Charlotte Hornets vs. Phoenix Suns

Dec 29, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	30	28	31	30	119
PHX	36	32	35	30	133

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Hornets 133-119. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 35 points, four rebounds, and seven assists as Jusuf Nurkic (24 points, 15 rebounds), Kevin Durant (21 points, 11 assists), and Eric Gordon (21 points, seven 3PTs) totaled 66 points. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 42 points (8-12 3PT) and eight assists as Brandon Miller totaled 20 points. The Suns improve to 16-15 on the year as the Hornets move to 7-23.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Bryce McGowensSF	21	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	1	-2	4
0Miles BridgesPF	37	4-16	1-7	2-2	7	6	1	0	3	2	0	11
4Nick RichardsC	31	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	-21	6
24Brandon MillerSG	31	7-16	6-10	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	4	-15	20
3Terry RozierPG	39	14-22	8-12	6-6	4	8	1	0	0	0	-1	42
14Ish Smith	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	6	0	0	0	1	-13	0
25P.J. Washington	27	5-12	3-8	0-0	4	4	0	1	1	3	-7	13
11Cody Martin	26	5-10	3-4	0-0	4	1	2	1	1	1	-10	13
8Nick Smith Jr.	13	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	-1	10
2James Bouknight	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Nathan Mensah	— did not play —												— did not play —
21JT Thor	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	44-9247.8%	23-4650.0%	8-8100%	26	32	5	3	6	17	-	119

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Grayson AllenSF	32	6-8	2-4	2-2	4	3	0	1	1	2	+15	16
35Kevin DurantPF	38	8-11	3-3	2-2	4	11	1	3	1	2	+10	21
20Jusuf NurkicC	28	10-13	0-1	4-4	15	1	0	2	3	1	+9	24
3Bradley BealSG	29	3-8	0-2	0-0	3	7	0	1	2	2	-1	6
1Devin BookerPG	36	10-18	5-7	10-10	4	7	0	1	2	4	+11	35
23Eric Gordon	32	7-12	7-12	0-0	2	1	0	1	4	1	+5	21
27Udoka Azubuike	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	1	+3	0
4Chimezie Metu	19	2-3	1-1	4-4	7	1	1	0	0	0	+5	9
38Saben Lee	14	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	3	1	0	0	1	+11	1
0Jordan Goodwin	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
21Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Drew Eubanks	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Yuta Watanabe	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-7462.2%	18-3060.0%	23-2495.8%	39	34	3	11	14	14	-	133

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAPHX

(11:54) Jump Ball J. Nurkic vs. N. Richards: Tip to B. Beal
+2 (11:40) J. Nurkic cutting Layup (2 PTS) (B. Beal 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:22) B. Miller 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. McGowens 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:10) K. Durant 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Beal 2 AST)
34
(10:54) MISS B. Miller 17' pullup Shot
(10:52) B. Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:48) MISS T. Rozier 10' driving floating Shot
(10:46) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) J. Nurkic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:45) T. Rozier STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:41) T. Rozier Layup (2 PTS)
54
+3 (10:31) K. Durant 3PT (5 PTS) (B. Beal 3 AST)
57
(10:15) M. Bridges lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:15) K. Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(10:06) MISS D. Booker 15' Jump Shot
(10:03) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:56) B. Miller 9' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS) (M. Bridges 1 AST)
77
(9:43) MISS B. Beal 15' step back Shot
(9:42) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:42) J. Nurkic tip Layup (4 PTS)
79
(9:22) MISS M. Bridges 25' 3PT
(9:19) B. Beal REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) B. Miller shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Nurkic 2 FT)
+1 (9:07) J. Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
710
+1 (9:07) J. Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
711
(8:45) MISS B. Miller 15' driving floating Shot
(8:41) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:38) B. Beal bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (8:26) T. Rozier 12' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
911
(8:12) MISS D. Booker 20' pullup Shot
(8:07) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:05) MISS B. Beal 3PT
(8:02) B. McGowens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:55) B. McGowens 7' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Rozier 1 AST)
1111
(7:38) MISS J. Nurkic 26' 3PT
(7:36) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:36) G. Allen loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (7:17) T. Rozier driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
1311
(7:15) PHX Timeout
(6:55) MISS G. Allen 26' 3PT
(6:52) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:46) N. Richards cutting Layup (2 PTS) (M. Bridges 2 AST)
1511
(6:33) MISS J. Nurkic Layup - blocked
(6:33) B. Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:33) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (6:30) D. Booker 6' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Beal 4 AST)
1513
+3 (6:05) B. Miller 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (M. Bridges 3 AST)
1813
(5:50) MISS B. Beal 25' 3PT
(5:46) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:37) G. Allen 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
1815
+3 (5:23) T. Rozier 24' 3PT step back (9 PTS)
2115
+2 (4:58) J. Nurkic cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
2117
(4:50) MISS T. Rozier driving Layup - blocked
(4:50) D. Booker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:48) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (4:40) J. Nurkic Layup (10 PTS) (K. Durant 2 AST)
2119
(4:23) MISS B. McGowens 3PT
(4:21) J. Nurkic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (4:07) J. Nurkic DUNK (12 PTS) (K. Durant 3 AST)
2121
(4:07) CHA Timeout
(3:51) MISS I. Smith 8' fadeaway Shot
(3:49) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:33) K. Durant 10' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2123
(3:08) MISS C. Martin 9' driving floating Shot - blocked
(3:08) K. Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:05) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:05) MISS C. Martin 13' fadeaway Shot
(3:05) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:01) Jump Ball U. Azubuike vs. N. Richards: Tip to D. Booker
(2:50) MISS C. Metu 10' driving floating Shot - blocked
(2:50) P. Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:47) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:44) B. Miller 27' 3PT running (11 PTS) (I. Smith 1 AST)
2423
(2:30) MISS E. Gordon 26' pullup 3PT
(2:27) G. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:27) G. Allen tip Layup (4 PTS)
2425
+3 (2:16) B. Miller 27' 3PT (14 PTS) (I. Smith 2 AST)
2725
+3 (2:06) D. Booker 26' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
2728
(1:53) MISS B. Miller 26' 3PT - blocked
(1:53) E. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:50) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:35) B. Miller shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (1:35) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2729
+1 (1:35) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2730
(1:21) MISS T. Rozier 24' step back 3PT
(1:16) C. Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:09) E. Gordon lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:09) C. Martin STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:01) C. Martin 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Smith 3 AST)
3030
+3 (0:45) E. Gordon 3PT (3 PTS)
3033
(0:27) MISS M. Bridges 7' driving Layup - blocked
(0:27) U. Azubuike BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:24) C. Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:03) C. Metu 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
3036

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

PHX

119Points133

44-92(47.8%)Field Goal(%)46-74(62.2%)

23-46(50.0%)3-Point(%)18-30(60.0%)

8-8(100.0%)Free Throw(%)23-24(95.8%)

26(8)Rebounds(Offensive)39(6)

32Assists34

5Steals3

3Blocks11

6Turnovers14

17Fouls14

34Pts In The Paint40

9Fast Break Pts13

22Pts Off Turnovers5

36Bench Pts31

6Largest Lead20

Game Details

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