Charlotte
Hornets
119
–
133
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Friday, December 29, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 21 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 119 |
| PHX | 21 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 133 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jusuf Nurkić
PHX
24
PTS
15
REB
1
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending80.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.44
Impact Composite44.1
Hustle: 16.0Defense: 26.4Impact: 1.7
Double-Double76.9% FG7 contested shotsonly 18 pts allowed on 40.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
35
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-18 (55.6%)
3PT5-7
FT10-10
TS%78.1%
eFG%69.4%
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG144
DRTG129
NET+15
35 points55.6% FG5-7 from 3+11 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 54.0 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Richards | 31:01 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Brandon Miller | 31:25 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Cody Martin | 26:34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Ish Smith | 12:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 13:00 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Miles Bridges | 37:22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-16 | 25% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| P.J. Washington | 27:37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Bryce McGowens | 21:12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Terry Rozier | 39:14 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-22 | 64% | 8-12 | 67% | 6-6 | 100% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 26 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 44-92 | 48% | 23-46 | 50% | 8-8 | 100% | — |
James Bouknight —
Nathan Mensah —
JT Thor —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 38:41 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 73% | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Grayson Allen | 32:52 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 28:25 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10-13 | 77% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +9 |
| Eric Gordon | 32:46 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Bradley Beal | 29:59 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Chimezie Metu | 19:00 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | +5 |
| Udoka Azubuike | 6:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Saben Lee | 14:28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| Devin Booker | 36:41 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10-18 | 56% | 5-7 | 71% | 10-10 | 100% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 39 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 46-74 | 62% | 18-30 | 60% | 23-24 | 96% | — |
Drew Eubanks —
Keita Bates-Diop —
Bol Bol —
Jordan Goodwin —
Yuta Watanabe —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA44/92 (48%)
Paint
17/34 (50%)
Mid
8/21 (38%)
3PT
23/47 (49%)
ATB3 49%Paint 40%RA 58%Corner 3 50%Mid 33%
PHX46/74 (62%)
Paint
20/24 (83%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
18/30 (60%)
ATB3 62%RA 84%Paint 69%Mid 25%Corner 3 56%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Miles Bridges
8.1 min • 10 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Bradley Beal
held Brandon Miller
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Booker
vs Brandon Miller
2.1 min • 14 pts • 67%
| PHX Defense | Brandon Miller | Bryce McGowens | Cody Martin | Ish Smith | Miles Bridges | Nick Richards | Nick Smith Jr. | P.J. Washington | Terry Rozier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 2.1m 14pts 67% | — | 4.0m 3pts 25% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.1m 11pts 83% |
| Eric Gordon | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | 3.3m 9pts 100% |
| Grayson Allen | 2.9m 7pts 100% | 2.9m 2pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | — | — | 8.1m 10pts 57% | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — |
| Bradley Beal | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 6.3m 14pts 86% | — | — | — |
| Chimezie Metu | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 7pts 100% | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — |
| Saben Lee | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Udoka Azubuike | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | — | 2.5m 4pts 50% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 5pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 3.4m 6pts 100% | 3.2m 5pts 33% | 2.4m 14pts 60% | 2.1m 5pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = CHA leads
PHX Largest Lead
20
Q3 6:26
CHA Largest Lead
6
Q1 6:37
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 3:34 – Q1 5:14
+2 → -4
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 7:02 – Q1 8:27
-4 → +2