Crowder scores season-high 21, Suns blow out Pelicans 111-86
By DAVID BRANDTDecember 30, 2020 GMT
And Phoenix still won by 25 points.
Jae Crowder scored a season-high 21 points, Cameron Johnson added 18 and the Suns showed off their newfound depth by rolling to a 111-86 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
“It’s a team game, it’s not 1 v 1,” Suns forward Mikal Bridges said. “It’s five guys. We’re getting better every day.”
The Suns broke the game open by outscoring the Pelicans 35-15 in the second quarter to take a 66-44 advantage into the break. Second-year coach Monty Williams said his team’s stellar defense sparked the avalanche of points that buried New Orleans by halftime.
Crowder, Johnson, Suns blow out Pelicans
Jae Crowder scored a season-high 21 points, Cameron Johnson added 18 and the Phoenix Suns rolled to a 111-86 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
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PHOENIX Chris Paul played OK. Devin Booker had one of his least productive games in recent memory. The Suns best two players didn t really do much in an intriguing matchup between two of the league s rising teams.
And Phoenix still won by 25 points.
Jae Crowder scored a season-high 21 points, Cameron Johnson added 18 and the Suns showed off their newfound depth by rolling to a 111-86 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
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PHOENIX Jae Crowder scored a season-high 21 points, Cameron Johnson added 18 and the Phoenix Suns rolled to a 111-86 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night (Wednesday, Manila time).
The game was billed as an intriguing matchup between two of the league s rising teams but the Suns broke the game open by outscoring the Pelicans 35-15 in the second quarter to take a 66-44 advantage into the break.
Even when Phoenix didn t get great looks the shots were falling.
Crowder in his first year with the Suns after helping the Heat to the NBA Finals last season rattled home his fifth 3-pointer as the shot clock expired midway through the third quarter to push the Suns ahead 79-47. A frustrated coach Stan Van Gundy quickly called timeout for the Pelicans but the damage was already done.
PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker supplied the offense while Chris Paul provided the savvy in the final minutes. At least for the first game, the Suns' revamped backcourt performed almost exactly.