Charlotte Hornets @ Phoenix Suns
Friday, December 29, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ | Game ID: 22300436
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 36 32 35 30 133CHA 30 28 31 30 119
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Booker scores 35 points, Beal returns to help Suns hand Hornets 10th straight loss, 133-119
PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker scored 35 points and the Phoenix Suns , with Bradley Beal back on the court, beat Charlotte 133-119 on Friday night to hand the Hornets their 10th consecutive loss.
Kevin Durant , coming off a triple-double at Houston on Wednesday night, had 21 points and 11 assists, and Booker had seven assists. Booker was 10 of 18 from the field, going 5 of 7 from 3-point range. Phoenix shot 60% (18 of 30) from behind the arc.
“It’s a game-changer, being at full strength,” Booker said. "The offense was moving, the ball was hopping around and we were getting the best available shot.”
Beal, who missed the previous five games because of a sprained right ankle, contributed four assists in the first quarter, when the Suns went ahead for good. He finished with seven assists, six points and three rebounds in 30 minutes.
“It's just good to be back on the floor,” Beal said. “We got the win and finish the game, that's all I cared about tonight.”
Jusuf Nurkic had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Suns and Eric Gordon scored 21 points — all on 7-of-12 3-point shooting. Grayson scored 16 points.
“That’s what we want, that’s the beauty of it," Beal said about the well-rounded scoring. There’s a lot of threats out there, guys who are very versatile. We can shoot the ball really well.”
The Suns won back-to-back games for the first time since a seven-game winning streak ended Nov. 29. Since then, Phoenix had been 3-9.
“I loved his floor game tonight,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said about Beal. "A lot of times (in returning from injury) guys will have a tendency to force, but he let the game come to him. We have a team that is selfless. We have a chance to be special.”
The Hornets, again playing without LaMelo Ball (right ankle sprain) and Gordon Hayward (left calf strain), were led by Terry Rozier with 42 points on 14-of-21 shooting, including 8 of 11 from 3-point range, and a team-high eight rebounds. Rozier was one short of his career high. Rookie Brandon Miller scored 20 points. Charlotte last won Dec. 8 at home against Toronto.
Cody Martin and P.J. Washington each had 13 points for the Hornets, who were coming off a blowout loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Miles Bridges had 11 points and seven rebounds.
“With that effort, that approach, really not a good second half (Thursday)) night, getting in here late, guys playing big minutes last night. I was proud of them,” Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. “We just couldn’t stop them.”
In Phoenix’s 31st game of the season, it was just the second time that the Suns’ “Big 3” of Booker, Durant and Beal played a full game. They played together in a Dec. 13 home loss to Brooklyn. Beal was injured in the Suns’ next game against New York.
Josh Okogie (sprained right ankle) was the only member of Phoenix’s regular rotation to sit out Friday.
The teams combined for 41 3-pointers and were 31 of 32 from the free-throw line.
Rozier’s career high is 43 against New Orleans in 2021.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcMiRiRo 8 21 0 9 15 60 3 5 60 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 1
CHA Bridges, McGowens, Miller, Richards, Rozier
in Bridges, McGowens, Miller, Richards, Rozier
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaMiRiSmWa 3 6 -3 2 6 33 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
CHA Martin, Miller, Richards, Smith, Washington
in Martin, Smith, Washington
out Bridges, McGowens, Rozier
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaRoSmWa 2 3 -3 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Martin, Rozier, Smith, Washington
in Bridges, Rozier
out Miller, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcRoJrWa 4 12 +2 4 5 80 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 2 3 4 0 0 3 2
CHA Bridges, McGowens, Rozier, Smith Jr., Washington
in McGowens, Smith Jr.
out Martin, Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaMiRiSmWa 2 2 -5 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2
CHA Martin, Miller, Richards, Smith, Washington
in Martin, Miller, Richards, Smith
out Bridges, McGowens, Rozier, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiRiRo 2 6 +1 2 6 33 2 5 40 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Martin, Miller, Richards, Rozier
in Bridges, Rozier
out Smith, Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaRiRoJr 3 8 0 3 7 43 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, Martin, Richards, Rozier, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcMiRiRo 6 14 -4 5 12 42 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, McGowens, Miller, Richards, Rozier
in McGowens, Miller
out Martin, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaMiRiSmWa 4 9 -3 3 8 38 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 1
CHA Martin, Miller, Richards, Smith, Washington
in Martin, Smith, Washington
out Bridges, McGowens, Rozier
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaRoSmWa 2 8 +3 3 5 60 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1
CHA Bridges, Martin, Rozier, Smith, Washington
in Bridges, Rozier
out Miller, Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaRoJrWa 2 6 -1 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
CHA Bridges, Martin, Rozier, Smith Jr., Washington
in Smith Jr.
