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Final
Away
Phoenix Suns
104
Home
Charlotte Hornets
115
Venue: Spectrum Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Phoenix Suns 115-104 at home on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Spectrum Center. LaMelo Ball had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Charlotte Hornets. Devin Booker had 39 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists for the Phoenix Suns.
The Charlotte Hornets led 59-46 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: LaMelo Ball (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Nick Richards (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Devin Booker (double-double, Phoenix Suns). Bench points: Phoenix Suns 29, Charlotte Hornets 35. Miles Bridges had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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 Phoenix Suns vs Charlotte Hornets?
- The Charlotte Hornets beat the Phoenix Suns 115-104 on January 7, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Devin Booker scored 39 for the Phoenix Suns; LaMelo Ball scored 32 for the Charlotte Hornets with 10 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns | 29 | 17 | 37 | 21 | 104 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 115 |
Game leaders
Phoenix Suns
- Points
- 39 Devin Booker
- Rebounds
- 12 Mason Plumlee
- Assists
- 10 Devin Booker
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 32 LaMelo Ball
- Rebounds
- 12 Nick Richards
- Assists
- 7 LaMelo Ball
Devin Booker double-double (39 PTS, 10 AST) · LaMelo Ball double-double (32 PTS, 10 REB) · Nick Richards double-double (15 PTS, 12 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker starter | 38:59 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14-25 | 2-8 | 9-9 | 2 | +2 |
| Kevin Durant starter | 36:20 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 2 | +1 |
| Ryan Dunn starter | 25:20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | +6 |
| Tyus Jones starter | 21:53 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | -2 |
| Mason Plumlee starter | 19:33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | +15 |
| Bradley Beal bench | 30:58 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | -21 |
| Grayson Allen bench | 25:04 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | -17 |
| Jusuf Nurkic bench | 18:55 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | -22 |
| Monte Morris bench | 15:02 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -6 |
| Oso Ighodaro bench | 5:55 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -5 |
| Josh Okogie bench | 2:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
Not available: Royce O'Neale
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges starter | 36:46 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 4 | +5 |
| LaMelo Ball starter | 35:09 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12-28 | 5-16 | 3-5 | 3 | +0 |
| Brandon Miller starter | 32:35 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-16 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 3 | +0 |
| Mark Williams starter | 21:33 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | -12 |
| Josh Green starter | 12:56 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | +1 |
| Cody Martin bench | 28:49 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | +15 |
| Nick Richards bench | 25:18 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | +23 |
| Nick Smith Jr. bench | 21:06 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 |
| Vasilije Micic bench | 14:34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 |
| Tidjane Salaun bench | 11:14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 |
Not available: Tre Mann, Grant Williams, Seth Curry
| Phoenix Suns | Stat | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| 18/19 (94%) | Free throws | 26/29 (89%) |
| 31/59 (52%) | 2 pointers | 25/51 (49%) |
| 8/33 (24%) | 3 pointers | 13/47 (27%) |
| 39/92 (42%) | Field goals | 38/98 (38%) |
| 42 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 34 | Defensive rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Max points in a row | 14 |
| 17:41 | Time spent in lead | 29:42 |
| 10 | Biggest lead | 15 |
Largest margin: 14 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 1
- Times tied
- 0
- Largest lead · Phoenix Suns
- 10 Q1 3:09
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 15 Q4 3:26
- Longest run
- 14-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q2 6:28 to Q2 3:43
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:23 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:38 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 3 | 0 |
| 10:38 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 4 | 0 |
| 10:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 4 | 3 |
| 9:16 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 6 | 3 |
| 8:21 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 8 | 3 |
| 7:46 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 10 | 3 |
| 7:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 10 | 5 |
| 6:53 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 11 | 5 |
| 6:53 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 12 | 5 |
| 6:27 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 14 | 5 |
| 6:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 14 | 6 |
| 6:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 14 | 7 |
| 5:51 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 14 | 9 |
| 5:38 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 16 | 9 |
| 5:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin Free throw | 16 | 10 |
| 5:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin Free throw | 16 | 11 |
| 5:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 16 | 14 |
| 4:49 | Phoenix Suns | Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal | 19 | 14 |
| 4:08 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 21 | 14 |
| 3:47 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 21 | 16 |
| 3:33 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 24 | 16 |
| 3:09 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 26 | 16 |
| 2:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 26 | 17 |
| 2:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 26 | 18 |
| 2:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 26 | 19 |
| 2:14 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 26 | 20 |
| 2:00 | Phoenix Suns | Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal | 29 | 20 |
| 1:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 29 | 22 |
Q2 · 30 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:36 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 31 | 22 |
| 11:28 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 31 | 25 |
| 10:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 31 | 27 |
