New Orleans Pelicans @ Phoenix Suns

37-31, 14-19 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans NO	15	19	19	19	72
Suns PHX	21	22	12	19	74

Phoenix SunsSunsPHX

36-33, 20-15 Home

Suns survive for ugly 74-72 win over Davis-less New Orleans

Mar 20, 2015, 02:17 am

PHOENIX -- Brandan Wright scored 16 points and matched his career high with seven blocked shots, helping the Phoenix Suns to a sluggish, cold-shooting 74-72 victory over a New Orleans Pelicans team playing without star Anthony Davis on Thursday night.

Davis rolled his left ankle in the team's shootaround earlier in the day and his availability for the game at Golden State Friday was uncertain.

The loss dropped New Orleans a game behind Oklahoma City for the eighth playoff spot in the West. Phoenix is 2 1/2 behind Oklahoma City and 1 1/2 behind the Pelicans.

Eric Gordon scored 14 for the Pelicans. His 3-pointer cut the lead 73-72 with 46.9 seconds to go, but Tyreke Evans missed what would have been a game-tying 11-footer with 2.6 seconds to play.

Matchups

Season tied

1-1

PHX

110

Game 1@ NO

Final

106

Game 2@ PHX

Final

Game 3@ NO

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Game Information

Phoenix, AZ

FxAZFxNo

Referee:Jason Phillips

Referee:Haywoode Workman

Referee:Mark Lindsay

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	-	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	8	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	11	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	16	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	31	L1

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