Pelicans 110-106 Suns (31 Dec, 2014) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

18-15, 11-8 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	25	28	26	27	106
NO	31	24	26	29	110

New Orleans Pelicans

16-15, 10-4 home

110

Tyreke Evans misses 16-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 16-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 13-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
P.J. Tucker blocks Tyreke Evans 's 1-foot layup
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Omer Asik makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Luke Babbitt makes three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Eric Bledsoe blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot layup
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 27-foot
Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
Eric Bledsoe blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Tyreke Evans makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Dante Cunningham makes 2-foot two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 4-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes two point shot
Austin Rivers misses 4-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes two point shot
Miles Plumlee blocks Austin Rivers's layup
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes layup (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Omer Asik makes two point shot (Austin Rivers assists)
Jimmer Fredette makes layup
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)
Isaiah Thomas blocks Jimmer Fredette 's 3-foot jumper
Austin Rivers misses two point shot
Omer Asik misses tip shot
Omer Asik makes layup (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Omer Asik makes layup (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jimmer Fredette misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jimmer Fredette misses 6-foot jumper
Jimmer Fredette makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis misses 7-foot hook shot
Anthony Davis makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Jrue Holiday makes 11-foot jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Ryan Anderson makes 3-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes driving layup
Luke Babbitt misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Omer Asik makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes layup
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday makes jumper
Anthony Davis makes 18-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 7-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 29-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Jimmer Fredette makes two point shot
Ryan Anderson makes layup
Anthony Davis misses jumper
Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
Dante Cunningham misses jumper
Anthony Davis misses 4-foot jumper
Marcus Morris blocks Austin Rivers's layup
Ryan Anderson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jimmer Fredette assists)
Dante Cunningham makes layup (Ryan Anderson assists)
Jimmer Fredette misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 18-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 4-foot two point shot
Jrue Holiday makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Dante Cunningham misses jumper
Tyreke Evans misses layup
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Anderson misses layup
Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tyreke Evans makes 16-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans makes layup
Markieff Morris misses layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 25-foot three point jumper
Goran Dragic misses 11-foot jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 11-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes layup
Anthony Davis blocks Markieff Morris 's 13-foot jumper
P.J. Tucker makes two point shot
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Markieff Morris makes layup
Markieff Morris misses jumper
Goran Dragic misses 12-foot jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot
Goran Dragic misses 16-foot jumper
Goran Dragic makes driving layup
Goran Dragic makes driving dunk
Miles Plumlee misses
Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 12-foot jumper
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Plumlee assists)
Goran Dragic misses layup
Gerald Green makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Goran Dragic makes layup (Miles Plumlee assists)
Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
Miles Plumlee makes two point shot (Gerald Green assists)
Gerald Green makes two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses 12-foot jumper
Miles Plumlee misses tip shot
Eric Bledsoe misses layup
Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Omer Asik blocks Gerald Green 's 2-foot layup
Gerald Green makes three point jumper (Isaiah Thomas assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green makes 16-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (Marcus Morris assists)
Marcus Morris misses two point shot
Marcus Morris makes three point jumper (Alex Len assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses 11-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 16-foot jumper
Alex Len makes dunk (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Markieff Morris misses 17-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot
P.J. Tucker makes three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Markieff Morris makes 14-foot jumper
Markieff Morris misses three point jumper
P.J. Tucker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
Markieff Morris makes two point shot
Goran Dragic makes layup
Eric Bledsoe misses 22-foot jumper
Alex Len misses 4-foot hook shot
Goran Dragic makes 16-foot two point shot
Eric Bledsoe makes driving layup
Goran Dragic makes 24-foot three point jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
Goran Dragic makes layup
Markieff Morris misses layup
Goran Dragic makes two point shot
Alex Len makes dunk (Eric Bledsoe assists)
P.J. Tucker misses 1-foot Regular Jump Shot
Markieff Morris makes two point shot
Marcus Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris makes jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 16-foot Regular Jump Shot
Gerald Green misses 22-foot jumper
Isaiah Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Gerald Green misses 18-foot jumper
Miles Plumlee makes 2-foot two point shot
Isaiah Thomas misses layup
Goran Dragic misses layup
Miles Plumlee makes two point shot
Goran Dragic misses layup
Isaiah Thomas misses layup
Marcus Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gerald Green misses 13-foot jumper
Markieff Morris misses layup
Markieff Morris misses layup
Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot
Markieff Morris makes layup (Goran Dragic assists)
Markieff Morris makes two point shot
Goran Dragic misses 26-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes driving layup
Eric Bledsoe makes driving layup
Goran Dragic makes layup (Markieff Morris assists)
Isaiah Thomas misses three point jumper

