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Pelicans-Suns Preview

By NOEY KUPCHAN
Posted Nov 09 2013 3:18PM

Coming off another dominant all-around performance, Anthony Davis is starting to emerge as one of the premier players in the game.

The Phoenix Suns, however, found a way to contain him earlier this week.

Looking to avenge that lackluster effort, Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans go for a third straight win Sunday night against a Suns team that has yet to lose at home.

Davis has turned heads in the early going, leading New Orleans (3-3) with 23.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game. He averaged 13.5, 8.2 and 1.8, respectively, during his 2012-13 rookie season.

"I work on certain things and try to apply it during the game," Davis said. "That's why you work out. That's why you have summer sessions and work with the coaches, work with the team, trainers, whoever, to get better. I'd be disappointed in myself if I hadn't gotten better."

Davis was at it again Friday, recording a career-high 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 96-85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

"He's the franchise. He's that guy. He's the go-to guy and everybody here knows it," said Jrue Holiday, who had 13 points and 13 assists for his first double-double with New Orleans. "We want him to be that guy. It's awesome to see."

The 20-year-old Davis also blocked a career-high six shots for the second time in four games.

"He's a special player because he's athletic," Lakers big man Pau Gasol said. "... He's got a complete package for his second year in the league. It's pretty impressive."

Davis, though, had one of his quieter games in Tuesday's 104-98 loss to Phoenix. He had 11 rebounds and five blocks but was limited to a season-low 17 points on 5-of-14 from the field.

Phoenix's Eric Bledsoe, meanwhile, had 25 points on 10-of-12 shooting as the Suns shot 50.0 percent that night.

"I just took what the defense gave me," Bledsoe said afterward. "They gave me layups all night, so I was going to take every last one of them."

Bledsoe, averaging a team-leading 20.3 points, scored nine of his 17 over the final 12 minutes in Friday's 114-103 win over Denver. The emerging guard has been especially good in the fourth quarter during the Suns' 3-0 start at home, averaging 11.3 points.

"I'm real confident, my team's confident in me, my coaching staff, everybody's confident in me having the ball throughout the game," Bledsoe, who added nine assists Friday, told the team's official website. "I just happened to make good decisions in the fourth."

The Suns (4-2) also got another big game from Markieff Morris, who had a career-high 28 points and 10 boards off the bench. He totaled 23 and 12 two nights earlier in a 99-96 loss at San Antonio.

"He's doing a nice job of not just floating around that 15-, 18-foot range looking for a jump shot," coach Jeff Hornacek said. "He's powering the ball inside."

The Suns' reserves are averaging an impressive 36.7 points.

"We're going to need that for the rest of the season to be one of those good teams in the West," guard Gerald Green said.

Green has started the last three games in place of Goran Dragic, who is hoping to suit up Sunday after being out with a sprained ankle.

The Suns are enjoying their best home start since opening 10-0 in 2009-10.

Bledsoe scores 24 points, Suns defeat Pelicans

By JONATHAN DALTON
Posted Nov 10 2013 11:30PM

PHOENIX (AP) Eric Bledsoe and the Phoenix Suns are getting comfortable with playing close games.

Bledsoe scored 24 points and Markieff Morris came off the bench to score 23 as the Suns pulled away from the New Orleans Pelicans 101-94 on Sunday night.

"We're just a young team and we play extremely hard," Bledsoe said. "Even though things weren't going our way, we fought through."

Bledsoe hit a long 3-pointer with one second left on the shot clock to give the Suns a 95-85 lead with 1:25 to go.

"I just locked in a little bit," Bledsoe said. "I saw time was running down and I wasn't shooting well from 3, but I locked in a shot it with confidence."

Morris similarly has upped his game. He shot 9 of 12, and has gone 30 for 38 from the field over his past three games while averaging 24.7 points in that span and playing solid defense.

"The first two years I couldn't play without fouling," Morris said. "I watched a lot of film and became a student of the game. I saw why I was picking up dumb fouls. It's a matter of doing the work early."

Morris is only the third player since 1989 to notch three consecutive games shooting at least 75 percent from the floor while taking at least 12 shots, joining Dwight Howard and Charles Barkley.

Gerald Green scored 15 and Goran Dragic added 12 for the Suns, who have won four of five.

Suns coach Jeff Hornacek became the first coach in franchise history to win his first four home games.

