Suns 123-110 Pelicans (5 Jan, 2022) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

29-8, 13-4 away

123

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	42	22	31	28	123
NO	31	23	30	26	110

New Orleans Pelicans

13-25, 7-11 home

110

Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Devonte' Graham makes three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Devonte' Graham misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 22-foot jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bismack Biyombo blocks Herbert Jones 's 9-foot jumper
Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 8-foot two point shot
Jaxson Hayes misses three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot jumper
Jaxson Hayes misses 12-foot jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Garrett Temple makes 27-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 5-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
Garrett Temple misses two point shot
Gary Clark misses tip shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 6-foot hook shot
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Josh Hart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot jumper (Gary Clark assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Brandon Ingram misses jumper
Brandon Ingram misses driving layup
Devonte' Graham misses three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
Josh Hart makes dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Devonte' Graham makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)
Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Garrett Temple misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes 8-foot hook shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Devonte' Graham makes 29-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Josh Hart makes driving layup
Devonte' Graham misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
Mikal Bridges blocks Josh Hart 's 2-foot driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
Devonte' Graham makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Herbert Jones makes driving dunk (Devonte' Graham assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses 14-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
Devonte' Graham makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado misses layup
Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 28-foot three point jumper
Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jose Alvarado misses layup
Jalen Smith blocks Brandon Ingram's layup
Devonte' Graham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)
Brandon Ingram makes 14-foot jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
Brandon Ingram makes driving layup
Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Garrett Temple assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 15-foot jumper
Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bismack Biyombo blocks Brandon Ingram 's 3-foot driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes 3-foot hook shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 3-foot two point shot
Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 24-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes 9-foot two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Josh Hart makes driving layup
Bismack Biyombo blocks Josh Hart's driving layup
Jalen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Jalen Smith makes 4-foot hook shot (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Jalen Smith makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes 11-foot jumper (Jalen Smith assists)
Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 8-foot jumper
Herbert Jones blocks Devin Booker 's 11-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes two point shot
Devin Booker misses 19-foot jumper
Jalen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Johnson misses three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Bismack Biyombo makes 3-foot two point shot
Cameron Payne makes 3-foot two point shot
Devin Booker makes 15-foot two point shot
Cameron Payne misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
Justin Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
Cameron Payne misses 10-foot two point shot
Elfrid Payton misses 9-foot two point shot
Jalen Smith misses 15-foot jumper
Elfrid Payton misses driving layup
Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists)
Chris Paul misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Cameron Johnson makes three point jumper (Ish Wainright assists)
Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses 14-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 19-foot jumper
Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes 12-foot jumper
Devin Booker makes 24-foot jumper
Devonte' Graham blocks Cameron Johnson 's 10-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
Devin Booker makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker makes 25-foot three pointer
Devin Booker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges misses three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses layup
Jalen Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
Bismack Biyombo makes 5-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Chris Paul makes 16-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ish Wainright assists)
Bismack Biyombo makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Ish Wainright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Elfrid Payton makes layup (Cameron Payne assists)
Cameron Payne makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Elfrid Payton misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Payne misses driving layup
Herbert Jones blocks Jalen Smith's layup
Cameron Payne misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Ish Wainright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cameron Payne misses 8-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 8-foot two point shot (Elfrid Payton assists)
Devin Booker makes three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Devin Booker misses 10-foot jumper
Devin Booker misses 14-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Bismack Biyombo makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
Bismack Biyombo makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 9-foot two point shot
Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bismack Biyombo assists)
Devin Booker makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Bismack Biyombo makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bismack Biyombo assists)
Devin Booker makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker misses 28-foot three point jumper

