New Orleans Pelicans @ Phoenix Suns
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ | Game ID: 22500912
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 26 32 34 26 118NOP 29 23 29 35 116
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Booker scores 32 as Suns win 118-116 after Pelicans' rally falls short
PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker scored 18 of his 32 points in the third quarter, and the Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Friday night.
Jalen Green had 25 for the Suns, who led by 14 in the second half before the Pelicans trimmed the lead to one point.
Grayson Allen made two free throws with 9.8 seconds remaining to give the Suns a 116-113 lead. Zion Williamson made one of two and Booker made a pair with 7.8 seconds left. Herb Jones scored with 5 seconds to go but the Suns were able to run out the clock.
Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with 22 points. Williamson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Saddiq Bey also had 19 points for the Pelicans.
Oso Ighodaro , starting for injured Mark Williams , had 13 points and six rebounds before fouling out with 1:08 remaining. Allen had 12 points and eight assists, and Collin Gillespie also had 12 points for Phoenix.
Both teams were playing for the second straight night. The Pelicans won Thursday night in Sacramento while the Suns lost at home to Chicago.
The game featured 63 free throws; New Orleans had 37 and Phoenix attempted 26.
Green had 18 points in the first half as Phoenix took a 58-52 lead. Williamson led the Pelicans with 15.
The Suns played without injured starters Williams (left foot fracture) and Dillon Brooks (left hand fracture).
Brooks, sidelined for the last six games, was arrested early Friday in nearby Scottsdale for suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. Brooks was later released and attended Friday night’s game, sitting on the Phoenix bench.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXAC A. Coffey
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JG J. Green
KM K. Maluach
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
RO R. O'Neale
NOPBM B. McGowens
DM D. Murray
DQ D. Queen
HJ H. Jones
JF J. Fears
KM K. Matković
SB S. Bey
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
PHX/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur