123 - 114

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Smoothie King Center

Officials: Josh Tiven, Nick Buchert, and Suyash Mehta

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Phoenix Suns	32	33	28	30	123
New Orleans Pelicans	33	22	30	29	114

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Phoenix Suns	123	45-98	45.9%	20-44	45.5%	13-19	68.4%	22	65	26	23	7	16	3
New Orleans Pelicans	114	38-87	43.7%	9-27	33.3%	29-33	87.9%	14	47	16	22	11	13	7

PLAYER STATS


Phoenix Suns	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Dillon Brooks^SF	33:09	18	7-18	2-7	2-3	1	3	4	1	2	0	1	2	4
Royce O’Neale^PF	32:58	15	5-9	5-8	0-0	0	5	5	2	1	1	2	4	9
Oso Ighodaro^C	28:54	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	3	7	10	4	1	0	2	4	16
Devin Booker^SG	34:06	20	6-18	3-9	5-8	0	3	3	4	0	0	4	5	0
Collin Gillespie^PG	31:29	17	6-14	5-7	0-0	2	5	7	7	2	0	2	0	13
Jordan Goodwin	23:09	16	5-12	2-6	4-4	5	4	9	4	0	0	2	0	-1
Mark Williams	10:37	10	4-9	0-0	2-2	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	-12
Isaiah Livers	10:56	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	3	3	0	1	2	1	1
Rasheer Fleming	15:12	5	2-7	1-5	0-2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	5
Jamaree Bouyea	11:45	12	5-6	2-2	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	6
Nick Richards	07:43	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	3	4
Nigel Hayes-Davis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khaman Maluach	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grayson Allen	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Koby Brea	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Dunn	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Green	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Orleans Pelicans	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Trey Murphy III^SF	36:56	24	6-12	6-9	6-6	1	5	6	1	1	0	1	2	1
Saddiq Bey^PF	32:43	17	5-10	0-2	7-8	1	4	5	2	2	0	0	1	-6
Derik Queen^C	26:52	21	7-15	2-4	5-6	3	8	11	3	1	1	4	4	-1
Bryce McGowens^SG	23:35	0	0-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	-5
Jeremiah Fears^PG	33:37	18	7-19	0-4	4-4	4	4	8	2	0	1	3	4	-12
Jose Alvarado	14:23	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	3	3
Zion Williamson	29:02	22	8-11	0-0	6-8	1	3	4	0	2	2	4	3	-7
Jordan Poole	13:36	1	0-3	0-3	1-1	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	-1
Yves Missi	20:46	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	4	8	1	2	3	0	1	-8
Micah Peavy	08:28	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-9
Jordan Hawkins	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DeAndre Jordan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevon Looney	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Karlo Matković	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Alexander	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Dickinson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Herbert Jones	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dejounte Murray	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

TheVision_13 | Suns

107 | 16 hours ago

Weirdest rivalry in the league but I do hate them lol good win

Imthegoat175 | Suns

60 | 16 hours ago

One sided rivalry with that weird dude Alvarado

jayteeayy | Suns

34 | 16 hours ago

I like the part how they enjoy watching Gillespie shoot 3s. They must really think he has silky smooth form like we do

FapFapkins | Suns

17 | 16 hours ago

Gillespie is who Alvarado wishes he was lmao

TheVision_13 | Suns

11 | 16 hours ago

Yeah we always kick their ass lmao

Slow-Raccoon-9832

27 | 16 hours ago

I don’t think it’s a rivalry

I think alvarado thinks it’s a rivalry but he’s the only one

Lotan | PHO

21 | 16 hours ago

Eh. To be fair, Book plays it like its a rivalry.

Exotic_Pension_9993 | Suns

18 | 16 hours ago

He always balls out in NO because all of his family and friends are able to see him live

Slow-Raccoon-9832

5 | 16 hours ago

He just always taunts zion at the end of the games mocking what he did when he did that dunk

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

5 | 15 hours ago

It’s basically been a little rivalry since we beat them in the playoffs a while back. Zion was hurt (no surprise) so NO always feels like they have something to prove. Suns always want to show that we’ll beat them regardless of who they have.

It’s fun though. I always like when a matchup makes both teams play hard.

sleeper_pick | Suns

0 | 8 hours ago

it’s not a rivalry lol

Chickachic-aaaaahhh | Thunder

4 | 15 hours ago

Wait what? Yall rivals?