Jason Smith scored 22 points while Jrue Holiday and Anthony Morrow each had 16 for the Pelicans.

Anthony Davis, who entered the game averaging 23 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, was held to 14 and 12.

"Most of the game it was easy for other guys on their team to get shots so they didn't need to feed him too often," Hornacek said.

Morrow's long jump shot with 6:30 remaining pulled New Orleans within 80-79, but he missed a 3-pointer that could have given the Pelicans their first lead since the final 90 seconds of the first half.

After Brian Roberts missed a second-chance jumper following an offensive rebound by Davis, the Suns sprinted downcourt and Morris hit a 3-pointer from the left wing. Morris added a dunk and Phoenix went on a 9-2 run to open an 89-81 lead with 3:31 to go.

"We've got to continue to stay with it," Morrow said. "These grind it out games are good for us where we're the youngest team in the NBA. I think we are just ticking up. We have to keep it going."

Eric Gordon's 3-pointer made it a five-point game, but Dragic and Bledsoe hit 3-pointers to extend the Suns' lead to ten.

The Suns, who missed their first 10 3-point attempts and made only one 3-pointer through the first three quarters, went 5 of 9 from beyond the arc in the fourth.

The Pelicans pulled even at 65 on a layup by Davis with 1:23 left in the third period, but Morris scored the last six points of the quarter to take a 71-65 lead into the fourth.

"We just didn't have our best stuff tonight," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "You could complain about the whistles but that's not going to get you anywhere. We didn't make an effort to get to the basket. We fell in love with jump shots and didn't finish around the basket."

NOTES: Dragic returned after missing three games with a sprained left ankle. ... Phoenix led 19-16 after the first quarter despite shooting 33.3 percent from the floor. ... Smith's 14 first-half points matched his full-game season high and he broke the 20-point mark for the fifth time in his career. .. Morrow was the only New Orleans player to score off the bench in the first half, scoring eight points while the Pelicans' other five bench players went 0 for 8 from the floor in 21 combined minutes. ... New Orleans didn't attempt a free throw in the first half. ... Bledsoe's four 20-plus point games match the total he had in 197 career games entering the season. ... Phoenix has won five straight at home.

Notebook: Suns 101, Pelicans 94

Mike Tulumello, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:34 PM - Updated Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:34 PM

THE FACT: Jeff Hornacek became the first Suns' coach, out of 16, to win his first four home games. Those who won their first three were Jerry Colangelo (1969-70), John Wetzel ('87-88), Paul Westphal ('92-93) and Scott Skiles ('99-00).

THE LEAD: The Phoenix Suns are hoping Markieff Morris has finally figured out the NBA game.

Morris, highly inconsistent -- at best -- during his first two seasons, continued his recent surge in helping the Suns break open a close game and down the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, 101-94, Sunday night.

The surprising Suns moved to 5-2, including two wins over New Orleans, while the Pelicans dropped to 3-4.

With the Suns holding a tenuous 80-79 with less than 6:00 left, Morris hit a 19-foot jumper then dunked to spark the Suns to a 15-6 run that put the game away.

Morris finished with 23 points, five rebounds and zero turnovers.

"He's good offensively; he's good defensively," Hornacek said. "Defensively, he he has been much better than he has in the past.

"He has both parts going."

Morris has averaged 23.8 points the past four games. Morris, picked by the Suns ahead of such NBA mainstays as Kawhi Leonard and Nikola Vucevic, has been had a few hot streaks before but hasn't sustained it.

"I'm more efficient," Morris said. "You get two or three moves and master them, that's how you become more efficient."

In addition, "My first two years, I couldn't play without fouling. I've become a student of the game."

Eric Bledsoe led the Suns with 24 points, plus six assists and four rebounds, though he also had five turnovers.

The Suns did a good job on blossoming star Anthony Davis (5-for-13 for 14 points plus 12 rebounds) but center Jason Smith broke free for 22 points on 9-for-12 shooting.

Early on, so sloppy was the game that late in the first half, the Pelicans had committed 10 turnovers and had zero free throws yet led in the final minute of the half before the Suns pushed ahead 42-38 at the break.

The Pelicans pulled into a 65-65 tie late in the third quarter, then the Suns scored six straight to take a 71-65 lead heading into the final quarter.

