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Game Recap: Suns fail to close again as Zion Williamson powers Pelicans to victory, 124-116

John Voita is the Managing Editor of Bright Side of the Sun, co-host of the Suns JAM Session Podcast, and has been a credentialed member of the Phoenix media since 2023.

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Facing the Pelicans for the first of back-to-back matchups, the Suns continued their season-long drift, falling 124-116 in yet another frustrating collapse. For three quarters, they held their own. But when it mattered most, the same familiar flaw resurfaced.