[NBA Regular Season] The Suns lost 124-129 to the Pelicans, ranking fourth

News, December 12th, the NBA regular season is in full swing. The Suns played against the Pelicans away. After several rounds of duels, the Suns lost to the Pelicans 124-129 in overtime and suffered a four-game losing streak. This defeat also allowed the Suns to drop to fourth place in the Western Conference.

In the first quarter of the game, Ayton and Bridges cooperated smoothly to help the Suns take the lead. Bridges scored a layup, and Saric also had a layup. The score soared, and Ayton also made a mid-range shot. As Payne missed a shot at the buzzer, the first quarter ended and the Suns led the Pelicans 36-29.

In the second quarter of the game, Payne made a layup, Nance scored a three-pointer, Zion hit a three-pointer, Ayton made a layup, Bridges made a three-pointer, Paul made a mid-range shot, and McCollum threw a three-pointer. The shot was made, Ayton made a successful hook, Paul made a mid-range shot, Craig made a tip-up, Murphy made a three-pointer, McCollum made a three-pointer, Bridges made a tip-up, and Zion made a tip-up. The basket was successful, halftime ended, and the Suns led the Pelicans 58-57.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Pelicans, who were 1 point behind 57 to 58 , took the lead in the third quarter and scored 41 points in a single quarter. At one point, they opened up a 15 -point gap from 90 to 75. The Suns chased to 5 points behind 93 to 98 . The team scored 40 points in a single quarter . Williamson and McCollum teamed up to make 8 of 12 shots and scored 22 points; while the Suns scored 30 points with 6 three-pointers . After three quarters, they beat the Pelicans 95- 82 widened the gap. The Pelicans, who were 1 point behind 57 to 58 in the first half , took the lead in the third quarter and scored 41 points in a single quarter. At one point, they opened up a 15 -point gap from 90 to 75. The Suns chased to 5 points behind 93 to 98.

At the end of the quarter, Zion scored a layup, McCollum also had a layup, Ayton responded with a mid-range shot, Bridges scored a three-pointer, Murphy scored a layup, Craig scored a three-pointer, McCollum James also had a layup, Zion scored a layup, and Paul made a mid-range shot. As Zion missed a shot at the buzzer, the two sides tied at 117 . The game entered overtime, Paul left the game with six fouls in overtime, the Suns finally lost, the Pelicans defeated the Suns 129-124 , won 7 consecutive victories and ranked first in the Western Conference .