ChargedCable | Suns

8 | 15 hours ago

baby brother syndrome after the playoff series in 2022

Chickachic-aaaaahhh | Thunder

2 | 15 hours ago

Lmfao

Imthegoat175 | Suns

73 | 16 hours ago

Gillespie is so special. Ishbia better do whatever it takes to keep that dude.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

21 | 16 hours ago

They can only offer a league average salary so hopefully that’s enough

sidepart | Suns

36 | 16 hours ago

Hey, Collin! How are you at planting trees?

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

8 | 15 hours ago

Better learn to plant cactus.

Dr-DDT | Suns

8 | 16 hours ago

They can offer more than anyone else can this offseason because of early bird rights.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

-9 | 16 hours ago

You are incorrect

They don’t have full early bird rights

Dr-DDT | Suns

5 | 16 hours ago

No, you are because they do.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

-6 | 16 hours ago

Google it

They have early bird rights they do not have FULL early bird rights

Suns can only offer 105% of the league average salary from this season

Dr-DDT | Suns

7 | 16 hours ago

I said early bird, you don’t need to crash out about it.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

-9 | 16 hours ago

I clearly said full and then the next post you said they do

Dr-DDT | Suns

7 | 16 hours ago

Because I was talking about early bird, you took it elsewhere.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

1 | 16 hours ago

You said the suns can offer more than anyone else which is also incorrect

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

1 | 15 hours ago

Dog there is no full early bird rights what are you talking about lmao.

There’s non-bird rights where you can sign 120% of previous salary up to four years for players with one year of service.

If players have 2 years of service the team gets early bird rights where they can sign for 175% of previous salary or 105% of league average, whichever is higher, for up to four years.

Then there are bird rights where they can sign a player that has been there for at least three years for a max contract up to five years.

Full early bird rights lmao. Arguing about something that doesn’t exist.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

-4 | 15 hours ago

It’s commonly referred to as full bird rights

Don’t be pedantic

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

1 | 15 hours ago

It’s either full bird rights or early bird rights. They are two different things. It’s not pedantic, you’re just wrong.

sunsbr | Suns

6 | 16 hours ago

He will trust, one of out best players he won’t let him walk for nothing

TimelyReason4628 | Suns

66 | 16 hours ago

Someone post that Fleming block on Fears, that block looked so clean to me

Pershing8 | Suns

22 | 16 hours ago

Tragic call by the refs.

truck_robinson

3 | 12 hours ago

Yeah it was bad. That was a beauty of a block

Slow-Raccoon-9832

53 | 16 hours ago

Suns played terrible both games but the pelicans are super ass I’ll take it

rataculera | Suns

31 | 16 hours ago

Kinda hard to play smooth when the pelicans are pushing and pulling and getting away with it.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

13 | 16 hours ago

Between fears and poole there were probably 20 attempted flops these 2 games

truck_robinson

2 | 12 hours ago

Last night was horrible with flops. Tonight didn’t seem quite as bad, but still noticeable

magic_spam

7 | 16 hours ago

They just aren’t good at basketball. Ton of respect for Borrego because a lot of his plays work he just has idiots playing for him. Might be one of the lowest IQ teams I’ve ever seen the suns play against

ajteitel | Suns

9 | 15 hours ago

I’ve seen the Timberwolves in the clutch this year

FapFapkins | Suns

4 | 15 hours ago

Zion having his way in the paint? Better try to play cute and pass it out for another bricked 3.

They had a clear path to victory but Zion decided to not take over.

Ok_Possible_5702

46 | 16 hours ago

I was rooting for the Pels until Alvarado lost his mind. good win by the Suns, they deserve it for being a non-bitch team.

VolumeValuable3537

34 | 16 hours ago

Pelicans were tackling and hacking Booker all game and then they be flopping all game. Then they acted all tough early in the 4th once again and then chocked. These games followed a similar script.

defiantcross | Suns

30 | 16 hours ago

Fuck avocado yall

Kiu88 | Suns

28 | 16 hours ago

Still don’t understand why Fears wasn’t tossed for kicking ethical Brooks after he was thrown on the floor.