QUOTABLE: "I don't think they played that well. The players don't think they played that well. But we scored 101 points and got a win."
-- Hornacek on the Suns.

THE STAT: The Suns missed their first 10 3-pointers, then hit 7-for-12, including a trio of late 3's to break the game open.

TURNING POINT: Leading just 80-79 midway through the final quarter, the Suns went on a 15-6 run to open up a 95-85 lead with 1:25 left. Morris scored the first two baskets, then Gerald Green, Goran Dragic and Bledsoe hit 3-pointers. Bledsoe also banked in a 20-footer during the spree. "A couple of those shots, you'd say, 'Shoot 'em,'" Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "They hit some tough shots."

QUOTABLE II: "Maybe a little bit."
-- Hornacek on whether he's been surprised by the Suns' hugely surprising start.

HOT: Morris shot 9-for-12.

NOT: Outside of Anthony Morrow (7-for-11 for 16 points), the Pelicans' reserves combined to shoot 2-for-15.

IN THE ARENA: The crowd of perhaps 7,000 to 8,000 (official attendance was announced at a season-low 13,154) could have been the smallest since the building opened in 1992. A NASCAR race and an NFL game were being playing in the Valley of the Sun on Sunday.

ROOKIE WATCH: Archie Goodwin shot 3-for-8 for six points plus four rebounds and three blocks in 22 minutes.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Morris has shot 30-for-38 the past three games. According to the Suns, he is only the third player in the NBA since 1991 to notch three straight games of shooting at least .750 on at least 12 attempts (Charles Barkley in November, '91 and Dwight Howard in February, 2008).

NOTABLE: Dragic returned to action for the Suns after missing three games with an ankle sprain. He shot 4-for-9 for 12 points in 30 minutes. He hit a 3-pointer with 2:30 left to give the Suns a decisive 92-84 lead.

"I am in good shape; no problems with the lungs," Dragic said. "But I would say I am about 90 to 95 percent on the ankle."

"We need Goran," Bledsoe said. "Both of us can make plays."

UP NEXT: For the Pelicans, Tuesday @ Los Angeles Lakers, vs. Wednesday @ Utah and Saturday vs. 76ers. For the Suns, Wednesday @ Portland, Friday vs. Nets and Tuesday, Nov. 19 @ Sacramento.

NOP PHX

44.3% 48.7% 30.8% 31.8% 92.3% 78.3% FG % 3FG% FT %

	NOP	PHX
Total Rebounds	43	40
Offensive Rebounds	14	10
Turnovers	15	14
Fast Break Pts:	10	21
Biggest Lead:	4	10
Points in the Paint:	52	42

	NOP	PHX
p	Smith 22	Bledsoe 24
rb	Davis 12	Plumlee 12
a	Holiday 7	Bledsoe 6
s	Davis 4	3 players 2
b	Smith 2	Plumlee 5

11/05 - PHX 104 @ NOP 98
11/10 - NOP 94 @ PHX 101
02/28 - NOP 104 @ PHX 116
04/09 - PHX 94 @ NOP 88

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New Orleans Pelicans (3-4)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
A. Aminu	F	25:30	3-6	0-1	2-2	-3	2	6	8	0	3	0	2	0	0	8
A. Davis	F	36:17	5-13	0-0	4-5	-2	5	7	12	1	4	4	1	1	2	14
J. Smith	C	41:15	9-12	0-0	4-4	0	3	5	8	3	1	0	0	2	0	22
E. Gordon	G	32:20	5-14	2-4	2-2	+3	2	3	5	5	1	2	3	0	2	14
J. Holiday	G	35:52	8-17	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	2	7	4	0	5	0	1	16
T. Evans		07:12	0-3	0-0	0-0	-7	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
A. Morrow		28:05	7-11	2-4	0-0	-11	0	3	3	0	3	0	1	0	0	16
G. Stiemsma		03:59	0-1	0-0	0-0	-5	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
B. Roberts		10:24	1-5	0-2	0-0	-4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
L. Thomas		07:08	1-4	0-0	0-0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
A. Rivers		11:57	0-2	0-0	0-0	-5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
A. Onuaku	DNP - Coach's Decision
J. Withey	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		240	39-88	4-13	12-13		14	29	43	20	20	6	15	3	11	94
			44.3%	30.8%	92.3%		team rebs: 7			total to: 17

Phoenix Suns (5-2)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
P. Tucker	F	23:52	1-5	0-2	0-0	+6	0	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	2
C. Frye	F	20:24	1-6	0-2	1-2	0	1	4	5	0	4	2	2	1	0	3
M. Plumlee	C	27:54	4-9	0-0	0-0	+8	3	9	12	0	1	1	0	5	0	8
G. Green	G	24:59	6-12	1-5	2-2	-3	2	1	3	2	2	1	2	0	1	15
E. Bledsoe	G	33:21	7-11	2-3	8-9	-1	0	4	4	6	3	1	5	1	0	24
G. Dragic		29:34	4-9	1-3	3-6	+8	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	12
M. Morris		33:53	9-12	1-1	4-4	+6	3	2	5	2	1	2	0	1	1	23
A. Goodwin		16:41	3-7	0-4	0-0	+10	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	3	0	6
M. Morris		22:12	3-7	2-2	0-0	-1	0	5	5	0	1	1	2	0	1	8
V. Kravtsov		01:43	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Christmas		05:26	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
A. Len	DND - Sore Left Ankle
I. Smith	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		240	38-78	7-22	18-23		10	30	40	14	16	10	14	11	3	101
			48.7%	31.8%	78.3%		team rebs: 5			total to: 15

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Pelicans: Anderson, Miller
Suns: Okafor

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Pelicans: --
Suns: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 2

arena stats

Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #68 Marat Kogut, #40 Leon Wood
Attendance: 13154
Duration: 2:07

