After punches were thrown, the Suns’ Mark Williams and the Pelicans’ Jose Alvarado were ejected
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New Orleans’ Jose Alvarado and Phoenix’s Mark Williams were ejected in the third quarter Saturday night. It started with the 6’0″ Alvarado trying to get around the screen of the 7’1″ Williams, which led to a little push, then quickly escalated to punches being thrown. After the review both players were sent off.
Alvarado was called for the initial foul for pushing Williams, but the Suns big man pushed Alvarado to the back and things escalated from there. There were legitimate punches and both men were ejected. Punches mean there will be suspensions for players.
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This was the second night in a row between the two teams and familiarity may have made the situation worse. Phoenix went on to win 123-114, winning the two games.