Phoenix Suns 104, Charlotte Hornets 115 — Recap

January 7, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 104, Charlotte Hornets 115. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 29-22 CHA; Q2 PHX 17-37 CHA; Q3 PHX 37-29 CHA; Q4 PHX 21-27 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 39 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 14-of-25 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-28 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Nick Richards (CHA) 15 points, 12 rebounds, null assists on 4-of-6 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

39 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 14-25 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

32 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 12-28 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-18 FG

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
PHX	29	17	37	21		104
CHA	22	37	29	27		115

🧮 How They Scored

PHXCHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.3%Effective FG%48.3%

10.3%Turnover %10.0%

18.6%Offensive rebound %39.6%

0.218Free-throw rate0.284

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	39	39	6	10	—	—	3	14-25	2-8	9-9	+2
Kevin Durant F	36	26	6	2	—	1	2	8-18	1-6	9-10	+1
Bradley Beal G	31	10	—	5	—	—	1	5-13	0-2	—	-21
Grayson Allen G	25	9	3	—	1	1	1	3-7	3-6	—	-17
Ryan Dunn F	25	6	4	—	—	1	1	3-8	0-4	—	+6
Tyus Jones G	22	4	1	4	—	—	1	2-6	0-2	—	-2
Mason Plumlee F-C	20	—	12	2	1	—	—	0-1	—	—	+15
Jusuf Nurkic C	19	8	3	3	1	1	2	3-6	2-3	—	-22
Oso Ighodaro F	6	—	2	1	—	—	—	0-3	—	—	-5
Josh Okogie G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Miles Bridges F	37	21	7	3	2	—	1	8-17	2-5	3-3	+5
LaMelo Ball G	35	32	10	7	4	—	1	12-28	5-16	3-5	—
Brandon Miller F	33	13	3	2	1	1	4	5-16	3-12	—	—
Nick Richards C	25	15	12	—	—	3	2	4-6	—	7-8	+23
Mark Williams C	22	9	10	3	—	—	3	2-7	—	5-5	-12
Nick Smith Jr. G	21	8	4	3	—	—	—	3-8	2-6	—	+11
Josh Green G	13	5	6	—	1	—	—	1-3	1-2	2-2	+1
Tidjane Salaun F	11	4	2	—	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	2-2	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	39	39	67.3	35.6	+2.5	23.1
Kevin Durant	Bench	36	26	58.0	28.2	+1.3	13.3
Bradley Beal	Bench	31	10	38.5	19.7	-28.2	3.3
Grayson Allen	Bench	25	9	64.3	12.9	-35.0	6.3
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	19	8	66.7	17.8	-53.7	5.8
Ryan Dunn	Bench	25	6	37.5	15.5	+11.5	1.1
Tyus Jones	Bench	22	4	33.3	13.7	+3.2	1.6
Josh Okogie	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-120.0	-28.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	20	—	0.0	2.3	+40.5	14.8
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	6	—	0.0	20.0	-38.5	-5.4

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LaMelo Ball	Bench	35	32	53.0	31.9	0.0	18.2
Miles Bridges	Bench	37	21	57.3	19.8	+5.1	12.8
Nick Richards	Bench	25	15	78.8	17.9	+39.4	16.7
Brandon Miller	Bench	33	13	40.6	23.5	0.0	1.5
Mark Williams	Bench	22	9	48.9	22.2	-25.2	14.0
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	21	8	50.0	15.1	+26.4	11.2
Josh Green	Bench	13	5	64.4	11.4	+8.2	11.5
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	11	4	51.5	14.3	+28.5	9.1
Seth Curry	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
K.J. Simpson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0