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Final
Away
Charlotte Hornets
113
Home
Phoenix Suns
120
Venue: Footprint Centre
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Phoenix Suns beat the Charlotte Hornets 120-113 at home on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Footprint Centre. Devin Booker had 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the Phoenix Suns. LaMelo Ball had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.
The game was tied 62-62 at halftime. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 27-15. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: LaMelo Ball (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Mark Williams (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 22, Phoenix Suns 47. Kevin Durant had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Phoenix Suns?
- The Phoenix Suns beat the Charlotte Hornets 120-113 on January 12, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- LaMelo Ball scored 25 for the Charlotte Hornets; Devin Booker scored 30 for the Phoenix Suns.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | 34 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 113 |
| Phoenix Suns | 28 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 120 |
Game leaders
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 25 LaMelo Ball
- Rebounds
- 16 Mark Williams
- Assists
- 11 LaMelo Ball
Phoenix Suns
- Points
- 30 Devin Booker
- Rebounds
- 8 Kevin Durant
- Assists
- 8 Devin Booker
LaMelo Ball double-double (25 PTS, 11 AST) · Mark Williams double-double (24 PTS, 16 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball starter | 39:31 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9-25 | 5-17 | 2-2 | 3 | +3 |
| Brandon Miller starter | 33:20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 4 | -3 |
| Miles Bridges starter | 32:02 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | +8 |
| Josh Green starter | 30:13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +5 |
| Mark Williams starter | 29:26 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 2 | +8 |
| Cody Martin bench | 25:08 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | -12 |
| Nick Richards bench | 17:54 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -13 |
| Nick Smith Jr. bench | 17:33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | -15 |
| Vasilije Micic bench | 8:29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | -10 |
| Tidjane Salaun bench | 6:24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
Not available: Tre Mann, Grant Williams, DaQuan Jeffries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant starter | 40:11 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-24 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 5 | +8 |
| Devin Booker starter | 38:37 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 4-9 | 6-6 | 1 | -4 |
| Ryan Dunn starter | 27:22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -17 |
| Tyus Jones starter | 18:11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -15 |
| Mason Plumlee starter | 15:16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -7 |
| Bradley Beal bench | 35:08 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | +19 |
| Oso Ighodaro bench | 30:13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | +19 |
| Royce O'Neale bench | 21:38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3 | +25 |
| Grayson Allen bench | 13:24 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 |
Not available: Jusuf Nurkic
| Charlotte Hornets | Stat | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|
| 16/20 (80%) | Free throws | 19/22 (86%) |
| 26/52 (50%) | 2 pointers | 25/46 (54%) |
| 15/40 (37%) | 3 pointers | 17/41 (41%) |
| 41/92 (44%) | Field goals | 42/87 (48%) |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 37 | Defensive rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 31 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Max points in a row | 11 |
| 41:40 | Time spent in lead | 4:16 |
| 12 | Biggest lead | 7 |
Largest margin: 10 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 12 Q1 4:50
- Largest lead · Phoenix Suns
- 7 Q4 0:29
- Longest run
- 12-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q2 0:34 to Q3 10:40
Scoring plays
Q1 · 28 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 3 | 0 |
| 10:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 5 | 0 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 8 | 0 |
| 9:17 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 8 | 2 |
| 8:54 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 8 | 4 |
| 8:43 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 11 | 4 |
| 7:57 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 11 | 5 |
| 7:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 13 | 5 |
| 7:05 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal | 13 | 8 |
| 6:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 15 | 8 |
| 6:33 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 18 | 8 |
| 6:19 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal | 18 | 11 |
| 5:46 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 20 | 11 |
| 5:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 22 | 11 |
| 5:04 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 22 | 12 |
| 5:04 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 22 | 13 |
| 4:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 3-pt field goal | 25 | 13 |
| 4:12 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 25 | 15 |
| 3:41 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal | 25 | 18 |
| 3:24 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 25 | 20 |
| 2:51 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 25 | 23 |
| 2:32 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 27 | 23 |
| 2:07 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 30 | 23 |
| 1:11 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 30 | 25 |
| 0:45 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 32 | 25 |
| 0:29 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 32 | 28 |
| 0:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic 2-pt field goal | 34 | 28 |
Q2 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal Free throw | 34 | 29 |
| 11:44 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal Free throw | 34 | 30 |
| 11:28 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 2-pt field goal | 34 | 32 |
| 11:28 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 34 | 33 |
