NEW ORLEANS -- — Brandon Ingram scored 29 points in his return from a five-game absence, Herb Jones capped off his first game back from a shoulder injury by blocking Devin Booker's last-second shot, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-124 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.

CJ McCollum scored 25 points, but missed a free throw with 3 seconds left, allowing the Suns a final shot for the win or tie. When Booker, who had 28 points, received an inbound pass at the 3-point line, he rose for a shot and had the ball swatted away by Jones, who hadn't played in 18 games.

Jones had one of this four steals with 2:02 left and made a left corner 3 about 13 seconds later to give New Orleans a 121-117 lead. He finished with 12 points.

Trey Murphy scored 19 points, Dejounte Murray scored 17 and rookie center Yves Missi had 12 rebounds for the Pelicans,

Bradley Beal scored 24 points for Phoenix.

Takeaways

Suns: Playing without star forward Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) and center Jusuf Nurkic (right thigh bruise), Phoenix still nearly won.

Pelicans: With five of the top six player in their rotation on the court for the first time since late October, the Pelicans looked far more competitive than they have.

Key moment

McCollum hit a driving floater high off the glass to put the Pelicans in front with 35 seconds left and then assisted on Murphy alley-oop dunk that made it 125-121 with 15 seconds left.

Key stat

The Pelicans made seven of nine 3-point attempts in the third quarter, when they turned a 65-54 deficit into a 99-93 lead.

Up next

The Suns visit Miami on Saturday. The Pelicans host Oklahoma City on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mason Plumlee vs. Yves Missi (Dejounte Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Royce O'Neale shooting foul	0	0
11:41	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:41	Brandon Ingram makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:22	Royce O'Neale misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:18	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	2	0
11:05	Yves Missi makes alley oop layup (Dejounte Murray assists)	4	0
10:43	Devin Booker lost ball turnover (Dejounte Murray steals)	4	0
10:35	Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	6	0
10:21	Devin Booker misses 10-foot two point shot	6	0
10:19	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	6	0
10:15	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point shot	6	0
10:12	Tyus Jones defensive rebound	6	0
10:11	Bradley Beal lost ball turnover (CJ McCollum steals)	6	0
10:02	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point shot	6	0
9:58	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	6	0
9:37	Tyus Jones misses two point shot	6	0
9:35	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	6	0
9:30	Dejounte Murray makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	8	0
9:11	Bradley Beal makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	8	2
8:58	Dejounte Murray misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	8	2
8:54	Yves Missi offensive rebound	8	2
8:54	Yves Missi misses tip shot	8	2
8:54	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	8	2
8:51	Bradley Beal misses 24-foot three point shot	8	2
8:48	Mason Plumlee offensive rebound	8	2
8:47	Devin Booker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)	8	5
8:33	Brandon Ingram makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	10	5
8:23	Yves Missi personal foul	10	5
8:18	Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bradley Beal assists)	10	8
7:50	CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three pointer	13	8
7:36	Bradley Beal misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	8
7:32	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	13	8
7:28	Herbert Jones makes two point shot	15	8
7:28	Suns Full timeout	15	8
7:14	Royce O'Neale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	15	11
6:55	CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot	17	11
6:46	Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	11
6:40	Yves Missi defensive rebound	17	11
6:37	Brandon Ingram offensive charge	17	11
6:37	Brandon Ingram turnover	17	11
6:37	Trey Murphy III enters the game for CJ McCollum	17	11
6:20	Herbert Jones personal foul	17	11
6:17	Bradley Beal makes driving layup (Royce O'Neale assists)	17	13
6:17	Yves Missi shooting foul	17	13
6:17	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Yves Missi	17	13
6:17	Grayson Allen enters the game for Tyus Jones	17	13
6:17	Oso Ighodaro enters the game for Mason Plumlee	17	13
6:17	Bradley Beal makes free throw 1 of 1	17	14
6:01	Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	14
5:58	Oso Ighodaro vs. Trey Murphy III (Bradley Beal gains possession)	17	14
5:58	Suns defensive team rebound	17	14
5:55	Bradley Beal traveling	17	14
5:38	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	14
5:32	Bradley Beal defensive rebound	17	14
5:15	Royce O'Neale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Grayson Allen assists)	17	17
5:08	Herbert Jones misses two point shot	17	17
5:07	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	17	17
5:07	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes tip shot	19	17
4:59	Royce O'Neale bad pass (Dejounte Murray steals)	19	17
4:54	Brandon Ingram misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	17
4:54	Grayson Allen defensive rebound	19	17
4:54	Trey Murphy III personal foul	19	17
4:54	Brandon Boston Jr. enters the game for Herbert Jones	19	17
4:54	Javonte Green enters the game for Brandon Ingram	19	17
4:54	Monte Morris enters the game for Royce O'Neale	19	17
4:54	Josh Okogie enters the game for Bradley Beal	19	17
4:32	Josh Okogie makes driving layup (Grayson Allen assists)	19	19
4:20	Dejounte Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	19
4:18	Monte Morris defensive rebound	19	19
4:12	Devin Booker misses two point shot	19	19
4:08	Devin Booker offensive rebound	19	19
4:08	Devin Booker misses tip shot	19	19
4:08	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	19	19
4:07	Devin Booker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Okogie assists)	19	22
4:07	Pelicans Full timeout	19	22
3:51	Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	22	22
3:31	Grayson Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Oso Ighodaro assists)	22	25
3:21	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl assists)	25	25
3:07	Brandon Boston Jr. defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	25	25
3:07	Devin Booker makes technical free throw	25	26
3:07	CJ McCollum enters the game for Dejounte Murray	25	26
2:53	Devin Booker misses 13-foot two point shot	25	26
2:52	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	25	26
2:52	Josh Okogie makes tip shot	25	28
2:42	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	28
2:39	Monte Morris defensive rebound	25	28
2:36	Devin Booker makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	25	30
2:36	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul	25	30
2:36	Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 1	25	31
2:20	Brandon Boston Jr. makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	27	31
2:08	Oso Ighodaro bad pass (Javonte Green steals)	27	31
2:03	Brandon Boston Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	27	31
2:01	Pelicans offensive team rebound	27	31
1:53	Trey Murphy III bad pass (Josh Okogie steals)	27	31
1:50	Javonte Green shooting foul	27	31
1:50	Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2	27	32
1:50	Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2	27	33
1:28	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses layup	27	33
1:23	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	27	33
1:23	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses tip shot	27	33
1:22	Devin Booker defensive rebound	27	33
1:21	Josh Okogie misses 22-foot three point shot	27	33
1:19	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	27	33
1:16	Trey Murphy III makes dunk (CJ McCollum assists)	29	33
50.1	Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	33
48.0	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	29	33
38.1	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)	31	33
31.1	Devin Booker misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	31	33
28.0	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	31	33
7.1	CJ McCollum makes 24-foot three pointer	34	33
0.1	Javonte Green blocks Josh Okogie 's 22-foot pullup jump shot	34	33
0.1	Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound	34	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	33

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 6, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, GCSEN, Arizona's Family 3TV, AZ Family Sports Net

Attendance

16,365

Referees

Derrick Collins, Mitchell Ervin, J.B. DeRosa

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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