50 | | Herbert Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot | 79-56 |
| 10:21 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Zion Williamson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Grayson Allen misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point tip layup | 81-56 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point cutting dunk (CJ McCollum assists) | 81-58 |
| 9:39 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (bad pass) (Bradley Beal steals) | ||
| 9:32 | | Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-58 |
| 9:18 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-58 |
| 9:08 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:08 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:05 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Bradley Beal turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running dunk (CJ McCollum assists) | 83-60 |
| 8:26 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 86-60 |
| 8:17 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:12 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-60 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving floating jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 87-62 |
| 7:32 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 87-64 |
| 6:58 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 90-64 |
| 6:51 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Grayson Allen turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point running dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 90-66 |
| 6:15 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 90-68 |
| 6:10 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 92-68 |
| 5:49 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:49 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 93-68 |
| 5:38 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving reverse layup | 93-70 |
| 5:06 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup | 95-70 |
| 4:57 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 95-73 |
| 4:38 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 95-75 |
| 4:29 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:29 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 95-76 |
| 4:13 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:13 | | Grayson Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:13 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-76 |
| 3:53 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Herbert Jones assists) | 96-78 |
| 3:37 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 96-79 |
| 3:19 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-80 |
| 3:05 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 2:51 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:51 | | Trey Murphy III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:51 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-81 |
| 2:40 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Drew Eubanks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-81 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Drew Eubanks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-81 |
| 2:26 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:23 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:22 | | Trey Murphy III offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point putback layup | 98-83 |
| 2:08 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 101-83 |
| 1:44 | | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 101-86 |
| 1:16 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:15 | | Drew Eubanks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Drew Eubanks makes two point putback layup | 103-86 |
| 0:56 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:30 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (bad pass) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 0:27 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point running reverse layup | 103-88 |
| 0:05 | | Bradley Beal turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving layup | 103-90 |
| 0:00 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Naji Marshall makes two point cutting layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 103-92 |
| 11:40 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | Naji Marshall misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:37 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 10:52 | | Naji Marshall shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-92 |
| 10:52 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-92 |
| 10:43 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Royce O'Neale assists) | 107-92 |
| 10:15 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Loose ball) (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point cutting layup (Bradley Beal assists) | 109-92 |
| 9:34 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (CJ McCollum assists) | 109-95 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 111-95 |
| 8:52 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 8:32 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:29 | | Bradley Beal offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:14 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-95 |
| 8:13 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:11 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:55 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:38 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Zion Williamson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving hook shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 112-97 |
| 6:53 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:36 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Bradley Beal misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:55 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 113-97 |
| 5:46 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 113-99 |
| 5:46 | | Bradley Beal shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 113-100 |
| 5:34 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Jusuf Nurkic steals) | ||
| 4:59 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:57 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Bradley Beal blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:51 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Loose ball) (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:51 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-100 |
| 4:51 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 115-100 |
| 4:37 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 115-102 |
| 4:37 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:34 | | Bradley Beal defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 115-103 |
| 4:03 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:00 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 115-105 |
| 3:09 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +3 | CJ McCollum makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 115-108 |
| 2:37 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:21 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | CJ McCollum misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:19 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 117-108 |
| 1:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-109 |
| 1:55 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-110 |
| 1:34 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 119-110 |
| 1:23 | | Grayson Allen shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:23 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 119-111 |
| 1:02 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving reverse layup (Devin Booker assists) | 121-111 |
| 0:56 | | Grayson Allen blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:55 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Jump ball. Jusuf Nurkic vs. Zion Williamson (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 124-111 |
| 0:29 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:03 |
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Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Dyson Daniels misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:29 |
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+ 3 | Bradley Beal makes three point pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 0:35 |
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Suns defensive rebound | 0:55 |
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Grayson Allen blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | 0:56 |
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+ 2 | Bradley Beal makes two point driving reverse layup (Devin Booker assists) | 1:02 |
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+ 1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:23 |
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Pelicans offensive rebound | 1:23 |
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Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:23 |
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Grayson Allen shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | 1:23 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 124 | 111 |
| Field Goals | 43-87 (49.4%) | 42-89 (47.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 18-47 (38.3%) | 11-27 (40.7%) |
| Free Throws | 20-25 (80.0%) | 16-24 (66.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 60 | 44 |
| Offensive | 16 | 12 |
| Defensive | 33 | 25 |
| Team | 11 | 7 |
| Assists | 29 | 29 |
| Steals | 7 | 10 |
| Blocks | 6 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
| Fouls | 21 | 17 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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D. Booker
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52 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST
Z. Williamson
PF 1
30 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST
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D. Booker SG | 27.1 PPG | 4.5 RPG | 6.9 APG | 49.2 FG% |
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Z. Williamson PF | 22.9 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 5.0 APG | 57.0 FG% |
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D. Booker SG | 52 PTS | 3 REB | 9 AST | |
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Z. Williamson PF | 30 PTS | 2 REB | 5 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Booker | 52 | 3 | 9 | 19/28 | 8/16 | 6/7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 71 |
| K. Durant | 20 | 7 | 3 | 7/19 | 3/11 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +13 | 32 |
| J. Nurkic | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 8/11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | +19 | 48 |
| B. Beal | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 34 |
| G. Allen | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 21 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Booker | 52 | 3 | 9 | 19/28 | 8/16 | 6/7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 71 |
| K. Durant | 20 | 7 | 3 | 7/19 | 3/11 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | +13 | 32 |
| J. Nurkic | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 8/11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | +19 | 48 |
| B. Beal | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 34 |
| G. Allen | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4/8 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 21 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Eubanks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 9 |
| E. Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| R. O'Neale | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| B. Bol | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 2 |
| T. Young | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Okogie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Azubuike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Wainright | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Little | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Roddy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 124 | 49 | 29 | 43/87 | 18/47 | 20/25 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 33 | +65 | 232 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 30 | 2 | 5 | 10/20 | 0/0 | 10/13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -20 | 40 |
| T. Murphy III | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7/14 | 4/10 | 3/4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -18 | 34 |
| C. McCollum | 15 | 5 | 9 | 6/17 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 36 |
| J. Valanciunas | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5/10 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 20 |
| H. Jones | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 30 | 2 | 5 | 10/20 | 0/0 | 10/13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -20 | 40 |
| T. Murphy III | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7/14 | 4/10 | 3/4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -18 | 34 |
| C. McCollum | 15 | 5 | 9 | 6/17 | 2/6 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 36 |
| J. Valanciunas | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5/10 | 0/2 | 1/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 20 |
| H. Jones | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| L. Nance Jr. | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 18 |
| D. Daniels | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +10 | 28 |
| N. Marshall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| J. Hawkins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 4 |
| C. Zeller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Hill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Ingram | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Ryan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Crutcher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Alvarado | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Brockington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Liddell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Robinson-Earl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Seabron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 37 | 29 | 42/89 | 11/27 | 16/24 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -65 | 208 |
