Phoenix Suns vs. Charlotte Hornets

Jan 2, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	36	37	33	27	133
CHA	27	20	27	25	99

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Hornets, 133-99. Devin Booker led all scorers with 24 points, seven rebounds and three assists for the Suns, while Chris Paul added seven points, six rebounds and 16 assists in the victory. LaMelo Ball tallied a team-high 17 points for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 28-8 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 19-18.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	25	6-12	3-5	0-0	5	2	1	0	1	1	+21	15
23Cameron JohnsonPF	29	4-7	3-6	3-3	2	3	0	0	1	1	+34	14
10Jalen SmithC	23	8-15	0-2	3-3	12	0	0	2	1	2	+19	19
1Devin BookerSG	28	9-19	3-9	3-3	7	3	0	0	3	4	+26	24
3Chris PaulPG	26	3-6	1-3	0-0	6	16	1	0	1	2	+34	7
14Landry Shamet	23	6-9	5-8	0-0	0	3	4	0	2	2	+16	17
18Bismack Biyombo	17	5-7	0-0	1-1	6	1	1	1	0	0	+19	11
15Cameron Payne	22	6-12	2-4	0-0	2	5	2	1	2	0	+15	14
2Elfrid Payton	13	3-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	1	+1	6
12Ish Wainright	8	0-2	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	-5	2
21MJ Walker	7	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	-3	0
10Emanuel Terry	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	1	0	3	3	-4	0
Paris Bass	5	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	1	-3	4
35Chandler Hutchison	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	52-10350.5%	17-4141.5%	12-12100%	53	36	15	4	17	21	-	133

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	22	3-6	1-4	1-2	7	3	1	0	0	2	-14	8
0Miles BridgesPF	25	4-9	0-3	2-2	3	3	1	1	1	2	-26	10
24Mason PlumleeC	17	1-2	0-0	0-2	3	3	1	0	2	1	-24	2
3Terry RozierSG	24	4-14	1-6	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	3	-31	9
2LaMelo BallPG	23	5-12	3-6	4-6	3	1	0	1	1	1	-32	17
12Kelly Oubre Jr.	20	6-10	3-7	0-0	3	0	0	1	2	0	-16	15
14Nick Richards	15	3-4	0-0	2-3	7	0	0	2	2	1	-6	8
10Ish Smith	24	5-8	1-2	2-2	1	8	2	0	4	1	-2	13
11Cody Martin	22	3-9	0-4	0-0	2	3	2	0	2	1	-18	6
6Jalen McDaniels	19	3-5	0-0	1-2	0	1	3	0	1	1	-6	7
5James Bouknight	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	1	-2	0
21JT Thor	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	1	+4	2
23Kai Jones	4	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	+3	2
98Arnoldas Kulboka	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8545.9%	9-3525.7%	12-2157.1%	34	27	10	9	17	15	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXCHA

(11:57) Jump Ball Plumlee vs. Smith: Tip to Paul
+2 (11:45) Smith 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:18) Rozier 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
22
(11:05) MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:01) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Rozier 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:41) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:33) Booker 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
42
(10:24) MISS Ball 2' Driving Layup
(10:23) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:20) Plumlee STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:17) Ball 1' Layup (2 PTS)
44
+3 (10:16) Booker 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
74
+3 (10:07) Ball 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)
77
+2 (9:57) Smith 6' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
97
(9:31) MISS Bridges 2' Driving Dunk
(9:31) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:31) HORNETS Rebound
(9:31) HORNETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+2 (9:19) Booker 12' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
117
(9:07) Plumlee Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:07) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(9:02) MISS Booker 3' Running Layup
(9:00) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:00) Johnson Putback Layup (2 PTS)
137
(9:00) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:40) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:38) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:37) Bridges 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
167
+2 (8:25) Ball 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
169
(8:25) Smith S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (8:25) Ball Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1610
(8:14) MISS Bridges 7' Jump Shot
(8:12) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:05) MISS Rozier 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:54) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:51) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:35) MISS Hayward 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:28) Hayward S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Corbin)
+1 (7:28) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1710
+1 (7:28) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1810
(7:11) MISS Plumlee 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:09) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:01) MISS Shamet 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:01) Ball BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:01) Suns Rebound
+2 (6:53) Smith 6' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
2010
(6:40) MISS Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (6:33) Oubre Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2013
+3 (6:18) Shamet 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
2313
+2 (6:05) Bridges 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
2315
+3 (5:54) Johnson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 5 AST)
2615
(5:39) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
(5:25) MISS Smith 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:20) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:14) Shamet 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
2915
(5:06) MISS Rozier 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:04) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) Paul Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:42) MISS Martin 4' Driving Layup
(4:42) Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:37) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:34) Booker 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
3215
+2 (4:17) Oubre Jr. 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
3217
(4:00) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:56) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:44) MISS Oubre Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:41) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:31) Booker 16' Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
3417
(3:15) MISS Rozier 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:13) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:02) MISS Booker 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:59) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:51) Rozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
3420
(2:50) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:37) Payne 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3620
+2 (2:22) Martin 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smith 2 AST)
3622
(2:14) MISS Shamet 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:12) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:07) Smith Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:47) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:47) Martin STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:33) Oubre Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Martin 1 AST)
3625
(1:15) MISS Payne 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:12) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:56) MISS McDaniels 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:56) Hayward REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:56) Hayward Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3627
(0:38) MISS Payne 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:28) MISS Martin 6' Driving Dunk
(0:28) Payne BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:25) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:06) Shamet Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:03) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Ralls)
(0:00) MISS Oubre Jr. 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) HORNETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

CHA

133Points99

52-103(50.5%)Field Goal(%)39-85(45.9%)

17-41(41.5%)3-Point(%)9-35(25.7%)

12-12(100.0%)Free Throw(%)12-21(57.1%)

53(14)Rebounds(Offensive)34(5)

36Assists27

15Steals10

4Blocks9

17Turnovers17

21Fouls15

58Pts In The Paint56

21Fast Break Pts16

22Pts Off Turnovers15

54Bench Pts53

43Largest Lead0

Game Details

Sunday, January 2, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,088 (94.5%)