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Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans

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Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

PHX

Season leaders, per game

NOP
The teams side by side: Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans compared, with league ranks
PHXStatNOP
45–37Record26–56
Offense
1.5(better), 15th in the leagueNet rating21st in the league, -4.4
113.1(better), 16th in the leagueOffensive rating20th in the league, 112.1
99.2, 23rd in the leaguePace11th in the league, 102.4
53.7(better), 19th in the leagueeFG%28th in the league, 52.7
12.0, 12th in the leagueTOV%10th in the league, 11.7(better)
28.9(better), 7th in the leagueOREB%8th in the league, 27.0
0.225, 28th in the leagueFT rate8th in the league, 0.284(better)
Defense
111.6(better), 9th in the leagueDefensive rating24th in the league, 116.5
54.1(better), 10th in the leagueOpp. eFG%23rd in the league, 55.5
13.9(better), 3rd in the leagueOpp. TOV%20th in the league, 11.8
71.9(better), 27th in the leagueDREB%28th in the league, 71.4
0.276, 22nd in the leagueOpp. FT rate13th in the league, 0.258(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Phoenix Suns

  • Mark WilliamsOut· back Feb 1
    Report note

    This is a tough blow for the center with training camp right around the corner. With his status for Opening Night in jeopardy, this will put a lot of eyes on Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach, with the latter already drawing buzz during the Summer League. More clarity on Williams' timeline should be known in the coming weeks.

    Cost -1.5 per 100
  • Duop ReathQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    With Mark Williams (shoulder) expected to miss around five months, Reath figures to compete for playing time with Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro. Reath's 2025-26 campaign was cut short after he underwent right foot surgery in late January, and it's unclear if he'll be at full strength for training camp. Across 32 regular-season appearances for the Trail Blazers in 2025-26, he averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds across 8.1 minutes per contest.

    Cost -0.2 per 100
  • CJ HuntleyQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Huntley will miss Phoenix's final three games in Las Vegas. He'll have plenty of time to rest up before training camp opens up in September.

New Orleans Pelicans

  • Bryce McGowensProbable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    McGowens will miss the final game of the 2025-26 season, though to be fair, he hasn't played for the Pelicans since March 8 due to a fractured toe. He appeared in 42 games for New Orleans and made 13 starts, averaging 8.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists across 21.0 minutes per game.

    Cost -0.8 per 100
Key players · PHX: Phoenix Suns key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Devin Booker33.526.13.96.030.8 / 4.0 / 6.83.2
Miles Bridges31.017.15.83.214.8 / 7.0 / 3.4-0.4
Dillon Brooks30.420.23.61.815.6 / 3.0 / 2.2-0.1
Collin Gillespie28.512.74.14.66.6 / 3.8 / 2.23.0
Jalen Green25.817.83.62.814.6 / 2.6 / 2.8-0.5
Key players · NOP: New Orleans Pelicans key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Trey Murphy III35.421.55.73.817.0 / 5.8 / 2.01.3
Saddiq Bey31.317.75.62.520.8 / 4.6 / 1.61.0
Bennedict Mathurin30.017.65.42.48.8 / 4.6 / 3.8-1.2
Zion Williamson29.721.05.73.217.0 / 5.0 / 3.00.7
Herbert Jones28.48.93.42.85.8 / 2.6 / 1.81.5

Last five games

Phoenix Suns: Phoenix Suns: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 27 vs OKCLost 122–131––
Apr 25 vs OKCLost 109–121––
Apr 22 @ OKCLost 107–120––
Apr 19 @ OKCLost 84–119––
Apr 17 vs GSWWon 111–96––
New Orleans Pelicans: New Orleans Pelicans: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 @ MINLost 126–132––
Apr 10 @ BOSLost 118–144––
Apr 7 vs UTAWon 156–137––
Apr 5 vs ORLLost 108–112––
Apr 3 @ SACLost 113–117––
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
5HOU5230.634129-1
6MIN4933.598155-5
7PHX4537.549195-5
8POR4240.512227-3
9LAC4240.512226-4
10GSW3745.451273-7
11NOP2656.317381-9
12DAL2656.317383-7
13MEM2557.305391-9

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

PHX attack against NOP defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards51.2 (lg 49.8) , 9th in the league13.0 (lg 13.6) , 23rd in the league14.3 (lg 14.2) , 14th in the league
Forwards36.3 (lg 37.4) , 19th in the league15.6 (lg 15.3) , 11th in the league7.7 (lg 7.0) , 4th in the league
Centers12.3 (lg 10.7) , 5th in the league8.7 (lg 7.5) , 2nd in the league2.0 (lg 1.9) , 9th in the league
NOP attack against PHX defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards46.5 (lg 49.8) , 27th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league12.4 (lg 14.2) , 30th in the league
Forwards35.3 (lg 37.4) , 24th in the league15.3 (lg 15.3) , 14th in the league6.5 (lg 7.0) , 25th in the league
Centers11.4 (lg 10.7) , 10th in the league8.9 (lg 7.5) , 1st in the league2.5 (lg 1.9) , 4th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.