Charlotte Hornets vs. Phoenix Suns

Feb 24, 2021

FINAL

15-16CharlotteHornets

124

20-11PhoenixSuns

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	34	32	31	27	124
PHX	38	29	24	30	121

Game Recap

Devin Booker missed the game-tying 3pt FG attempt at the final buzzer as the Suns fell to the Hornets, 124-121. LaMelo Ball recorded 20 points (16 in the 2nd half), four rebounds and eight assists for the Hornets, while Gordon Hayward added 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the victory. Devin Booker tallied a game-high 33 points for the Suns, while Chris Paul added 20 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists in the losing effort. The Hornets improve to 15-16 on the season, while the Suns fall to 20-11.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	34	7-17	0-5	6-7	8	4	1	0	1	2	-1	20
25P.J. WashingtonPF	24	4-8	1-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	3	-11	10
40Cody ZellerC	18	5-9	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	2	0	2	-4	10
3Terry RozierSG	36	3-11	1-5	3-3	6	4	2	0	6	1	-1	10
2LaMelo BallPG	30	7-11	3-7	3-3	4	8	2	0	3	4	-5	20
0Miles Bridges	26	5-7	2-4	2-2	6	1	0	0	0	2	+10	14
1Malik Monk	28	10-21	5-10	4-4	2	3	1	0	0	0	+15	29
8Bismack Biyombo	26	0-2	0-0	3-4	11	2	1	2	2	5	+11	3
6Jalen McDaniels	15	2-2	1-1	3-3	4	0	0	1	0	2	+2	8
11Cody Martin	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
4Devonte' Graham	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Caleb Martin	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-8848.9%	13-3636.1%	25-2792.6%	46	24	8	5	13	21	-	124

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	34	4-9	2-5	2-4	4	2	1	2	1	2	-3	12
8Frank KaminskyPF	11	2-5	1-2	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	1	+1	6
22Deandre AytonC	31	5-8	0-0	6-8	10	1	0	1	0	2	-9	16
1Devin BookerSG	31	13-24	4-10	3-4	0	3	1	0	5	5	-4	33
3Chris PaulPG	37	7-14	3-7	3-4	8	10	1	1	3	5	+11	20
99Jae Crowder	26	5-9	2-5	0-0	5	1	1	2	2	1	-4	12
23Cameron Johnson	30	5-11	2-6	2-2	5	1	1	0	2	2	0	14
15Cameron Payne	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	2	-14	2
20Dario Saric	15	2-4	0-1	2-3	4	2	3	0	0	2	+10	6
55E'Twaun Moore	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	-3	0
4Jevon Carter	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Abdel Nader	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8750.6%	14-3836.8%	19-2770.4%	41	26	9	6	14	25	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Zeller: Tip to Paul
(11:46) Washington S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
(11:46) MISS Kaminsky Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:46) SUNS Rebound
+1 (11:46) Kaminsky Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+2 (11:35) Washington 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
21
(11:35) Kaminsky S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (11:35) Washington Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
31
(11:23) MISS Booker 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:20) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) Rozier Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:04) Ball P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
(10:57) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:57) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:53) Rozier 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
51
+2 (10:39) Booker 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
53
+2 (10:22) Hayward 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
73
+3 (10:06) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kaminsky 1 AST)
76
(9:52) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (9:52) Rozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
86
+1 (9:52) Rozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
96
+2 (9:39) Bridges 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
98
(9:29) MISS Hayward 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:29) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:23) Booker 1' Running Layup (4 PTS)
910
(9:12) MISS Washington 1' Alley Oop Layup
(9:10) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:56) MISS Kaminsky 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:54) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:52) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (8 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
913
+2 (8:30) Hayward 8' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
1113
(8:30) Paul S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
+1 (8:30) Hayward Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1213
+3 (8:19) Kaminsky 27' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1216
+2 (8:08) Zeller 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1416
(7:50) Hayward P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(7:47) Booker Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (7:33) Zeller Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
1616
(7:16) MISS Kaminsky 2' Driving Layup
(7:11) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:11) Ayton Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1618
(7:03) MISS Hayward 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:00) Kaminsky REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:54) Ayton 9' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
1620
(6:47) Rozier Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:47) Booker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:38) Booker 10' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1622
(6:37) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:14) MISS Monk 3PT Jump Shot
(6:12) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:53) Booker 1' Driving Reverse Layup (8 PTS)
1624
(5:36) MISS Zeller 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:21) MISS Ayton 1' Layup
(5:21) Zeller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:18) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:12) MISS Hayward 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:11) Zeller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:10) MISS Zeller 1' Putback Layup
(5:10) Hayward REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:06) Hayward 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1824
+3 (4:59) Booker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1827
+2 (4:42) Bridges 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2027
(4:19) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(4:16) Monk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:10) Monk 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2227
(4:08) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (3:49) Booker 12' Fadeaway Jumper (13 PTS)
2229
(3:36) MISS Rozier 3PT Jump Shot
(3:34) Rozier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:32) Rozier Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(3:32) Payne STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:26) Booker 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2232
(2:58) MISS Rozier 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:56) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (2:42) Ayton 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
2234
(2:36) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (2:36) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2334
+1 (2:36) McDaniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2434
+3 (2:14) Crowder 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
2437
(1:53) MISS Monk 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:52) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:52) McDaniels Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
2637
(1:52) Saric S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
+1 (1:52) McDaniels Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2737
(1:33) MISS Crowder 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:31) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:18) Ball 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2937
(1:11) MISS Booker Driving Layup
(1:11) McDaniels BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:09) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:07) MISS Bridges 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:02) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:01) Johnson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (0:48) McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
3237
(0:34) MISS Johnson 11' Jump Shot
(0:32) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:27) Payne P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (0:27) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3337
+1 (0:27) Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3437
(0:06) McDaniels S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Guthrie)
(0:06) MISS Saric Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:06) SUNS Rebound
+1 (0:06) Saric Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3438
(0:00) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

PHX

124Points121

43-88(48.9%)Field Goal(%)44-87(50.6%)

13-36(36.1%)3-Point(%)14-38(36.8%)

25-27(92.6%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)

46(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(7)

24Assists26

8Steals9

5Blocks6

13Turnovers14

21Fouls25

54Pts In The Paint50

13Fast Break Pts22

18Pts Off Turnovers22

54Bench Pts34

11Largest Lead17

Game Details

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