Suns 110-99 Pelicans (18 Apr, 2022) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

36-46, 17-24 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	16	18	37	28	99
PHX	28	25	26	31	110

Phoenix Suns

64-18, 32-9 home

110

Devin Booker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Deandre Ayton makes 12-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point shot
Devin Booker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Jae Crowder misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses 21-foot jumper
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Devin Booker assists)
Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Deandre Ayton makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Cameron Johnson makes layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (Devin Booker assists)
Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Torrey Craig assists)
Devin Booker makes 23-foot running pullup jump shot
Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Devin Booker misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses 33-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 28-foot step back jumpshot
Chris Paul misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Jae Crowder misses 24-foot three point shot
Cameron Payne misses 29-foot three point jumper
Deandre Ayton makes 15-foot jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Chris Paul makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Deandre Ayton makes 17-foot jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)
Cameron Payne misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker makes driving layup (Deandre Ayton assists)
Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado blocks Deandre Ayton 's 10-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges misses three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Johnson makes two point shot
Deandre Ayton misses 19-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
Deandre Ayton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
CJ McCollum blocks Deandre Ayton's layup
Chris Paul makes driving layup
Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper
Deandre Ayton makes two point shot (Jae Crowder assists)
Devin Booker makes 32-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
Devin Booker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
Devin Booker makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Deandre Ayton makes alley oop layup (Devin Booker assists)
Mikal Bridges misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Payne misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses driving layup
Cameron Payne makes 3-foot two point shot
Devin Booker misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cameron Payne misses driving layup
Torrey Craig misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cameron Payne misses two point shot
Devin Booker misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Cameron Johnson makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 27-foot three pointer
JaVale McGee makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 28-foot three pointer
Chris Paul makes 28-foot three pointer
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Chris Paul makes 5-foot two point shot
Deandre Ayton misses 18-foot jumper
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)
Deandre Ayton misses 11-foot two point shot
Deandre Ayton makes two point shot
Mikal Bridges misses driving floating jump shot
Devin Booker misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Chris Paul blocks Brandon Ingram 's 4-foot driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot two point shot
Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Deandre Ayton blocks CJ McCollum 's 3-foot driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges blocks Jonas Valanciunas's layup
Herbert Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper
Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Herbert Jones makes three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Larry Nance Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Devonte' Graham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
JaVale McGee blocks Naji Marshall 's 4-foot dunk
Larry Nance Jr. misses two point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses hook shot
Brandon Ingram makes pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 7-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 4-foot dunk
CJ McCollum misses 11-foot two point shot
Deandre Ayton blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 5-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 28-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jose Alvarado misses two point shot
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado makes three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
Brandon Ingram makes 2-foot dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
CJ McCollum misses three point jumper
Herbert Jones makes dunk
Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
Jae Crowder blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 4-foot driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
CJ McCollum makes 29-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 29-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Deandre Ayton blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 7-foot driving layup
CJ McCollum makes two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot
CJ McCollum misses 6-foot tip shot
Deandre Ayton blocks Herbert Jones's driving floating jump shot
Naji Marshall makes 1-foot two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
Naji Marshall makes driving layup
CJ McCollum misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes tip shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
Brandon Ingram misses running pullup jump shot
Naji Marshall makes tip shot
Larry Nance Jr. makes driving layup
CJ McCollum makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
CJ McCollum makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
CJ McCollum makes 27-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Naji Marshall assists)
CJ McCollum misses two point shot
CJ McCollum makes driving layup
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Jose Alvarado misses driving layup
CJ McCollum makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk (CJ McCollum assists)
Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
Brandon Ingram misses two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
CJ McCollum misses driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas misses 3-foot tip shot

PELICANS

SUNS

TIME		NO	PHX
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas vs. Deandre Ayton (Chris Paul gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Devin Booker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	0	3
11:21	Chris Paul blocks Brandon Ingram 's 4-foot driving layup	0	3
11:21	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	3
11:20	Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot two point shot	2	3
11:01	Deandre Ayton makes 12-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)	2	5
10:46	Brandon Ingram misses 10-foot two point shot	2	5
10:42	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	5
10:37	Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point shot	2	5
10:34	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	2	5
10:26	CJ McCollum bad pass (Chris Paul steals)	2	5
10:23	Devin Booker makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	0	7
10:23	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	2	7
10:23	Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 1	2	7
10:21	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	2	7
10:09	CJ McCollum misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	0	7
10:08	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	7
10:05	Herbert Jones misses driving floating jump shot	0	7
10:01	Herbert Jones offensive rebound	0	7
9:54	Deandre Ayton blocks CJ McCollum 's 3-foot driving layup	0	7
9:48	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	0	7
9:47	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot	2	7
9:35	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	2	7
9:35	Jae Crowder misses free throw 1 of 2	4	7
9:35	Suns offensive team rebound	4	7
9:35	Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 2	4	8
9:23	Brandon Ingram misses 18-foot jumper	4	8
9:21	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	4	8
9:18	Herbert Jones personal foul	4	8
9:03	Jae Crowder misses 26-foot step back jumpshot	4	8
9:00	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	4	8
8:50	Mikal Bridges blocks Jonas Valanciunas's layup	4	8
8:46	Chris Paul defensive rebound	4	8
8:43	Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	11
8:19	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	4	11
8:19	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	4	11
8:19	Pelicans offensive team rebound	4	11
8:19	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2	4	11
8:17	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	4	11
8:08	Chris Paul bad pass (Herbert Jones steals)	4	11
7:50	Herbert Jones misses 21-foot jumper	4	11
7:48	Suns defensive team rebound	4	11
7:32	Devin Booker misses 21-foot jumper	4	11
7:29	Brandon Ingram defensive rebound	4	11
7:20	Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	11
7:18	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	4	11
7:09	Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	11
7:05	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	4	11
6:52	Brandon Ingram makes 18-foot two point shot	6	11
6:35	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Devin Booker assists)	6	13
6:27	CJ McCollum misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	6	13
6:23	Chris Paul defensive rebound	6	13
6:20	Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	13
6:20	Suns Full timeout	6	13
6:05	Brandon Ingram misses 16-foot two point shot	6	13
6:03	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	6	13
5:49	Deandre Ayton makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Devin Booker assists)	6	15
5:28	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	6	15
5:25	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	6	15
5:25	Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot	6	15
5:23	Devin Booker defensive rebound	6	15
5:18	Devin Booker misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	6	15
5:15	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	6	15
5:04	Jonas Valanciunas misses 17-foot jumper	6	15
5:02	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	6	15
4:52	Deandre Ayton makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	6	17
4:45	Brandon Ingram makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot	8	17
4:45	Jae Crowder shooting foul	8	17
4:45	Cameron Payne enters the game for Chris Paul	8	17
4:45	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jae Crowder	8	17
4:45	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	8	17
4:45	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	8	17
4:45	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 1	9	17
4:37	Cameron Johnson makes layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	9	19
4:37	Pelicans Full timeout	9	19
4:28	Cameron Johnson personal foul	9	19
4:22	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	19
4:18	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	9	19
4:07	Herbert Jones makes three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	12	19
3:41	Devonte' Graham enters the game for CJ McCollum	12	19
3:41	JaVale McGee enters the game for Deandre Ayton	12	19
3:41	Torrey Craig enters the game for Mikal Bridges	12	19
3:28	Herbert Jones shooting foul	12	19
3:28	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	12	20
3:28	Naji Marshall enters the game for Herbert Jones	12	20
3:28	Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2	12	20
3:24	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	12	20
3:15	JaVale McGee makes alley oop dunk shot (Devin Booker assists)	12	22
2:59	Cameron Payne personal foul	12	22
2:47	Larry Nance Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	22
2:43	Devin Booker defensive rebound	12	22
2:24	Cameron Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	22
2:03	Brandon Ingram misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	12	22
2:00	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	12	22
1:56	Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Torrey Craig assists)	12	24
1:41	Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	24
1:38	Devin Booker defensive rebound	12	24
1:35	Devin Booker makes 23-foot running pullup jump shot	12	26
1:33	Pelicans Full timeout	12	26
1:33	CJ McCollum enters the game for Brandon Ingram	12	26
1:20	Devonte' Graham misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	26
1:16	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	12	26
1:15	CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	26
1:15	Suns defensive team rebound	12	26
1:14	Larry Nance Jr. loose ball foul	12	26
1:14	JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 2	12	27
1:14	JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2	12	28
55.6	Devonte' Graham bad pass (Devin Booker steals)	12	28
45.6	JaVale McGee offensive foul	12	28
45.6	JaVale McGee turnover	12	28
41.2	Torrey Craig personal foul	12	28
41.2	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	13	28
41.2	CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2	13	28
39.3	JaVale McGee defensive rebound	13	28
33.1	Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	28
29.9	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	13	28
22.8	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer	16	28
1.1	Devin Booker misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	16	28
1.0	Suns offensive team rebound	16	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	28

Pelicans
99
Suns
110

Game 1

18/4

Pelicans
125
Suns
114

Game 2

20/4

Suns
114
Pelicans
111

Game 3

23/4

Suns
103
Pelicans
118

Game 4

25/4

Pelicans
97
Suns
112

Game 5

27/4

Suns
115
Pelicans
109

Game 6

29/4

Footprint Center

2:00 AM, 18 April 2022

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 17,071

Referees:
Brent Barnaky
Eric Lewis
Ben Taylor
Gediminas Petraitis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	4	2	.667	-	W1
Memphis	4	3	.571	0.5	W2
San Antonio	3	3	.500	1	W2
Houston	3	3	.500	1	L1
New Orleans	3	4	.429	1.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Phoenix	5	1	.833	-	W4
Golden State	5	1	.833	-	W3
LA Lakers	4	2	.667	1	W1
Sacramento	3	3	.500	2	L1
LA Clippers	2	4	.333	3	L3

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