| 11:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 36 | 33 |
| 10:36 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 36 | 35 |
| 10:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic 3-pt field goal | 39 | 35 |
| 9:44 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 39 | 38 |
| 9:32 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 41 | 38 |
| 9:32 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 42 | 38 |
| 9:10 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 42 | 40 |
| 8:40 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 42 | 42 |
| 8:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 45 | 42 |
| 8:04 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal | 45 | 45 |
| 7:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 47 | 45 |
| 7:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 49 | 45 |
| 6:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 52 | 45 |
| 5:54 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 52 | 48 |
| 5:22 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 53 | 48 |
| 5:22 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 54 | 48 |
| 5:07 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal | 54 | 51 |
| 4:10 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 56 | 51 |
| 4:01 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 56 | 53 |
| 2:11 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 56 | 56 |
| 2:11 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen Free throw | 56 | 57 |
| 1:23 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 56 | 58 |
| 1:23 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 56 | 59 |
| 0:53 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 56 | 62 |
| 0:34 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 57 | 62 |
| 0:34 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 58 | 62 |
| 0:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 60 | 62 |
| 0:02 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 61 | 62 |
| 0:02 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 62 | 62 |
Q3 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 2-pt field goal | 64 | 62 |
| 11:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 65 | 62 |
| 11:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 66 | 62 |
| 10:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 68 | 62 |
| 10:32 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 68 | 65 |
| 10:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 71 | 65 |
| 10:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 71 | 67 |
| 10:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 71 | 68 |
| 9:46 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 74 | 68 |
| 8:57 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 74 | 70 |
| 8:21 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 74 | 72 |
| 8:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 77 | 72 |
| 7:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 79 | 72 |
| 7:18 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 79 | 74 |
| 6:42 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 79 | 76 |
| 6:21 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 82 | 76 |
| 6:04 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 82 | 77 |
| 6:04 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 82 | 78 |
| 5:52 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 84 | 78 |
| 5:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 87 | 78 |
| 4:51 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 87 | 80 |
| 4:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin Free throw | 88 | 80 |
| 4:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin Free throw | 89 | 80 |
| 4:20 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 89 | 83 |
| 3:16 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 91 | 83 |
| 2:55 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 91 | 86 |
| 2:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 92 | 86 |
| 2:38 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 93 | 86 |
| 2:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 96 | 86 |
| 1:59 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal | 96 | 88 |
| 1:59 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale Free throw | 96 | 89 |
| 1:15 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal | 96 | 92 |
| 0:44 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal Free throw | 96 | 93 |
| 0:01 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 98 | 93 |
Q4 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | Phoenix Suns | Mason Plumlee 2-pt field goal | 98 | 95 |
| 9:54 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 100 | 95 |
| 8:59 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 102 | 95 |
| 8:22 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 104 | 95 |
| 8:00 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 104 | 97 |
| 6:58 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 106 | 97 |
| 6:46 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 106 | 99 |
| 5:49 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 106 | 101 |
| 5:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 107 | 101 |
| 5:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 108 | 101 |
| 5:28 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 108 | 102 |
| 5:18 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 108 | 105 |
| 4:31 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 110 | 105 |
| 4:09 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 110 | 107 |
| 3:36 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 110 | 108 |
| 3:36 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro Free throw | 110 | 109 |
| 3:03 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 110 | 111 |
| 2:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 113 | 111 |
| 2:05 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 113 | 113 |
| 1:22 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 113 | 115 |
| 0:42 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 113 | 118 |
| 0:29 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 113 | 119 |
| 0:29 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 113 | 120 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Jan 7: Phoenix Suns 104 at Charlotte Hornets 115
- Jan 12: Charlotte Hornets 113 at Phoenix Suns 120 (this game)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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