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Paul, Ayton help Booker-less Suns beat Pelicans 114-111

Phoenix Suns center JaVale McGee (00) reaches for a rebound during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green watches as a foul is called against a Pelicans player during the first half of Game 3 of the team's NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges (25) defends against New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10) is fouled by Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (22) during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) steals the ball from Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson (23) in the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) is fouled by Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (22) during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul, left, works against New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones (5) in the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) is fouled by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (22) dunks against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder (99) is held back as he goes after New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10), who was called for a flagrant-2 foul and ejected during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker) Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder (99) is held back by forward Mikal Bridges (25) as he goes after New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes (10), who was called for a flagrant-2 foul and ejected, during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in New Orleans, Friday, April 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael DeMocker)
Paul, Ayton help Booker-less Suns beat Pelicans 114-111