Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
19
42
61
2736
3474
19
7
37
77
46
60
25
21
84
38
4
42
7
30
8
18
23
120
4
67
23
34
2119
1213
57
34
24
71
79
10
89
21
99
21
53
2833
6060
33
11
33
1819
1110
61
126
105
83
1012
21
1033
13
57
14
55
3326
6060
6
2
33
21
12
57
3
2
67
7
1
8
2
9
2
5
28
60
7
3
43
19
13
68
4
4
100
9
0
9
1
9
1
3
33
60
3
1
33
18
11
61
12
10
83
10
2
12
1
5
1
5
33
60
3
1
33
19
10
53
6
5
83
12
1
13
3
7
4
5
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
30
5
12
42
1
4
25
4
5
80
0
6
6
9
0
0
5
3
15
7
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
26
8
11
73
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
5
8
1
0
2
1
0
16
2
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
25
3
4
75
1
1
100
7
8
88
0
4
4
7
1
1
4
2
14
0
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
21
6
9
67
3
4
75
2
2
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
6
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
15
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
1
5
-10
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
27
2
7
29
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
5
6
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
24
7
9
78
0
0
0
2
4
50
1
11
12
0
1
1
1
3
16
23
double
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
23
3
7
43
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
8
2
0
1
0
8
17
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
23
7
11
64
1
4
25
1
1
100
0
4
4
1
2
0
4
6
16
21
none
Derrick
Jones
Derrick Jones
False
21
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
8
13
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
March
2017
Friday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
26
35
61
3021
3188
34
10
29
89
35
39
28
23
82
25
9
34
1
19
14
16
20
103
4
89
41
46
2424
119
5
69
67
97
76
35
111
00
53
52
32
3226
6060
107
50
47
2219
114
5
76
64
84
57
01
58
01
83
52
38
3312
6060
8
4
50
24
11
46
6
6
100
7
3
10
0
5
5
3
32
60
9
1
11
24
9
38
9
7
78
6
5
11
0
3
2
2
26
60
10
5
50
22
11
50
7
6
86
5
0
5
0
8
5
3
33
60
7
0
0
19
4
21
6
4
67
7
1
8
1
3
2
8
12
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
35
10
24
42
3
11
27
3
4
75
0
4
4
8
2
0
1
4
26
-5
none
Nicolas
Batum
Nicolas Batum
True
35
3
15
20
2
9
22
4
4
100
0
3
3
5
0
0
3
1
12
-8
none
Frank
Kaminsky
Frank Kaminsky
True
31
7
14
50
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
3
16
-8
none
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
True
28
3
7
43
0
0
0
1
2
50
5
3
8
1
6
0
3
4
7
-2
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
True
28
5
9
56
3
3
100
6
8
75
1
3
4
0
1
1
1
2
19
-16
none
Marco
Belinelli
Marco Belinelli
False
24
2
7
29
0
3
0
3
3
100
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
7
-24
none
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
False
23
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
8
3
2
0
1
3
6
0
none
Jeremy
Lamb
Jeremy Lamb
False
12
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
1
0
0
1
4
-10
none
Brian
Roberts
Brian Roberts
False
12
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
3
67
0
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
-12
none
Johnny
O'Bryant
Johnny O'Bryant
False
1
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
none
Briante
Weber
Briante Weber
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
none
Christian
Wood
Christian Wood
False
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Treveon
Graham
Treveon Graham
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
4
March
2017
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Nuggets
Denver
False
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Charlotte Hornets 120 - 103 Thursday at Talking Stick Resort Arena . The win for the Suns ( 19 - 42 ) ended a three - game losing streak and elevated them into a tie for the worst record in the Western Conference with the Lakers . The game managed to stay rather close through the first 36 minutes , but then the home team turned it on in the final period and outscored Charlotte by 14 points . It was a complete team effort from Phoenix , as six different players managed to score in double figures . Rookie Marquese Chriss led the way with an efficient 17 points in just 22 minutes , while T.J. Warren , Alan Williams and Leandro Barbosa each added 16 points . Devin Booker had a solid all - around game , posting 15 points , nine assists and six rebounds , while Eric Bledsoe was n't too far behind with 14 points and seven assists . Overall , it was a great shooting performance from the Suns , as they managed to hit a scorching 60 percent from the field . As for the Hornets ( 26 - 35 ) , Thursday 's defeat marked their worst loss since early February against the Rockets , and they now sit three games behind the Pistons for the No . 8 seed in the Eastern Conference . To make matters worse for Charlotte , Frank Kaminksy left the game in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return after scoring 16 points in 32 minutes . Kemba Walker led the way scoring for the Hornets with 26 points , eight assists and four rebounds in 32 minutes , while Marvin Williams added 19 points of his own . The problem for Charlotte lied in their bench , as the eight reserves who saw the floor Thursday managed to score just 23 of the team 's 103 points . Up next , the Suns will remain home Friday to take on the Thunder , while the Hornets will head to Denver on Saturday to take on the Nuggets . Marquese Chriss has been spotty and fairly inconsistent in his rookie season , but as of late , the former Washington Huskie has been on a steady scoring pace over the past week . After Thursday 's 17 - point performance on 6 - of - 9 shooting in the Suns ' blowout victory over the Hornets , Chriss has now scored in double figures in four of his last five games and has scored at least 15 points in three of those games . Over that five - game stretch , he is averaging 14 points per game , but what is most impressive is the efficient level he is doing it at . Chriss has been dealing with inefficiency with his shotmaking all season , but over that five - game stretch , the rookie is shooting an impressive and improved 54 percent from the field and has shot a least 50 percent in his last four games .
