Zion Williamson and Key Pelicans Players to Watch vs. the Suns - April 1

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Pelicans vs. Suns: Players to Watch

Pelicans Key Players

Zion Williamson is averaging 22.8 points, 5.9 boards and 5 assists. At the other end, he averages 1 steal and 0.6 blocked shots.

Jonas Valanciunas' numbers on the season are 12.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, shooting 55.9% from the floor.

CJ McCollum averages 18.9 points, 4.2 boards and 4.5 assists.

Herbert Jones' numbers on the season are 11.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 50.5% from the floor and 42.4% from downtown, with an average of 1.5 made 3-pointers.

Trey Murphy III averages 14 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists, shooting 43.2% from the floor and 37.2% from downtown, with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.

Suns Key Players

Durant averages 27.6 points for the Suns, plus 6.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists.

The Suns receive 27 points per game from Devin Booker, plus 4.8 boards and 6.9 assists.

Jusuf Nurkic's numbers on the season are 11.2 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He is sinking 51.5% of his shots from the field.

Grayson Allen's numbers on the season are 13.5 points, 3.8 boards and 3.1 assists per game. He is making 50.5% of his shots from the floor and 47% from 3-point range (first in league), with an average of 2.8 triples.

Per game, Bradley Beal gives the Suns 17.7 points, 4.1 boards and 5.1 assists, plus 1 steal and 0.4 blocks.

Pelicans vs. Suns Stat Insights

New Orleans Key Stats

The Pelicans average 115.2 points per game (13th in the league) while allowing 110.3 per contest (eighth in the NBA). They have a +367 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 4.9 points per game.

New Orleans wins the rebound battle by two boards on average. It records 44.4 rebounds per game, which ranks seventh in the league, while its opponents pull down 42.4 per contest.

The Pelicans make 1.1 fewer threes per game than the opposition, 12.3 (19th in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.4.

New Orleans averages 115 points per 100 possessions on offense (11th in the league), and allows 109.6 points per 100 possessions (sixth in the NBA).

Phoenix Key Stats

The Suns put up 116.7 points per game (10th in league) while allowing 114.1 per contest (16th in NBA). They have a +192 scoring differential and outscore opponents by 2.6 points per game.

Phoenix comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 3.1 boards. It grabs 44.3 rebounds per game (eighth in league) compared to its opponents' 41.2.

The Suns make 12.3 three-pointers per game (19th in the league) at a 38.1% rate (fifth-best in NBA), compared to the 13.3 their opponents make, shooting 36.4% from deep.

Phoenix's 116.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank sixth in the NBA, and the 113.7 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 20th in the league.

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