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Booker scores 30 points, Durant has 27 as Suns rally to beat the Hornets 120-113
PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker scored 30 points, Kevin Durant added 27 and the Phoenix Suns rallied in the final minutes to beat the Charlotte Hornets 120-113 on Sunday night.
The Suns have won three straight and four of five. Charlotte has lost 10 of 11.
The Hornets - who were trying to beat the Suns for the second time in a week - pushed to a 98-93 lead after the third quarter and led for much of the fourth. Durant hit a stepback jumper to give the Suns a 111-110 advantage with just over three minutes left.
Durant found rookie Oso Ighodaro for a dunk to take a 115-113 lead. Royce O'Neale hit a 3-pointer for an 118-113 advantage with 41.5 seconds left.
Charlotte hadn’t played since Tuesday night when it beat the Suns 115-104 at home. The Hornets were supposed to play the Lakers on Thursday and the Clippers on Saturday, but those games were postponed because of the wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 25 points. Mark Williams added a season-high 24 points and 16 rebounds, including 22 points and 13 rebounds in the first half.
Hornets: It's a tough loss for Charlotte, which controlled much of the game. The Hornets had some questionable shot selection down the stretch.
Suns: Phoenix struggled for much of the game, but played well in the final minutes to pull out a win. Grayson Allen scored 13 points in the first half, but didn't play in the second because of left knee soreness.
Durant's confidence to give the ball to Ighodaro for a dunk during a crucial possession is a good growth moment for the team.
Ighodaro scored eight points in the fourth quarter, giving the Suns a much-needed presence in the paint.
The Hornets are at Utah on Wednesday night. The Suns are at Atlanta on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mark Williams vs. Mason Plumlee (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:25 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Mason Plumlee shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:08 | | Mark Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:08 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 10:55 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:30 | | Devin Booker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Brandon Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 8-0 |
| 10:00 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:32 | | Mason Plumlee misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Ryan Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 8-2 |
| 9:00 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Mason Plumlee assists) | 8-4 |
| 8:43 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-4 |
| 8:31 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Mark Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 11-5 |
| 7:52 | | Mason Plumlee offensive foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | Mason Plumlee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Ryan Dunn personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Miles Bridges assists) | 13-5 |
| 7:22 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 13-8 |
| 6:50 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-8 |
| 6:40 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point running pullup jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 18-8 |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 18-11 |
| 6:03 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:00 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 20-11 |
| 5:20 | | Bradley Beal misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point hook shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 22-11 |
| 5:04 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-12 |
| 5:04 | | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-13 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 25-13 |
| 4:40 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Tidjane Salaun turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point floating jump shot | 25-15 |
| 4:00 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Cody Martin turnover (bad pass) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 3:41 | | +3 | Bradley Beal makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 25-18 |
| 3:40 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:28 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point running layup (Royce O'Neale assists) | 25-20 |
| 3:04 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Bradley Beal assists) | 25-23 |
| 2:32 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point turnaround hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 27-23 |
| 2:15 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 30-23 |
| 1:53 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | Bradley Beal turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:20 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-25 |
| 0:44 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-25 |
| 0:28 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 32-28 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-28 |
| 0:00 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Bradley Beal draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-29 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Bradley Beal makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-30 |
| 11:32 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point running layup | 34-32 |
| 11:28 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-33 |
| 11:10 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Mark Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:05 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point tip layup | 36-33 |
| 10:47 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Bradley Beal makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 36-35 |
| 10:18 | | Oso Ighodaro blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 39-35 |
| 10:05 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:44 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-38 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point hook shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 41-38 |
| 9:32 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-38 |
| 9:21 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Ryan Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 42-40 |
| 8:51 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Mark Williams turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Ryan Dunn makes two point driving dunk (Devin Booker assists) | 42-42 |
| 8:40 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:21 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 45-42 |
| 8:04 | | +3 | Ryan Dunn makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 45-45 |
| 7:48 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point putback dunk | 47-45 |
| 7:26 | | Bradley Beal misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 49-45 |
| 6:52 | | Mark Williams blocks Mason Plumlee's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Miles Bridges offensive foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Miles Bridges turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 52-45 |
| 6:12 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:01 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 52-48 |
| 5:30 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Josh Green offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||