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New Orleans Pelicans (3-4)		Phoenix Suns (5-2)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Plumlee vs Davis (Holiday gains possession)
Holiday Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Frye (1 ST)	11:41
	11:24	Frye 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:21
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (1 AST)	11:10 [NOP 2-0]
	10:51	Plumlee Hook Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:47
Gordon Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:44 [NOP 4-0]
	10:26	Tucker 3pt Shot: Missed
Aminu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:24
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:13	Bledsoe Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:09	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Davis (1 BLK)
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:07
Gordon Jump Bank Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:55	Plumlee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Smith Violation:Kicked Ball	09:51
Davis Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:40
	09:40 [PHX 1-4]	Bledsoe Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:40 [PHX 2-4]	Bledsoe Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:10	Frye Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Aminu Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:06
Holiday Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bledsoe (1 ST)	08:59
	08:56 [PHX 4-4]	Green Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	08:38
	08:36	Plumlee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:19	Frye Jump Shot: Missed
	08:18	Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Aminu Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	08:18
	08:18	Frye Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:18	Team Rebound
	08:18 [PHX 5-4]	Frye Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed Block: Plumlee (1 BLK)	08:05
	08:01	Bledsoe Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:58 [PHX 7-4]	Tucker Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (1 AST)
Aminu Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Plumlee (1 ST)	07:48
	07:45	Bledsoe Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	07:25	Bledsoe Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holiday (2 AST)	07:15 [NOP 6-7]
	06:57	Plumlee Jump Shot: Missed
Aminu Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:54
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	06:47
Team Rebound	06:46
	06:46	Jump Ball Plumlee vs Davis (Smith gains possession)
Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:37
	06:24	Bledsoe Layup Shot: Missed
	06:21	Plumlee Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:21 [PHX 9-6]	Plumlee Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	06:15	Green Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Holiday Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	06:06
	05:46	Tucker Running Hook Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:43
Smith Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)	05:36 [NOP 8-9]
	05:12	Bledsoe Jump Shot: Missed
	05:10	Plumlee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:10	Plumlee Jump Shot: Missed
Aminu Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:08
Team Timeout : Regular	05:05
Davis Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)	04:49 [NOP 10-9]
	04:26	Bledsoe 3pt Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:24
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
Gordon Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:03
Gordon Tip Shot: Missed	04:03
	04:00	Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:51	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Aminu Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:50
Gordon Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	03:46
	03:40 [PHX 11-10]	Green Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:18	Plumlee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:07	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:05
Holiday Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:00 [NOP 12-11]
	02:37 [PHX 13-12]	Plumlee Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (2 AST)
Holiday Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:21 [NOP 14-13]
	02:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:16	Frye Substitution replaced by Dragic
	02:16	Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Morris
Aminu Substitution replaced by Evans	02:16
Smith Substitution replaced by Morrow	02:16
Gordon Substitution replaced by Stiemsma	02:16
	02:12	Green Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	02:12	Green Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	02:12	Green Substitution replaced by Goodwin
Holiday Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:56 [NOP 16-13]
	01:37	Plumlee Hook Shot: Missed
Stiemsma Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:34
Morrow Jump Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:26	Plumlee Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:11 [PHX 15-16]	Plumlee Running Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed	00:46.9
	00:44.5	Plumlee Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	00:37.9 [PHX 17-16]	Dragic Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:28.9	Tucker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Holiday Substitution replaced by Roberts	00:23.5
Davis Substitution replaced by Thomas	00:23.5
	00:23.5	Tucker Substitution replaced by Morris
Roberts Foul: Personal Take (1 PF)	00:07.9
	00:01.9 [PHX 19-16]	Dragic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
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Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Dragic Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:39
Thomas Jump Shot: Missed	11:23
Stiemsma Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:21
Stiemsma Tip Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:17	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:15 [PHX 21-16]	Morris Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Dragic (1 AST)
Stiemsma Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	10:55
Morrow Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:47
	10:35	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:33
Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	10:25 [NOP 19-21]
Stiemsma Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:17
	10:17 [PHX 22-19]	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Stiemsma Substitution replaced by Smith	10:17
	10:17	Kravtsov Substitution replaced by Frye
	10:17 [PHX 23-19]	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Roberts Jump Shot: Missed Block: Frye (1 BLK)	09:59
	09:57	Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Roberts Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:53
	09:53	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:53	Team Rebound
Roberts Substitution replaced by Rivers	09:53
	09:53	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:52
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:34	Dragic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:23	Goodwin 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:21	Goodwin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:17	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:15
	09:11	Goodwin Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Thomas Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Morris (1 BLK)	08:56
	08:54	Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Evans Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:45
	08:45
Thomas Substitution replaced by Davis	08:45
	08:30 [PHX 25-19]	Morris Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Evans Layup Shot: Missed Block: Goodwin (1 BLK)	08:06
	08:04	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:00	Morris Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
	07:56	Morris Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:56 [PHX 27-19]	Morris Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	07:56	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Evans Jump Shot: Missed Block: Goodwin (2 BLK)	07:34
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:31
Smith Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:30 [NOP 21-27]
	07:22	Goodwin 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:20
Evans Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	07:04
	07:04	Goodwin Substitution replaced by Bledsoe
Evans Substitution replaced by Holiday	07:04
	06:47	Frye 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:45	Morris Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:43 [PHX 29-21]	Morris Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	06:29	Morris Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Rivers Substitution replaced by Gordon	06:29
Morrow 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (3 AST)	06:18 [NOP 24-29]
Morrow Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	06:11
	06:11 [PHX 30-24]	Bledsoe Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:11 [PHX 31-24]	Bledsoe Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Holiday Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)	05:51
	05:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:36	Frye Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:34
Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:22 [NOP 26-31]
	04:58	Dragic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Davis (1 ST)
Morrow Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:48 [NOP 28-31]
Davis Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:30
	04:30 [PHX 32-28]	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	04:30	Dragic Substitution replaced by Green
	04:30	Frye Substitution replaced by Plumlee
	04:30 [PHX 33-28]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Holiday Jump Bank Shot: Missed	04:14
	04:12	Plumlee Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:08	Bledsoe Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gordon (1 ST)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Gordon (3 AST)	04:04 [NOP 30-33]
	03:43	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:41
Gordon Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:36 [NOP 32-33]
	03:11	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:08	Morris Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	03:08	Morris Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
	03:06	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:05 [PHX 35-32]	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Davis (1 AST)	02:55 [NOP 34-35]
	02:31	Morris Layup Shot: Missed
Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:30
Morrow Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)	02:25
	02:17	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Morrow Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:17
Team Timeout : Regular	02:17
	02:17	Green Substitution replaced by Dragic
	02:17	Morris Substitution replaced by Tucker
Davis Substitution replaced by Aminu	02:17
Holiday Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	02:05 [NOP 36-35]
	01:38	Plumlee Jump Shot: Missed
	01:38	Team Rebound
	01:38	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Aminu 3pt Shot: Missed	01:23
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:21
Smith Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:21 [NOP 38-35]
	01:09 [PHX 37-38]	Bledsoe Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Gordon Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Morris (1 ST)	00:59.9
	00:55.9 [PHX 39-38]	Morris Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Tucker (1 AST)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:39.3	Plumlee Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:31.9 [PHX 42-38]	Morris 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (3 AST)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	00:17.9
Gordon Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:16.4
Aminu Jump Shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:04.8	Bledsoe Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:00.1	Dragic 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
New Orleans Pelicans (3-4)		Phoenix Suns (5-2)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [PHX 44-38]	Green Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Holiday Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:26 [NOP 40-44]
	11:04	Tucker 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:02	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Davis Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	10:48
	10:48 [PHX 45-40]	Bledsoe Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	10:48	Bledsoe Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	10:48	Plumlee Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	10:48	Tucker Jump Shot: Missed
Holiday Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:47
	10:45	Bledsoe Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Aminu Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Frye (2 ST)	10:33
	10:17 [PHX 47-40]	Frye Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	10:03
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:01
	09:59	Frye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Aminu Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:59 [NOP 41-47]
Aminu Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:59 [NOP 42-47]
	09:35 [PHX 49-42]	Plumlee Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	09:29	Frye Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Holiday Layup Shot: Missed	09:26
	09:24	Bledsoe Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:18	Frye Foul: Offensive (3 PF)
	09:18	Frye Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	09:07	Tucker Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:07 [NOP 43-49]
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:07 [NOP 44-49]
	09:00	Tucker Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)
Holiday Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:48 [NOP 46-49]
	08:38 [PHX 51-46]	Bledsoe Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Smith Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	08:38
	08:38 [PHX 52-46]	Bledsoe Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:17	Plumlee Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	08:09 [PHX 54-46]	Bledsoe Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Holiday Layup Shot: Missed	07:57
Davis Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:55
Davis Tip Shot: Missed	07:55
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:53
Davis Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:53 [NOP 48-54]
Davis Violation:Kicked Ball	07:37
	07:37	Tucker Substitution replaced by Dragic
	07:37	Plumlee Substitution replaced by Morris
	07:31	Bledsoe Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Davis (2 ST)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	07:25
	07:22	Frye Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:22	Frye Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	07:07	Frye Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:07 [NOP 49-54]
	07:07	Frye Substitution replaced by Morris
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	07:07 [NOP 50-54]
	06:50	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Aminu Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:48
Gordon Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holiday (4 AST)	06:43 [NOP 52-54]
	06:21	Morris Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	06:21	Team Timeout : Regular
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed	06:04
	06:02	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Holiday Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:55
	05:49 [PHX 57-52]	Bledsoe 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:19
	05:06	Green Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
Davis Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gordon (4 AST)	04:54 [NOP 54-57]
	04:35 [PHX 60-54]	Morris 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (4 AST)
Aminu Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	04:21 [NOP 56-60]
Holiday Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:57
	03:57	Green Substitution replaced by Christmas
	03:45	Dragic Layup Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	03:44