FapFapkins | Suns

14 | 16 hours ago

You would think that Brooks was executing people on the court the way the Pels announcers talked about him lmao

magic_spam

7 | 16 hours ago

They’re a positive overall as an opposing team announcing team so I give em a pass. But they were getting to annoying territory with the belly aching over Brooks

MattyIce1635 | Suns

24 | 16 hours ago

Fuck Jose Alvarado

ajteitel | Suns

26 | 16 hours ago

18-13 to end 2025. I did not have that on my bingo card

gg, hope Atlanta gets the #1 pick

OneThemBoysFromHT

12 | 16 hours ago

Lord knows we need it. we love the phoenix suns don’t we folks

ajteitel | Suns

11 | 16 hours ago

Just let us win a game in Atlanta, please. It’s been over a fucking decade since we’ve done so

OneThemBoysFromHT

5 | 16 hours ago

I do not think the hawks are winning another home game this year so I’m sure you’re good

truck_robinson

1 | 12 hours ago

It’s so frustrating

Mario2346 | Suns

1 | 16 hours ago

One ATL team got it right , the other is really close to a NOLA situation lmao

WusijiX | Suns

16 | 16 hours ago

I didnt think wed be ass, but definitely didnt think wed be this good

AnthonyBarrHeHe | Suns

1 | 4 hours ago

We are definitely way better than I thought going into the season, but I really feel like our ceiling is probably the 6 seed this year unless we can go on a solid run. Still a lot better than nothing. I’m glad we look like an actual organized this season

Astrophysiques | Pelicans

19 | 16 hours ago

Oh no we suck again!

Slow-Raccoon-9832

14 | 16 hours ago

Well at least they will get a good pick in the deepest draft in years

Astrophysiques | Pelicans

2 | 7 hours ago

Fuck them picks

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

-26 | 16 hours ago

Could be worse. We could be a play-in team who doesn’t control their own pick until 2032. Maybe if you trade another first and swap for Anthony Davis you’ll get to the 6th seed

magic_spam

17 | 16 hours ago

I guess we’re paying Beal still but man I can’t imagine having the Pels record with an unprotected first out AND paying Zion a max AND Poole $30m next season. Yikes!

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

-20 | 16 hours ago

Beal is the least of your problems. No firsts for 5 years, hardly any young talent and Gillespie and Williams are free agents this summer and you have no cap space. Poole on an expiring and 1 first traded for someone who is balling out and making the All Rookie team is not the same sweetie. Your franchise is fucked for 5+ years at least and the only way partially out is trading Booker

magic_spam

11 | 16 hours ago

We’re Below both aprons and hold RFA on Williams and early bird rights on Gillespie. Jalen Green, Williams, Gillespie, Dunn, Ighodoro are all under 30 and are all contributors .

Brooks, Booker, and Allen who are all under contract are just turning 30. We still haven’t played Khaman Maluach our 18 year old rookie.

Royce Oneale and Nick Richards are very tradeable contracts to get some seconds going.

We own a few picks they’re just swaps with the Wizards, not sure about you but I’d bet on the Suns being better than the Wizards for a bit here.

All that combined with an owner who is willing to go deep into the luxury and I think while not ideal the Suns have scrapped a nice little framework for a rebuild. We have a bunch of young known commodities.

If you want to compare to the Pels you have Zion and Poole who you know aren’t worth the money. Herb and Trey are solid pieces but after that it’s a bunch of unknowns. You’re hoping Fears and Queen hit or else it’s back to square one. Pels may have a higher potential ceiling but I guess we’ve been saying that about your franchise since Paul left and look where you’re at.

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

8 | 15 hours ago

Pels may have a higher potential ceiling but I guess we’ve been saying that about your franchise since Paul left and look where you’re at.

Any day now Zion is gonna be healthy long term and then you’ll see. You’ll all see! Just you wait.

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

0 | 15 hours ago

Suns have been historically shit at drafting lmao. Picks are only good for trading for a team like the suns.

Some_Jury_8165

14 | 16 hours ago

Your future is worse than the suns, loser. Don’t kid yourself

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

-16 | 16 hours ago

Oh struck a nerve?

admanwhitmer

12 | 16 hours ago

dont act like you arent sensitive after getting swept haha take the L or go fight a random person like your little man.

Durantula420 | Suns

5 | 14 hours ago

Not even close bro. I’d be pissed if my whole franchise was held together by rookies too

WayOutbackBoy | Pelicans

-9 | 14 hours ago

I’d be pissed if the person my username was based on quit on the franchise and cited the sorry toxic fanbase as the reason. Respect to Durantula

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/h2oTbmISwK

Durantula420 | Suns

2 | 14 hours ago

Good thing I’m not pissed lmao. I guess back to back wins will do that for ya! Sorry about that cute winning streak you guys had going.

zoob_

10 | 16 hours ago

Lol ya’ll won’t even make the play in for the next 5 years 😂😂😂 cope and take the L

TimelyReason4628 | Suns

14 | 16 hours ago

Intense back to back games, gotta love it

VanwallEnjoy3r | Suns

17 | 16 hours ago

Pels fans with their one sided “rivalry”

villanelle305 | Suns

21 | 16 hours ago

Look at this thread, i dont think its one sided if this many of our fans also dont like them lol

sunsbr | Suns

7 | 16 hours ago

I don’t care about then, we don’t like Alvarado, just like we didn’t like Beverley in the past

chickenripp | Suns

6 | 16 hours ago

2 most worthless nba players ever

TimelyReason4628 | Suns

5 | 16 hours ago

lol I’m sure most of it is just baiting tbh

Darkanthem665

17 | 16 hours ago

Bum ass G-League Pelicans need to stay in their lane. At this point you can’t even call them a NBA Basketball team.

tyler1118 | Suns

18 | 16 hours ago

Alvarado is a bitch. That’s all.

Just_A_Glitch | Suns

14 | 16 hours ago

These were a couple of hard fought games (a little too literally at that), but the team stayed composed and did what they were supposed to do.

Happy to get back to back wins. Gotta say though, I’ll be happier to see a different opponent in the next game.

Marogato | Suns

11 | 16 hours ago

Desperately need the clip of Mark Williams giving the emphatic tech to Yves a couple minutes before his ejection. This team is so hilarious 😭

SadPels | Pelicans

10 | 16 hours ago

Man all these comments saying this ain’t a rivalry…. Check out the tone of these responses haha

The NBA needs more of this, definitely entertaining to watch for a regular season game

Regular-Beat268 | Mavericks

-12 | 15 hours ago

FR those comments are corny. Suns and their fans want to win just as bad. Nothing wrong with that until you start doing some Don Draper “I don’t think about you at all” LARP when it’s obviously not the case.

sundevilfb88 | Suns

2 | 5 hours ago

I think about the pelicans at most 4 times a year. Lord knows we won’t think about them in the summer.

icarrizosa

11 | 16 hours ago

I wish it was more of a true rivalry but the fact of the matter is that the Pelicans are a poverty franchise that has never accomplished anything. I guess they took us to 6 games that one year and and that was their NBA finals

truck_robinson

5 | 12 hours ago

It may or may not be a rivalry, but the games usually feel like one, so I’m not actually sure what the difference is

SadPels | Pelicans

-9 | 16 hours ago

I hate to tell you this brother, but the suns have the same amount of titles as the Pels

We’ll save you a seat in Cancun in April

icarrizosa

13 | 16 hours ago

I hate to tell you this brother, but your team has a .450 all time win % and has never even touched a conference championship. You are the West equivalent of the charlotte hornets. Have a great night and enjoy the 0-2 weekend!

truck_robinson

2 | 12 hours ago

Oh shit not the Hornets man…you didn’t need to do him like that damn

SadPels | Pelicans

-13 | 16 hours ago

That’s cool man, I look forward to traveling to Phoenix one day to see yalls “Almost won a title that one time” banner

icarrizosa

14 | 16 hours ago

We’d love to have you! I’d look forward to leaving Louisiana too

sundevilfb88 | Suns

1 | 5 hours ago

Stinky ass state. Huey long ahh area

admanwhitmer

10 | 16 hours ago

How many playoff series have you won?

heat_fan_ | Raptors

9 | 16 hours ago

B2b wins is nice o guess lol

stonkerooni | Suns

9 | 16 hours ago

Pels need to be relegated

Briguy_fieri | Pelicans

8 | 16 hours ago

“This isn’t a rivalry”

“I hope the pelicans die in a fire”

Phoenix is funny

AlpacaDC | Suns

12 | 16 hours ago

Rivalry by definition requires both sides to be competitive for a superiority position.

No rivalry, just hatred.

Briguy_fieri | Pelicans

-11 | 16 hours ago

42-37 all time record in favor of Phoenix.

I think Phoenix just doesn’t want to admit that lowly new Orleans is on their level

AlpacaDC | Suns

11 | 16 hours ago

Yeah 17 wins is very close to 8 wins. Come on bro

FootballWithTheFoot | Pelicans

-13 | 16 hours ago

See you in Cancun soon nephew

Briguy_fieri | Pelicans

-15 | 16 hours ago

MF in Phoenix can’t count to 5

admanwhitmer

8 | 16 hours ago

season record dude, way to call someone dumb while YOU are being dumb.

Briguy_fieri | Pelicans

-3 | 16 hours ago

? Season records have nothing to do with rivalry ?

admanwhitmer

8 | 16 hours ago

Holy crap you are dense. You said pels are on our level, other guy said no because you are dog water this year. You were referencing all time record, he was referencing season record. You didnt understand that he was referencing season record and thought he miscounted 42 - 37, you were dumb there, thats chill. Dont pretend like you did it on purpose.

Briguy_fieri | Pelicans

-1 | 16 hours ago

Saying “season record” has nothing to do with anything. That’s not what determines things

Ohhhhh the suns won 19 games in 2018 while the pelicans won 48. We owned your ass!

He brought up this seasons stats AFTER I mentioned all time records

admanwhitmer

4 | 15 hours ago

I agree with you dude, but you clearly did not understand what he was saying either, take some accountability as well.

Mooretwin | Pelicans

-4 | 15 hours ago

Lay off the Tylenol brother

shake_this_feeling | Suns

5 | 15 hours ago

Suns fans never talk about the Pelicans unless we’re playing them. The Lakers, Wolves and Mavs are the only teams we have legitimate beef with.

It’s only heated it in here because the game was chippy tonight.

Gratitude15 | Suns

1 | 11 hours ago

You are win the title or you don’t. Right now we all in the same bucket.

That’s the way book looks at it, I agree. 2nd place and 29th place is the same - nobody cares.

Much-Recognition-180 | Suns

0 | 4 hours ago

Come on, its not fire you should die in…..

magic_spam

-3 | 16 hours ago

Yeah PHX fans trying to dismiss it just because we always win are out of touch. These games are always chippy no matter the result

Mooretwin | Pelicans

-17 | 16 hours ago

If Suns fans could read they’d be very upset about this

Exotic_Pension_9993 | Suns

12 | 16 hours ago

Ironic

Swagocrag | Suns

1 | 12 hours ago

Bro idk why y’all being mad I want yall to have a good pick in the draft it’s gonna be great I’m sorry I don’t feel any rivalry with yall though I hope you guys turn it around I just don’t have the strong feeling for you that I have for T-wolves, lakers, spurs or mavs

sunsbr | Suns

9 | 16 hours ago

We move, beat the team we supposed to beat. The best part of this team, few stupid losses

chickenripp | Suns

7 | 16 hours ago

Bye to the loser ass pels.

kretenizam | Suns

3 | 12 hours ago

Alvarado is a rat. Williams didn’t deserve to be tossed.

koiz_01

-5 | 16 hours ago

Zion is a beast

bubarjalan

4 | 15 hours ago

too strong. the pass go out.

Unique-Ad-2544

3 | 16 hours ago

Naa lol

Regular-Beat268 | Mavericks

2 | 15 hours ago

He is but he wasn’t taking over the way he should’ve late game. I thought the entire last 3-4 minutes would be him attacking and the Suns desperately trying to stop him but he hardly did. Tired maybe? IDK.

Youngreezy23 | Pelicans

-11 | 16 hours ago

I know we haven’t been great but man y’all in here talking shit like y’all a contender for the title this year

TheVision_13 | Suns

6 | 16 hours ago

We’re winning it all wdym

sunsbr | Suns

2 | 16 hours ago

We are when healthy

Mooretwin | Pelicans

-5 | 16 hours ago

RemindMe! 4 months

The Phoenix Suns (18-13) defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (8-25), 123-114 as the Suns manage to sweep the 2 game series