The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 129-124 on Dec 11, 2022 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Deandre Ayton led the Suns with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 3 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 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 |
| Mikal Bridges | 45 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-23 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Cameron Payne | 24 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Damion Lee | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jock Landale | 20 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Chris Paul | 34 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 |
| Dario Saric | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Landry Shamet | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Team | 230 | 110 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 44-95 | 11-34 | 11-15 | 22 |
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 | 42 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14-21 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 3 |
| CJ McCollum | 45 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13-24 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 36 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 36 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 |
| Devonte' Graham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Team | 264 | 129 | 43 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 50-86 | 8-25 | 21-28 | 26 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 9, 2022: PHX 117, NO 128 · Next Dec 13, 2022: PHX 97, HOU 111
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 9, 2022: PHX 117, NO 128 · Next Dec 13, 2022: NO 100, UTAH 121