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Apr 29, 2022 2:29 am

Chris Paul has perfect shooting night as Suns close out Pelicans

Chris Paul scored 33 points in a perfect shooting performance as the visiting Phoenix Suns won their first-round Western Conference playoff series with a 115-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6 on Thursday night.

Paul made all 14 of his field-goal attempts and all four of his free throws, and Devin Booker returned from a hamstring injury and scored five of his 13 points in the final two minutes.

Deandre Ayton scored 22 points, Mikal Bridges had 18 and Cameron Johnson added 13 for the top-seeded Suns, who will face Dallas in a conference semifinal series. The fourth-seeded Mavericks eliminated the Utah Jazz with a 98-96 win in Game 6 at Salt Lake City later Thursday night.

Brandon Ingram had 21 points and 11 assists, Herbert Jones and CJ McCollum scored 16 apiece, Larry Nance Jr. added 15, Trey Murphy III had 12, Jose Alvarado 11 and Jonas Valanciunas 10 for the Pelicans.

Paul had two baskets and an assist to help Phoenix take a 99-98 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

The lead changed hands six more times, the last coming when Bookers’ 3-pointer gave the Suns a 106-104 edge with 1:42 left.

Bridges followed with a steal and a layup and Paul added two free throws for a 110-104 lead with 1:01 left.

New Orleans twice got within three points, but Paul made a basket and Booker sank two free throws.

The score was tied at 28 after the first quarter and Ingram scored seven points during an 11-0 run that gave New Orleans its largest lead of the half at 52-40.

Bridges’ layup ended the run and Phoenix cut the lead to eight before Nance’s tip-in gave the Pelicans a 58-48 halftime lead.

The Suns scored the first five points of the third quarter to cut the Pelicans’ lead in half, but New Orleans quickly rebuilt it to 10.

Paul took over, scoring 11 points during a 20-6 run that gave Phoenix a 73-69 lead.

Jones scored nine points late in the quarter to help New Orleans take an 85-82 lead at the end of the period.

–Field Level Media

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