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Phoenix Suns
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New Orleans Pelicans
126
Venue: Smoothie King Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 126-124 at home on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Smoothie King Center. Brandon Ingram had 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans. Devin Booker had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists for the Phoenix Suns.
The New Orleans Pelicans trailed 65-54 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 45-28. Double-digit figures in two categories: Grayson Allen (double-double, Phoenix Suns). Bench points: Phoenix Suns 36, New Orleans Pelicans 34. CJ McCollum had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans?
- The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns 126-124 on December 5, 2024.
- Who led the scoring?
- Devin Booker scored 28 for the Phoenix Suns; Brandon Ingram scored 29 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 33 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 124 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 34 | 20 | 45 | 27 | 126 |
Game leaders
Phoenix Suns
- Points
- 28 Devin Booker
- Rebounds
- 10 Mason Plumlee
- Assists
- 10 Grayson Allen
New Orleans Pelicans
- Points
- 29 Brandon Ingram
- Rebounds
- 12 Yves Missi
- Assists
- 6 CJ McCollum
Grayson Allen double-double (13 PTS, 10 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker starter | 37:04 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-20 | 3-10 | 13-14 | 1 | -10 |
| Bradley Beal starter | 34:17 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10-18 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | -4 |
| Tyus Jones starter | 27:59 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | +13 |
| Royce O'Neale starter | 27:32 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3 | -3 |
| Mason Plumlee starter | 26:04 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | +8 |
| Grayson Allen bench | 29:53 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | -9 |
| Oso Ighodaro bench | 20:10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | -12 |
| Monte Morris bench | 14:55 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
| Josh Okogie bench | 11:10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +0 |
| Bol Bol bench | 10:56 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 |
Not available: Collin Gillespie, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkic, Ryan Dunn
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum starter | 37:19 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 3-9 | 4-6 | 4 | +4 |
| Brandon Ingram starter | 36:40 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10-19 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 3 | -1 |
| Dejounte Murray starter | 34:40 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 5 | +1 |
| Herbert Jones starter | 31:40 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3 | +13 |
| Yves Missi starter | 25:03 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | +0 |
| Trey Murphy III bench | 33:53 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | -3 |
| Brandon Boston Jr. bench | 16:44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | +15 |
| Javonte Green bench | 16:33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -14 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench | 7:28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -5 |
Not available: Jose Alvarado, Jordan Hawkins, Daniel Theis, Zion Williamson
| Phoenix Suns | Stat | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|
| 21/26 (80%) | Free throws | 18/25 (72%) |
| 26/40 (65%) | 2 pointers | 33/59 (55%) |
| 17/45 (37%) | 3 pointers | 14/36 (38%) |
| 43/85 (50%) | Field goals | 47/95 (49%) |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 36 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Fouls | 24 |
| 11 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 21:52 | Time spent in lead | 23:48 |
| 13 | Biggest lead | 10 |
Largest margin: 11 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 10
- Times tied
- 8
- Largest lead · Phoenix Suns
- 13 Q2 4:55
- Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans
- 10 Q3 2:01
- Longest run
- 11-0 Phoenix Suns · Q2 6:13 to Q2 4:55
Scoring plays
Q1 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram Free throw | 0 | 1 |
| 11:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram Free throw | 0 | 2 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 0 | 4 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 0 | 6 |
| 9:30 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal | 0 | 8 |
| 9:11 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 2 | 8 |
| 8:47 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 8:33 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 5 | 10 |
| 8:18 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 8 | 10 |
| 7:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal | 8 | 13 |
| 7:28 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal | 8 | 15 |
| 7:14 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 11 | 15 |
| 6:55 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 11 | 17 |
| 6:17 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 13 | 17 |
| 6:17 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal Free throw | 14 | 17 |
| 5:15 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 17 | 17 |
| 5:07 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal | 17 | 19 |
| 4:32 | Phoenix Suns | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 19 | 19 |
| 4:07 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 22 | 19 |
| 3:51 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 22 | 22 |
| 3:31 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 25 | 22 |
| 3:21 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 25 | 25 |
| 3:07 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 26 | 25 |
| 2:52 | Phoenix Suns | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 28 | 25 |
| 2:36 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 30 | 25 |
| 2:36 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 31 | 25 |
| 2:20 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal | 31 | 27 |
| 1:50 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 32 | 27 |
| 1:50 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 33 | 27 |
| 1:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 33 | 29 |
| 0:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 33 | 31 |
| 0:08 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal | 33 | 34 |
Q2 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 35 | 34 |
| 11:20 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 35 | 36 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans Pelicans | Javonte Green 2-pt field goal | 35 | 38 |
| 10:49 | Phoenix Suns | Bol Bol 2-pt field goal | 37 | 38 |
| 9:43 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
| 9:19 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal | 42 | 38 |
| 8:54 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 42 | 40 |
| 8:45 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 44 | 40 |
| 8:28 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 44 | 42 |
| 7:42 | Phoenix Suns | Bol Bol 2-pt field goal | 46 | 42 |
| 6:44 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal | 46 | 44 |
| 6:13 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal | 49 | 44 |
| 5:48 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 52 | 44 |
| 5:12 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal | 55 | 44 |
| 4:55 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale Free throw | 56 | 44 |
| 4:55 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale Free throw | 57 | 44 |
| 4:36 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal | 57 | 46 |
| 4:15 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 59 | 46 |
| 4:06 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal | 59 | 48 |
| 3:42 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones Free throw | 59 | 49 |
| 1:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 59 | 50 |
| 1:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 59 | 51 |
| 1:01 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 61 | 51 |
| 0:44 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 3-pt field goal | 61 | 54 |
| 0:34 | Phoenix Suns | Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal | 63 | 54 |
| 0:08 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 64 | 54 |
| 0:08 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 65 | 54 |
Q3 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal | 65 | 56 |
| 10:59 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal | 65 | 59 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal | 65 | 61 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray Free throw | 65 | 62 |
| 10:12 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal | 68 | 62 |
| 9:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 68 | 64 |
| 9:22 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 70 | 64 |
| 9:10 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 70 | 66 |
| 8:58 | Phoenix Suns | Mason Plumlee Free throw | 71 | 66 |
| 8:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 71 | 68 |
| 8:25 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 73 | 68 |
| 8:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram Free throw | 73 | 69 |
| 8:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram Free throw | 73 | 70 |
| 7:58 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 76 | 70 |
| 7:50 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 76 | 72 |
| 6:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram Free throw | 76 | 73 |
| 6:31 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram Free throw | 76 | 74 |
| 6:26 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 78 | 74 |
| 6:26 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal Free throw | 79 | 74 |
| 6:06 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal | 79 | 77 |
| 5:38 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal | 81 | 77 |
| 5:24 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 82 | 77 |
| 5:24 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 83 | 77 |
| 5:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Boston Jr. 3-pt field goal | 83 | 80 |
| 4:48 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 83 | 82 |
| 4:05 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 83 | 84 |
| 3:33 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 85 | 84 |
| 3:21 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 3-pt field goal | 85 | 87 |
| 2:37 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal | 85 | 90 |
| 2:34 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 86 | 90 |
| 2:23 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal | 86 | 93 |
| 2:01 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal | 86 | 96 |
| 1:24 | Phoenix Suns | Monte Morris 3-pt field goal | 89 | 96 |
| 1:02 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal | 89 | 98 |
| 0:47 | Phoenix Suns | Monte Morris 2-pt field goal | 91 | 98 |
| 0:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones Free throw | 91 | 99 |
| 0:11 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 2-pt field goal | 93 | 99 |
Q4 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Phoenix Suns | Monte Morris 2-pt field goal | 95 | 99 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 95 | 100 |
| 11:09 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 95 | 101 |
| 10:48 | Phoenix Suns | Bol Bol 2-pt field goal | 97 | 101 |
| 9:46 | Phoenix Suns | Mason Plumlee Free throw | 98 | 101 |
| 9:23 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal | 101 | 101 |
| 8:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 101 | 103 |
| 8:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Boston Jr. 2-pt field goal | 101 | 105 |
| 7:20 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal | 101 | 108 |
| 6:46 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 101 | 109 |
| 6:29 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 103 | 109 |
| 6:11 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal | 103 | 111 |
| 5:54 | Phoenix Suns | Mason Plumlee 2-pt field goal | 105 | 111 |
| 5:26 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 108 | 111 |
| 5:13 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal | 110 | 111 |
| 4:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 110 | 113 |
| 4:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 110 | 114 |
| 4:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Dejounte Murray 2-pt field goal | 110 | 116 |
| 3:30 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 112 | 116 |
| 2:58 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal | 115 | 116 |
| 2:33 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 116 | 116 |
| 2:33 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 117 | 116 |
| 2:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 117 | 117 |
| 2:17 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 117 | 118 |
| 1:49 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal | 117 | 121 |
| 1:41 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 118 | 121 |
| 1:41 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 119 | 121 |
| 0:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 120 | 121 |
| 0:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 121 | 121 |
| 0:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal | 121 | 123 |
| 0:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 121 | 125 |
| 0:04 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 124 | 125 |
| 0:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | CJ McCollum Free throw | 124 | 126 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: New Orleans Pelicans 1-0. Final series: New Orleans Pelicans 2-1.
- Dec 5: Phoenix Suns 124 at New Orleans Pelicans 126 (this game)
- Feb 27: New Orleans Pelicans 124 at Phoenix Suns 116
- Feb 28: New Orleans Pelicans 108 at Phoenix Suns 125
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