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Charlotte Hornets 120 - 103 Thursday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The win for the Suns (19 - 42) ended a three - game losing streak and elevated them into a tie for the worst record in the Western Conference with the Lakers. The game managed to stay rather close through the first 36 minutes, but then the home team turned it on in the final period and outscored Charlotte by 14 points. It was a complete team effort from Phoenix, as six different players managed to score in double figures. Rookie Marquese Chriss led the way with an efficient 17 points in just 22 minutes, while T.J. Warren, Alan Williams and Leandro Barbosa each added 16 points. Devin Booker had a solid all - around game, posting 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Eric Bledsoe wasn't too far behind with 14 points and seven assists. Overall, it was a great shooting performance from the Suns, as they managed to hit a scorching 60 percent from the field. As for the Hornets (26 - 35), Thursday's defeat marked their worst loss since early February against the Rockets, and they now sit three games behind the Pistons for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. To make matters worse for Charlotte, Frank Kaminksy left the game in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return after scoring 16 points in 32 minutes. Kemba Walker led the way scoring for the Hornets with 26 points, eight assists and four rebounds in 32 minutes, while Marvin Williams added 19 points of his own. The problem for Charlotte lied in their bench, as the eight reserves who saw the floor Thursday managed to score just 23 of the team's 103 points. Up next, the Suns will remain home Friday to take on the Thunder, while the Hornets will head to Denver on Saturday to take on the Nuggets.
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Charlotte Hornets 120 - 103 Thursday at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The win for the Suns (19 - 42) ended a three - game losing streak and elevated them into a tie for the worst record in the Western Conference with the Lakers. The game managed to stay rather close through the first 36 minutes, but then the home team turned it on in the final period and outscored Charlotte by 14 points. It was a complete team effort from Phoenix, as six different players managed to score in double figures. Rookie Marquese Chriss led the way with an efficient 17 points in just 22 minutes, while T.J. Warren, Alan Williams and Leandro Barbosa each added 16 points. Devin Booker had a solid all - around game, posting 15 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Eric Bledsoe wasn't too far behind with 14 points and seven assists. Overall, it was a great shooting performance from the Suns, as they managed to hit a scorching 60 percent from the field. As for the Hornets (26 - 35), Thursday's defeat marked their worst loss since early February against the Rockets, and they now sit three games behind the Pistons for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. To make matters worse for Charlotte, Frank Kaminksy left the game in the fourth quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return after scoring 16 points in 32 minutes. Kemba Walker led the way scoring for the Hornets with 26 points, eight assists and four rebounds in 32 minutes, while Marvin Williams added 19 points of his own. The problem for Charlotte lied in their bench, as the eight reserves who saw the floor Thursday managed to score just 23 of the team's 103 points. Up next, the Suns will remain home Friday to take on the Thunder, while the Hornets will head to Denver on Saturday to take on the Nuggets. Marquese Chriss has been spotty and fairly inconsistent in his rookie season, but as of late, the former Washington Huskie has been on a steady scoring pace over the past week. After Thursday's 17 - point performance on 6 - of - 9 shooting in the Suns' blowout victory over the Hornets, Chriss has now scored in double figures in four of his last five games and has scored at least 15 points in three of those games. Over that five - game stretch, he is averaging 14 points per game, but what is most impressive is the efficient level he is doing it at. Chriss has been dealing with inefficiency with his shotmaking all season, but over that five - game stretch, the rookie is shooting an impressive and improved 54 percent from the field and has shot a least 50 percent in his last four games.
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Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 6 <AST> 9 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 4 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Jones <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 24 42 <FG3> 3 11 27 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 19 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 3 3 100 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Frank Kaminsky <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nicolas Batum <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 15 20 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marco Belinelli <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Kidd-Gilchrist <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 6 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeremy Lamb <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Briante Weber <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Johnny O'Bryant <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brian Roberts <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Treveon Graham <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Christian Wood <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none