Charlotte plays Phoenix on 6-game road skid

Jan 12, 2025, 02:04 am

Charlotte Hornets (8-27, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (18-19, 11th in the Western Conference)

Phoenix; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

Suns -7; over/under is 224

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte travels to Phoenix looking to stop its six-game road skid.

The Suns have gone 12-8 in home games. Phoenix averages 13.2 turnovers per game and is 10-3 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Hornets are 2-14 on the road. Charlotte ranks fourth in the league with 46.2 rebounds per game led by Moussa Diabate averaging 6.8.

The Suns are shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points higher than the 46.4% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Suns average 106.1 points per game, 7.7 fewer points than the 113.8 the Suns give up to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Durant is shooting 52.2% and averaging 27.1 points for the Suns.

Brandon Miller is averaging 21.2 points and 3.6 assists for the Hornets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 4-6, averaging 106.4 points, 41.4 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 6.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points per game.

Hornets: 1-9, averaging 104.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.7 points.

INJURIES: Suns: Royce O'Neale: day to day (ankle).

Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Tre Mann: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.