| 8:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 31 | 28 |
| 8:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 31 | 29 |
| 8:36 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 33 | 29 |
| 8:36 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 34 | 29 |
| 7:57 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 34 | 31 |
| 7:27 | Phoenix Suns | Monte Morris 2-pt field goal | 36 | 31 |
| 7:07 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 38 | 31 |
| 6:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 38 | 33 |
| 6:38 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal | 40 | 33 |
| 6:28 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 3-pt field goal | 40 | 36 |
| 6:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 40 | 37 |
| 6:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 40 | 38 |
| 5:42 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 40 | 41 |
| 5:17 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 40 | 43 |
| 4:51 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 40 | 45 |
| 3:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green Free throw | 40 | 46 |
| 3:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green Free throw | 40 | 47 |
| 3:31 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 42 | 47 |
| 3:18 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 42 | 49 |
| 2:51 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 42 | 51 |
| 2:26 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 44 | 51 |
| 1:38 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 45 | 51 |
| 1:38 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 46 | 51 |
| 1:30 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 46 | 53 |
| 1:30 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 46 | 54 |
| 0:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 46 | 57 |
| 0:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 46 | 59 |
Q3 · 37 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:12 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal | 49 | 59 |
| 10:29 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 51 | 59 |
| 9:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 52 | 59 |
| 9:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 53 | 59 |
| 9:47 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 53 | 61 |
| 9:47 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 53 | 62 |
| 9:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 53 | 64 |
| 8:59 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 54 | 64 |
| 8:59 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 55 | 64 |
| 8:33 | Phoenix Suns | Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal | 57 | 64 |
| 8:11 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 59 | 64 |
| 7:34 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 61 | 64 |
| 7:16 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 61 | 66 |
| 7:04 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 62 | 66 |
| 7:04 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 63 | 66 |
| 6:34 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 65 | 66 |
| 6:23 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 65 | 68 |
| 6:23 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 65 | 69 |
| 5:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 65 | 71 |
| 5:19 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 67 | 71 |
| 5:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 67 | 72 |
| 4:55 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 69 | 72 |
| 4:42 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 69 | 74 |
| 4:29 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 71 | 74 |
| 4:25 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 71 | 76 |
| 4:25 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 71 | 77 |
| 3:55 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 71 | 80 |
| 3:38 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 74 | 80 |
| 3:18 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 74 | 83 |
| 3:00 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 77 | 83 |
| 2:49 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 77 | 86 |
| 2:24 | Phoenix Suns | Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal | 79 | 86 |
| 2:10 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 80 | 86 |
| 2:10 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 81 | 86 |
| 1:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun Free throw | 81 | 87 |
| 1:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun Free throw | 81 | 88 |
| 0:50 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 83 | 88 |
Q4 · 25 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Phoenix Suns | Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 83 | 90 |
| 11:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 83 | 93 |
| 10:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic Free throw | 83 | 94 |
| 10:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic Free throw | 83 | 95 |
| 9:37 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 85 | 95 |
| 8:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 85 | 97 |
| 8:36 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 87 | 97 |
| 7:25 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic 2-pt field goal | 87 | 99 |
| 7:11 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 87 | 101 |
| 6:57 | Phoenix Suns | Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal | 89 | 101 |
| 5:23 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 92 | 101 |
| 5:06 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 92 | 103 |
| 5:06 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 92 | 104 |
| 4:53 | Phoenix Suns | Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal | 95 | 104 |
| 4:19 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 95 | 107 |
| 3:26 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 95 | 110 |
| 3:10 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 97 | 110 |
| 3:10 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant Free throw | 98 | 110 |
| 2:45 | Phoenix Suns | Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal | 100 | 110 |
| 2:17 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 102 | 110 |
| 1:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 102 | 113 |
| 1:14 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 103 | 113 |
| 1:14 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 104 | 113 |
| 1:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 104 | 114 |
| 1:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 104 | 115 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Charlotte Hornets 1-0. Final series: tied 1-1.
- Jan 7: Phoenix Suns 104 at Charlotte Hornets 115 (this game)
- Jan 12: Charlotte Hornets 113 at Phoenix Suns 120
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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