	03:34	Christmas Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:34 [NOP 57-60]
Smith Substitution replaced by Rivers	03:34
Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:34 [NOP 58-60]
Aminu Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:17
	03:17 [PHX 61-58]	Bledsoe Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	03:17 [PHX 62-58]	Bledsoe Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Gordon Layup Shot: Missed	02:57
Aminu Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:57
	02:57	Christmas Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Aminu Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:57 [NOP 60-62]
	02:46	Bledsoe Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Davis (3 ST)
Davis Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Morris (2 ST)	02:30
Team Timeout : Regular	02:28
	02:28	Bledsoe Substitution replaced by Goodwin
Davis Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	02:08
	02:08 [PHX 63-60]	Dragic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:08	Dragic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:07
Aminu Jump Shot: Missed	01:53
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	01:50
	01:49	Morris Foul: Shooting Block (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:49 [NOP 61-63]
Holiday Substitution replaced by Morrow	01:49
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:49 [NOP 62-63]
	01:36 [PHX 65-62]	Goodwin Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Morris (1 AST)
Davis Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gordon (5 AST)	01:23 [NOP 64-65]
	01:23	Christmas Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	01:23 [NOP 65-65]
	01:11 [PHX 67-65]	Morris Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Dragic (2 AST)
Gordon Step Back Jump shot: Missed	00:54.9
	00:51.7	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Gordon Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:48.2
	00:48.2 [PHX 68-65]	Morris Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
Gordon Substitution replaced by Roberts	00:48.2
Davis Substitution replaced by Smith	00:48.2
	00:48.2 [PHX 69-65]	Morris Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Rivers Layup Shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:23.5	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:19.9 [PHX 71-65]	Morris Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Dragic (3 AST)
Roberts 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:01.8	Goodwin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:00.1	Goodwin 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
New Orleans Pelicans (3-4)		Phoenix Suns (5-2)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Roberts Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:36 [NOP 67-71]
Aminu Foul: Personal (3 PF)	11:21
	11:09 [PHX 74-67]	Morris 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Morrow Jump Shot: Missed	10:52
Aminu Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	10:49
Aminu Putback Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:49 [NOP 69-74]
	10:31	Morris Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Aminu Substitution replaced by Thomas	10:31
	10:31	Christmas Substitution replaced by Tucker
Rivers Jump Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:17	Goodwin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:14 [PHX 76-69]	Goodwin Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thomas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Goodwin (3 BLK)	09:56
Team Rebound	09:56
Morrow Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rivers (1 AST)	09:52 [NOP 71-76]
	09:37	Dragic Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:35
Morrow Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	09:21 [NOP 73-76]
	08:59 [PHX 78-73]	Goodwin Running Bank shot: Made (6 PTS)
Morrow Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:41 [NOP 75-78]
	08:18	Morris Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:16
Rivers Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Tucker (1 ST)	08:10
	08:04 [PHX 80-75]	Dragic Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Morris (2 AST)
Thomas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Roberts (1 AST)	07:50 [NOP 77-80]
	07:25	Goodwin 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:23
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	07:09
	07:07	Morris Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:01	Team Timeout : Regular
Thomas Substitution replaced by Davis	07:01
Rivers Substitution replaced by Holiday	07:01
	07:01	Dragic Substitution replaced by Bledsoe
	07:01	Morris Substitution replaced by Plumlee
	06:48	Bledsoe Jump Shot: Missed
Davis Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	06:45
Morrow Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	06:30 [NOP 79-80]
	06:06	Goodwin Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Davis (4 ST)
Morrow 3pt Shot: Missed	06:00
Davis Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	05:57
Roberts Jump Shot: Missed Block: Plumlee (2 BLK)	05:38
	05:35	Plumlee Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	05:21 [PHX 82-79]	Morris Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Holiday Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Tucker (2 ST)	05:04
	04:57 [PHX 84-79]	Morris Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:55
Roberts Substitution replaced by Gordon	04:55
	04:55	Tucker Substitution replaced by Dragic
	04:55	Goodwin Substitution replaced by Green
Holiday Jump Bank Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:42 [NOP 81-84]
Holiday Foul: Personal (3 PF)	04:28
	04:13 [PHX 87-81]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Holiday 3pt Shot: Missed	03:45
Team Rebound	03:45
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:45
	03:31 [PHX 89-81]	Bledsoe Jump Bank Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	03:14 [NOP 84-89]
	02:50	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:48
Gordon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Plumlee (3 BLK)	02:41
	02:39	Morris Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:33 [PHX 92-84]	Dragic 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bledsoe (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	02:30
	02:30
	02:20	Plumlee Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Davis Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:20
Team Rebound	02:20
Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	02:20 [NOP 85-92]
	02:08	Bledsoe Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Gordon (2 ST)
Davis Layup Shot: Missed Block: Plumlee (4 BLK)	01:53
Davis Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	01:50
Davis Layup Shot: Missed	01:49
	01:48	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:25 [PHX 95-85]	Bledsoe 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Holiday (5 AST)	01:11 [NOP 88-95]
	00:56.9 [PHX 97-88]	Bledsoe Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:56.7
	00:54.9	Bledsoe Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Davis Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bledsoe (1 BLK)	00:50.9
Holiday Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:47.8
Smith Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Holiday (6 AST)	00:43.9 [NOP 90-97]
	00:31.9 [PHX 99-90]	Green Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Holiday Step Back Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:24.9 [NOP 92-99]
Holiday Foul: Personal Take (4 PF)	00:20.7
Morrow Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:18.9
	00:18.9 [PHX 100-92]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:18.9 [PHX 101-92]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Holiday Jump Shot: Missed Block: Plumlee (5 BLK)	00:12.9
Team Rebound	00:12.3
Smith Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Holiday (7 AST)	00:10.9 [NOP 94-101]
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country	channel			time
usa		League Pass		8:00 PM ET
	--	FSAZ HD	Local	8:00 PM ET
	--	WWL 105.3	Local	8:00 PM ET
	--	AZ Sports 620	Local	8:00 PM ET

standings

l10

NOP

5th Southwest

2-8

22-19

12-29

PHX

3rd Pacific

5-5

26-15