US EditionDevin Booker, Mark Williams Carry Suns Past Pelicans
- On Friday night, Devin Booker scored 30 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, as the Phoenix Suns defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 115-108 at Smoothie King Center.
- Interior play and boards created a 17-6 second-chance point advantage as the Phoenix Suns outrebounded the New Orleans Pelicans 31-23 in the first half.
- Down the stretch, Booker and Williams helped Phoenix outscore New Orleans 18-8, and Collin Gillespie's 15-foot jumper sparked a late five-point run with 1:51 left.
- The Pelicans' poor free-throw shooting, as they shot 25 of 42 and missed seven free throws in the third quarter, preceded an immediate rematch Saturday in New Orleans.
- Rasheer Fleming's bench burst included three layups in an 11-2 spurt that gave Phoenix a 44-37 lead, while Jordan Poole scored 11 first-half points and finished with 19.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night…
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Booker scores 30 points and leads the Suns past the Pelicans, 115-108
Devin Booker scored 30 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in the opener of a two-game series.
Mark Williams Throws Lob Off the Backboard to Himself in Pure Michael Jordan Style
Mark Williams (Image Credits: X/@UnderdogNBA) When Adam Silver said the NBA is a highlight game, fans went after him. But now and then, players like Mark Williams are proving why he’s right. Late in the fourth quarter of the Phoenix Suns’ 115–108 road win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Williams caught the defense sleeping, tossed the ball off the backboard to himself, and finished with authority. The self-lob was so good that it instantly drew…
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