Charlotte Hornets 113, Phoenix Suns 120 — Recap

January 12, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 113, Phoenix Suns 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 34-28 PHX; Q2 CHA 28-34 PHX; Q3 CHA 36-31 PHX; Q4 CHA 15-27 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 30 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-24 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-25 shooting; Mark Williams (CHA) 24 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists on 9-of-12 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

30 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 10-20 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

27 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 11-24 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

25 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST, 5 3PM · 9-25 FG

Season highs

Mark Williams · Season-high 24 pointsMark Williams · Season-high 16 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHA	34	28	36	15		113
PHX	28	34	31	27		120

🧮 How They Scored

CHAPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.1%Effective FG%58.0%

12.9%Turnover %11.0%

31.1%Offensive rebound %19.0%

0.207Free-throw rate0.253

Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LaMelo Ball G	40	25	6	11	3	1	3	9-25	5-17	2-2	+3
Brandon Miller F	33	19	4	6	—	—	1	6-16	3-8	4-4	-3
Miles Bridges F	32	21	5	5	—	—	2	8-15	3-5	2-2	+8
Josh Green G	30	2	7	—	3	—	1	1-4	0-3	—	+5
Mark Williams C	29	24	16	4	—	1	3	9-12	—	6-10	+8
Nick Smith Jr. G	18	8	3	—	1	—	2	3-10	2-4	—	-15
Nick Richards C	18	4	5	2	1	—	1	2-4	—	—	-13
Tidjane Salaun F	6	—	2	—	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	-6

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	40	27	8	5	1	—	1	11-24	2-9	3-3	+8
Devin Booker G	39	30	5	8	3	—	1	10-20	4-9	6-6	-4
Bradley Beal G	35	15	3	6	—	2	1	5-12	2-4	3-4	+19
Oso Ighodaro F	30	10	6	2	—	1	1	3-3	—	4-6	+19
Ryan Dunn F	27	11	6	2	1	—	—	4-5	3-4	—	-17
Royce O'Neale F	22	9	4	1	1	1	4	3-7	2-6	1-1	+25
Tyus Jones G	18	3	1	5	—	—	2	1-5	1-3	—	-15
Mason Plumlee F-C	15	2	5	2	1	2	2	1-4	—	—	-7
Grayson Allen G	13	13	1	—	2	—	—	4-7	3-6	2-2	+7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LaMelo Ball	Bench	40	25	48.3	29.9	+3.6	12.3
Mark Williams	Bench	29	24	73.2	25.0	+11.0	21.1
Miles Bridges	Bench	32	21	66.1	23.1	+15.5	11.6
Brandon Miller	Bench	33	19	53.5	24.1	+1.2	7.8
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	18	8	40.0	27.3	-37.3	2.9
Nick Richards	Bench	18	4	50.0	11.6	-34.2	8.0
Josh Green	Bench	30	2	25.0	6.5	+11.4	3.9
Seth Curry	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Moussa Diabate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	6	—	0.0	13.3	-35.2	-3.4
K.J. Simpson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	39	30	66.3	25.8	-8.1	18.3
Kevin Durant	Bench	40	27	53.3	29.2	+8.2	11.5
Bradley Beal	Bench	35	15	54.5	18.5	+22.3	8.2
Grayson Allen	Bench	13	13	82.5	23.3	+25.0	17.4
Ryan Dunn	Bench	27	11	110.0	7.4	-26.4	12.6
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	30	10	88.7	10.4	+28.3	7.5
Royce O'Neale	Bench	22	9	60.5	22.9	+53.5	4.7
Tyus Jones	Bench	18	3	30.0	16.3	-38.5	3.5
Mason Plumlee	Bench	15	2	25.0	14.6	-27.3	5.5
Josh Okogie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0