The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 128-117 on Dec 9, 2022 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Deandre Ayton led the Suns with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Phoenix Suns box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 40 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Chris Paul | 34 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-14 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Devin Booker | 36 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-17 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Damion Lee | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jock Landale | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Payne | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Dario Saric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Landry Shamet | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 211 | 103 | 32 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 38-77 | 18-37 | 9-13 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 37 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 5-7 | 4 |
| CJ McCollum | 33 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 31 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 28 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-16 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Devonte' Graham | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Dyson Daniels | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 128 | 44 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 46-90 | 8-27 | 28-35 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 7, 2022: BOS 125, PHX 98 · Next Dec 11, 2022: PHX 124, NO 129
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 7, 2022: DET 98, NO 104 · Next Dec 11, 2022: PHX 124, NO 129