PHOENIX (WVUE) - Owner Gayle Benson’s teams struck some unwanted corporate synergy Monday night (Nov. 10).

Wrapping up a 1-2 road trip with a 23-point loss to the Suns in Phoenix, the New Orleans Pelicans matched the New Orleans Saints with a 2-8 start to their season.

Coach Willie Green’s team actually played the 6-5 Suns even in the second half -- both clubs scoring 57 points after the break -- but a second quarter in which Phoenix outscored New Orleans by a 35-19 margin proved to be most of the difference.

Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 21 points. But that was only half of the game-high 42 points poured in by Suns guard Grayson Allen, who knocked down 10 of 15 3-point attempts over the Pels’ ineffective perimeter defense.

Phoenix shot 50 percent from the floor for the game, i

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