out Smith
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMcRoJrWa 3 5 +2 1 4 25 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Bridges, McGowens, Rozier, Smith Jr., Washington
in McGowens
out Martin
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MaMiRiRoWa 2 5 +1 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Martin, Miller, Richards, Rozier, Washington
in Martin, Miller, Richards
out Bridges, McGowens, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiRiRo 1 2 -4 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
CHA Bridges, Martin, Miller, Richards, Rozier
in Bridges
out Washington
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMaMiRoWa 4 12 +4 5 10 50 2 6 33 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 3
CHA Bridges, Martin, Miller, Rozier, Washington
in Washington
out Richards
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeBoDuNu 8 21 0 8 16 50 1 5 20 2 2 100 3 5 8 7 1 1 2 1
PHX Allen, Beal, Booker, Durant, Nurkić
in Allen, Beal, Booker, Durant, Nurkić
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAzBoDuGo 1 2 +2 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
PHX Allen, Azubuike, Booker, Durant, Gordon
in Azubuike, Gordon
out Beal, Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAzBoGoMe 2 7 +1 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
PHX Allen, Azubuike, Booker, Gordon, Metu
in Metu
out Durant
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AzBoGoLeMe 2 6 +3 2 2 100 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
PHX Azubuike, Booker, Gordon, Lee, Metu
in Lee
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuGoLeMe 5 12 0 4 7 57 0 2 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1
PHX Beal, Durant, Gordon, Lee, Metu
in Beal, Durant
out Azubuike, Booker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDuGoLeNu 1 4 +2 1 1 100 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
PHX Allen, Durant, Gordon, Lee, Nurkić
in Allen, Nurkić
out Beal, Metu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoLeMeNu 1 6 +3 2 2 100 2 2 100 1 2 50 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
PHX Allen, Booker, Lee, Metu, Nurkić
in Booker, Metu
out Durant, Gordon
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoGoMeNu 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PHX Allen, Booker, Gordon, Metu, Nurkić
in Gordon
out Lee
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeBoDuGoNu 3 8 0 3 3 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 4 3
PHX Beal, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Nurkić
in Beal, Durant
out Allen, Metu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeBoDuNu 6 18 +4 7 9 78 2 4 50 2 2 100 0 6 6 6 0 1 1 1
PHX Allen, Beal, Booker, Durant, Nurkić
in Allen
out Gordon
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoNu 4 12 +3 5 8 62 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 1 0 3
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Nurkić
in Gordon
out Beal
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AzBeBoGoMe 2 5 -3 2 4 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2
PHX Azubuike, Beal, Booker, Gordon, Metu
in Azubuike, Beal, Metu
out Allen, Durant, Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeDuGoLeMe 3 7 -1 2 4 50 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
PHX Beal, Durant, Gordon, Lee, Metu
in Durant, Lee
out Azubuike, Booker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDuGoLeMe 1 3 0 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
PHX Allen, Durant, Gordon, Lee, Metu
in Allen
out Beal
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBoDuGoNu 3 8 -1 3 5 60 2 2 100 2 2 100 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 0
PHX Allen, Booker, Durant, Gordon, Nurkić
in Booker, Nurkić
out Lee, Metu
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeBoDuGo 3 6 -1 1 3 33 0 0 0 4 4 100 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2
PHX Allen, Beal, Booker, Durant, Gordon
in Beal
out Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGoGoLeMe :47 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHX Allen, Goodwin, Gordon, Lee, Metu
in Goodwin, Lee, Metu
out Beal, Booker, Durant
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
CM C. Metu
DB D. Booker
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
NU Nurkic
SL S. Lee
UA U. Azubuike
CHABM B. McGowens
BM B. Miller
CM C. Martin
IS I. Smith
MB M. Bridges
NR N. Richards
NS N. Smith Jr.
PW P. Washington
TR T. Rozier
PHX/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur