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New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado punched Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams in the face during their game on Saturday night. Both were ejected.

The NBA match up between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns reached an unexpected level of intensity on Saturday night.

The Phoenix Suns face a short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on December 26, 2025. With key guards out for both teams, the game hinges on execution and depth. Phoenix, despite injuries, sits seventh in the West,

Gillespie made a 3-pointer to start the second-quarter scoring and he added two more during a 16-6 run that gave the Suns a 48-38 lead. Phoenix led by 12 points on three occasions before Williamson’s layup trimmed the lead to 65-55 at halftime.

Devin Booker scored 30 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Suns' other top contributor was Williams, who had 24 points (9-of-13 FG) and 13 rebounds for his eighth double-double. An ugly win is still a win.

With potential holiday fog in the air, the Suns were able to survive an ultra-sloppy affair with a win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Pelicans allow the most three-point attempts per game in the league at 41.6. That is an open invitation. Phoenix has to accept it and convert. This feels like a game where the Suns need to knock down somewhere between 17 and 23 threes to stay afloat.

The fight occurred in the second game of back-to-back between the Suns and Pelicans, a miniseries that had already included some tense moments

Suns rookie Rasheer Fleming got the first poster of his young NBA career on Wednesday when he dunked on Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr.