| Atlanta Hawks | 86 |
| Miami Heat | 110 |
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| Chicago Bulls | 95 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 119 |
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| Denver Nuggets | 126 |
| Golden State Warriors | 121 |
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| New Orleans Pelicans | 118 |
| Phoenix Suns | 103 |
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Phoenix 103, New Orleans 118
Opening Round - Phoenix wins 4-2
Smoothie King Center (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Attendance: 18,962
Officials: Kevin Cutler, Josh Tiven, Marc Davis, Tom Washington
Team Rebounds: Phoenix (5) New Orleans (10)
Technicals: Phoenix (1 (Coach)) New Orleans (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX (64-18) | 22 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 103 |
| NOP (36-46) | 25 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 118 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 90 | 114.6 | 131.3 |
| NOP | 90 | 131.3 | 114.6 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | .547 | 0.134 | 0.308 | 0.118 |
| NOP | .506 | 0.089 | 0.396 | 0.376 |
Phoenix Suns
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chris Paul | Starter | PG | 34:59 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 99 | Jae Crowder | Starter | SF | 29:29 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 10.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 25 | Mikal Bridges | Starter | SG | 41:15 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | Deandre Ayton | Starter | C | 32:50 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16.8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| 23 | Cameron Johnson | Starter | PF | 31:51 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 | JaVale McGee | Bench | C | 12:46 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Torrey Craig | Bench | PF | 09:58 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 18 | Bismack Biyombo | Bench | C | 02:24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Elfrid Payton | Bench | PG | 02:24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Aaron Holiday | Bench | SG | 02:24 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Cameron Payne | Bench | PG | 17:35 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 2-2 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Ish Wainright | Bench | SF | 02:24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Landry Shamet | Bench | SG | 19:41 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Team | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 43-85 | 7-27 | 10-15 | 99.9 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 103 | ||||
| 50.6% | 25.9% | 66.7% |
New Orleans Pelicans
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | C.J. McCollum | Starter | PG | 36:28 | 8-21 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 10.5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 17 | Jonas Valanciunas | Starter | C | 32:38 | 9-15 | 1-1 | 7-11 | 25.1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Brandon Ingram | Starter | SF | 36:28 | 11-23 | 1-5 | 7-10 | 15.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Herb Jones | Starter | SG | 35:05 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Jaxson Hayes | Starter | PF | 13:24 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Garrett Temple | Bench | SG | 01:55 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Larry Nance, Jr. | Bench | C | 25:08 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Willy Hernangomez | Bench | C | 01:55 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Devonte' Graham | Bench | SG | 12:58 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Jose Alvarado | Bench | PG | 17:48 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Naji Marshall | Bench | SF | 10:20 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | Trey Murphy III | Bench | PF | 15:53 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 240 | 40-85 | 6-24 | 32-42 | 104.2 | 19 | 29 | 58 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 118 | ||||
| 47.1% | 25.0% | 76.2% |
Phoenix Suns Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Chris Paul 14.7p, 4.4r, 10.8a |
Mikal Bridges 14.2p, 4.2r, 2.3a |
Jae Crowder 9.4p, 5.3r, 1.9a |
Cameron Johnson 12.5p, 4.1r, 1.5a |
Deandre Ayton 17.2p, 10.2r, 1.4a |
| Rotation | Cameron Payne 10.8p, 3r, 4.9a |
Landry Shamet 8.3p, 1.8r, 1.6a |
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JaVale McGee 9.2p, 6.7r, 0.6a |
| Lim PT | Elfrid Payton 3p, 1.8r, 2a |
Aaron Holiday 6.3p, 1.9r, 2.4a |
Ish Wainright 2.4p, 1.2r, 0.3a |
Torrey Craig 6.6p, 4r, 1.2a |
Bismack Biyombo 5.8p, 4.6r, 0.6a |
New Orleans Pelicans Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | C.J. McCollum 22.1p, 4.3r, 5.1a |
Herb Jones 9.5p, 3.8r, 2.1a |
Brandon Ingram 22.7p, 5.8r, 5.6a |
Jaxson Hayes 9.3p, 4.5r, 0.6a |
Jonas Valanciunas 17.8p, 11.4r, 2.6a |
| Rotation | Jose Alvarado 6.1p, 1.9r, 2.8a |
Devonte' Graham 11.9p, 2.3r, 4.2a |
Naji Marshall 5.7p, 2.6r, 1.1a |
Trey Murphy III 5.4p, 2.4r, 0.6a |
Larry Nance, Jr. 7p, 5.4r, 1.8a |
| Lim PT | |
Garrett Temple 5.2p, 2.4r, 1.3a |
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Willy Hernangomez 9.1p, 6.8r, 1.3a |