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New Orleans Pelicans at Phoenix Suns

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New Orleans Pelicans
Phoenix Suns

Matchup preview

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

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

NOP

Season leaders, per game

PHX
The teams side by side: New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns compared, with league ranks
NOPStatPHX
26–56Record45–37
Offense
-4.4, 21st in the leagueNet rating15th in the league, 1.5(better)
112.1, 20th in the leagueOffensive rating16th in the league, 113.1(better)
102.4, 11th in the leaguePace23rd in the league, 99.2
52.7, 28th in the leagueeFG%19th in the league, 53.7(better)
11.7(better), 10th in the leagueTOV%12th in the league, 12.0
27.0, 8th in the leagueOREB%7th in the league, 28.9(better)
0.284(better), 8th in the leagueFT rate28th in the league, 0.225
Defense
116.5, 24th in the leagueDefensive rating9th in the league, 111.6(better)
55.5, 23rd in the leagueOpp. eFG%10th in the league, 54.1(better)
11.8, 20th in the leagueOpp. TOV%3rd in the league, 13.9(better)
71.4, 28th in the leagueDREB%27th in the league, 71.9(better)
0.258(better), 13th in the leagueOpp. FT rate22nd in the league, 0.276

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

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

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.

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
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

Last five games

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––
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––

Standings

Full standings
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.

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
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

The box score appears at tip-off.