SUNS

PELICANS

TIME		PHX	NO
12:00	Jalen Smith vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Jalen Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	3	0
11:24	Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:22	Devin Booker defensive rebound	3	0
11:15	Jalen Smith makes 4-foot hook shot (Devin Booker assists)	5	0
11:03	Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot	5	0
11:01	Josh Hart offensive rebound	5	0
10:59	Devonte' Graham makes three point jumper (Josh Hart assists)	5	3
10:47	Devin Booker misses pullup jump shot	5	3
10:44	Josh Hart defensive rebound	5	3
10:39	Devonte' Graham misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	5	3
10:34	Chris Paul defensive rebound	5	3
10:34	Devin Booker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	7	3
10:34	Josh Hart shooting foul	7	3
10:34	Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 1	8	3
10:26	Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk (Devonte' Graham assists)	8	5
10:10	Mikal Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	11	5
9:57	Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	5
9:53	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	11	5
9:33	Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	14	5
9:17	Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)	14	5
9:13	Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)	16	5
9:13	Pelicans Full timeout	16	5
9:01	Mikal Bridges personal foul	16	5
8:53	Devonte' Graham misses 22-foot jumper	16	5
8:48	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	16	5
8:48	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	16	7
8:37	Jalen Smith makes hook shot (Chris Paul assists)	18	7
8:17	Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot two point shot	18	9
8:03	Devin Booker misses pullup jump shot	18	9
8:01	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	18	9
7:58	Jalen Smith shooting foul	18	9
7:58	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	18	10
7:58	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	18	11
7:45	Devin Booker makes 11-foot jumper (Jalen Smith assists)	20	11
7:36	Devin Booker shooting foul	20	11
7:36	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	20	12
7:36	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	20	13
7:29	Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	13
7:23	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	20	13
7:21	Devin Booker misses 8-foot jumper	20	13
7:20	Devin Booker offensive rebound	20	13
7:20	Devonte' Graham shooting foul	20	13
7:20	Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2	21	13
7:20	Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2	22	13
7:06	Josh Hart traveling	22	13
6:56	Herbert Jones blocks Devin Booker 's 11-foot pullup jump shot	22	13
6:56	Suns offensive team rebound	22	13
6:53	Devin Booker makes two point shot	24	13
6:36	Brandon Ingram makes driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	24	15
6:23	Mikal Bridges bad pass (Brandon Ingram steals)	24	15
6:17	Devonte' Graham bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	24	15
6:05	Devin Booker misses 19-foot jumper	24	15
6:01	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	24	15
5:51	Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	15
5:47	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	24	15
5:41	Jalen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	27	15
5:22	Jalen Smith shooting foul	27	15
5:22	Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 2	27	16
5:22	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	27	16
5:22	Bismack Biyombo enters the game for Jalen Smith	27	16
5:22	Devonte' Graham makes free throw 2 of 2	27	17
5:06	Brandon Ingram personal foul	27	17
5:06	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Devonte' Graham	27	17
4:55	Mikal Bridges makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	29	17
4:43	Bismack Biyombo blocks Herbert Jones 's 9-foot jumper	29	17
4:42	Devin Booker defensive rebound	29	17
4:34	Cameron Johnson misses three point jumper	29	17
4:33	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	29	17
4:25	Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)	29	19
4:18	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	29	19
4:18	Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2	29	19
4:18	Suns offensive team rebound	29	19
4:18	Nickeil Alexander-Walker enters the game for Josh Hart	29	19
4:18	Garrett Temple enters the game for Brandon Ingram	29	19
4:18	Cameron Payne enters the game for Chris Paul	29	19
4:18	Justin Jackson enters the game for Mikal Bridges	29	19
4:18	Bismack Biyombo makes free throw 2 of 2	30	19
4:03	Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	30	21
4:03	Devin Booker shooting foul	30	21
4:03	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1	30	22
3:50	Cameron Johnson makes three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)	33	22
3:30	Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)	33	24
3:06	shot clock turnover	33	24
2:49	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 8-foot two point shot	33	24
2:46	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	33	24
2:39	Justin Jackson bad pass (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals)	33	24
2:38	Nickeil Alexander-Walker bad pass (Bismack Biyombo steals)	33	24
2:36	Bismack Biyombo makes 3-foot two point shot	35	24
2:18	Jaxson Hayes misses three point jumper	35	24
2:15	Justin Jackson defensive rebound	35	24
2:08	Herbert Jones personal foul	35	24
2:08	Suns Full timeout	35	24
2:08	Brandon Ingram enters the game for Herbert Jones	35	24
2:08	Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2	35	24
2:08	Suns offensive team rebound	35	24
2:08	Bismack Biyombo makes free throw 2 of 2	36	24
1:50	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	24
1:48	Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound	36	24
1:38	Cameron Payne makes 3-foot two point shot	38	24
1:25	Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot jumper	38	24
1:25	Devin Booker defensive rebound	38	24
1:15	Devin Booker makes 15-foot two point shot	40	24
1:00	Jaxson Hayes misses 12-foot jumper	40	24
57.4	Devin Booker defensive rebound	40	24
45.9	Cameron Payne misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	24
43.6	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	40	24
38.3	Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)	40	27
30.7	Brandon Ingram shooting foul	40	27
30.7	Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2	41	27
30.7	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Cameron Johnson	41	27
30.7	Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2	42	27
11.5	Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper	42	27
7.8	Garrett Temple offensive rebound	42	27
4.1	Bismack Biyombo shooting foul	42	27
4.1	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 2	42	28
4.1	Herbert Jones enters the game for Brandon Ingram	42	28
4.1	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 2	42	29
3.0	Devin Booker bad pass (Jose Alvarado steals)	42	29
3.0	Cameron Payne personal foul	42	29
3.0	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 2	42	30
3.0	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 2	42	31
0.0	Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	42	31
0.0	Suns offensive team rebound	42	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	42	31

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 2-0

Pelicans
100
Suns
112

Game 1

3/11

Suns
123
Pelicans
110

Game 2

5/1

Pelicans
117
Suns
102

Game 3

26/2

Suns
131
Pelicans
115

Game 4

16/3

Smoothie King Center

1:00 AM, 5 January 2022

New Orleans, LA

Attendance: 15,158

Referees:
Marat Kogut
Sean Corbin
Blanca Burns

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Memphis	20	9	.690	-	W2
Houston	19	9	.679	0.5	W2
Dallas	18	10	.643	1.5	W1
San Antonio	15	13	.536	4.5	W2
New Orleans	5	25	.167	15.5	L7

Jokic overcomes slow start for triple-double in the Nuggets' 132-129 OT win over the Pelicans

— Nikola Jokic overcame a slow scoring start for his ninth triple-double of the season, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets' 132-129 overtime victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

Jokic racks up his 6th consecutive triple-double vs. the Pels

Nikola Jokic continues his dominance against New Orleans as his sixth straight triple-double against the Pelicans leads the Nuggets to an overtime victory.

Brooks scores 27 points as Rockets beat Raptors 114-110 for first win in Toronto since 2019

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Regular Season Series

PHX leads 2-0

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Jokic overcomes slow start for triple-double in the Nuggets' 132-129 OT win over the Pelicans

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