The last matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the New Orleans Pelicans, also being the first between the two, was January 19th. It was a game the Suns won, 119-85. That game saw Devin Booker steal the entire plot with an audacious display of scoring pyrotechnics, as he scored a then season-high (now second-highest) 52 points, on 12-for-19 from two, 6-for-11 from three — on a 77.3 True Shooting Percentage.
Phoenix compiled non-garbage time ratings of offense rating of 128.3 offensively and 103.3 defensively. In the half court, those ratings were 122.0, and 92.