SUNS

PELICANS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Alex Len vs. Anthony Davis (Jrue Holiday gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Tyreke Evans misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:41	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	0	0
11:23	Markieff Morris misses layup	0	0
11:22	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Jrue Holiday misses 16-foot jumper	0	0
11:12	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Eric Bledsoe misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:00	Omer Asik defensive rebound	0	0
10:37	Anthony Davis misses 13-foot jumper	0	0
10:36	Omer Asik offensive rebound	0	0
10:34	shot clock turnover	0	0
10:22	Goran Dragic misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
10:22	Alex Len offensive rebound	0	0
10:11	Eric Bledsoe misses three point jumper	0	0
10:11	Luke Babbitt defensive rebound	0	0
10:02	Alex Len shooting foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	0	0
10:02	Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
10:02	Pelicans offensive team rebound	0	0
10:02	Omer Asik misses free throw 2 of 2	0	0
10:00	Luke Babbitt offensive rebound	0	0
9:47	Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
9:45	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	0	0
9:41	Eric Bledsoe misses 11-foot jumper	0	0
9:38	Pelicans defensive team rebound	0	0
9:23	P.J. Tucker blocks Tyreke Evans 's 1-foot layup	0	0
9:22	Alex Len defensive rebound	0	0
9:08	Goran Dragic makes layup	2	0
9:02	Tyreke Evans misses layup	2	0
9:02	Pelicans offensive team rebound	2	0
8:52	Omer Asik makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)	2	2
8:41	Anthony Davis blocks Markieff Morris 's 13-foot jumper	2	2
8:38	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	2	2
8:30	Anthony Davis makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)	2	4
8:21	Eric Bledsoe lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	2	4
8:19	Eric Bledsoe loose ball foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)	2	4
8:08	Alex Len shooting foul (Omer Asik draws the foul)	2	4
8:08	Omer Asik misses free throw 1 of 2	2	4
8:08	Pelicans offensive team rebound	2	4
8:08	Miles Plumlee enters the game for Alex Len	2	4
8:08	Omer Asik misses free throw 2 of 2	2	4
8:07	P.J. Tucker defensive rebound	2	4
7:58	Tyreke Evans personal foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul)	2	4
7:45	P.J. Tucker makes two point shot	4	4
7:28	Luke Babbitt makes three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)	4	7
7:18	Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	7
7:16	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	4	7
7:05	Eric Bledsoe blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot layup	4	7
7:05	Pelicans offensive team rebound	4	7
6:58	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	4	9
6:46	Markieff Morris makes layup	6	9
6:33	Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)	6	11
6:18	Markieff Morris misses jumper	6	11
6:16	Luke Babbitt defensive rebound	6	11
6:01	Tyreke Evans makes 27-foot	6	14
5:41	Goran Dragic misses 12-foot jumper	6	14
5:39	Eric Bledsoe offensive rebound	6	14
5:39	Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot	8	14
5:24	Tyreke Evans makes driving layup	8	16
5:13	Goran Dragic misses 16-foot jumper	8	16
5:13	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	8	16
5:09	Goran Dragic personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	8	16
5:09	Pelicans Full timeout	8	16
4:56	Eric Bledsoe blocks Tyreke Evans's layup	8	16
4:54	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	8	16
4:50	Eric Bledsoe bad pass (Tyreke Evans steals)	8	16
4:39	Markieff Morris personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	8	16
4:39	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	8	17
4:39	Gerald Green enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	8	17
4:39	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Omer Asik	8	17
4:39	Dante Cunningham enters the game for Luke Babbitt	8	17
4:39	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	8	18
4:22	Goran Dragic makes driving layup	10	18
4:11	Markieff Morris shooting foul (Jrue Holiday draws the foul)	10	18
4:11	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 2	10	19
4:11	Marcus Morris enters the game for Markieff Morris	10	19
4:11	Jrue Holiday makes free throw 2 of 2	10	20
4:00	Goran Dragic makes driving dunk	12	20
3:47	Tyreke Evans makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	12	22
3:27	Miles Plumlee misses	12	22
3:26	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	12	22
3:19	Dante Cunningham makes 2-foot two point shot (Anthony Davis assists)	12	24
3:09	Marcus Morris misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	24
3:06	Goran Dragic offensive rebound	12	24
3:03	Austin Rivers enters the game for Jrue Holiday	12	24
2:59	Gerald Green misses 12-foot jumper	12	24
2:58	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	12	24
2:53	Gerald Green shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul)	12	24
2:53	Suns Full timeout	12	24
2:53	Isaiah Thomas enters the game for P.J. Tucker	12	24
2:53	Tyreke Evans misses free throw 1 of 2	12	24
2:53	Pelicans offensive team rebound	12	24
2:53	Tyreke Evans makes free throw 2 of 2	12	25
2:36	Gerald Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Plumlee assists)	15	25
2:15	Ryan Anderson makes 4-foot jumper	15	27
1:58	Goran Dragic misses layup	15	27
1:55	Tyreke Evans defensive rebound	15	27
1:51	Tyreke Evans makes two point shot	15	29
1:39	Gerald Green makes layup (Isaiah Thomas assists)	17	29
1:22	Ryan Anderson lost ball turnover (Marcus Morris steals)	17	29
1:15	Goran Dragic makes layup (Miles Plumlee assists)	19	29
49.0	Austin Rivers misses 4-foot jumper	19	29
49.0	Anthony Davis makes two point shot	19	31
49.0	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	19	29
40.0	Isaiah Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)	22	31
28.0	Miles Plumlee blocks Austin Rivers's layup	22	31
26.0	Gerald Green defensive rebound	22	31
9.0	Marcus Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)	25	31
1.0	Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	31
0.0	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	25	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	31

Regular Season Series

NO leads 1-0

Suns
106
Pelicans
110

Game 1

31/12

Pelicans
72
Suns
74

Game 2

20/3

Suns
75
Pelicans
90

Game 3

11/4

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 31 December 2014

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 16,364

Referees:
Matt Boland
Gary Zielinski
John Goble

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	50	32	.610	-	L2
New Orleans	49	33	.598	1	L1
Houston	41	41	.500	9	W2
Memphis	27	55	.329	23	L5
San Antonio	22	60	.268	28	W2

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