Charlotte
Hornets
99
–
111
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Sunday, March 8, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 30 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 99 |
| PHX | 28 | 32 | 21 | 30 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Collin Gillespie
PHX
24
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite38.9
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 34.7Impact: 0.8
5-10 from 3only 19 pts allowed on 57.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
30
PTS
3
REB
10
AST
+11
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-18 (38.9%)
3PT1-6
FT15-15
TS%61.0%
eFG%41.7%
TOV2
ORTG121
DRTG108
NET+13
30 pointsDouble-Double+11 plus/minusheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 23 pts allowed on 54.5 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 29:34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-8 | 25% | 5-6 | 83% | -1 |
| Miles Bridges | 28:57 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 26:44 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| LaMelo Ball | 33:15 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9-19 | 47% | 4-12 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Brandon Miller | 32:14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4-12 | 33% | 2-7 | 29% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 19:27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -21 |
| Tre Mann | 1:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Josh Green | 13:48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Sion James | 13:54 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Pat Connaughton | 1:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Grant Williams | 19:13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Coby White | 19:36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 41 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37-88 | 42% | 15-45 | 33% | 10-15 | 67% | — |
Xavier Tillman —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 29:50 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-19 | 42% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-6 | 67% | +13 |
| Collin Gillespie | 36:05 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 5-10 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| Devin Booker | 35:12 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-18 | 39% | 1-6 | 17% | 15-15 | 100% | +11 |
| Royce O'Neale | 32:02 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 27:55 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Khaman Maluach | 20:05 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Amir Coffey | 5:12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 21:14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +19 |
| Ryan Dunn | 9:42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 22:43 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 36-79 | 46% | 16-41 | 39% | 23-26 | 88% | — |
Isaiah Livers —
Jamaree Bouyea —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA37/88 (42%)
Paint
20/37 (54%)
Mid
5/12 (42%)
3PT
15/45 (33%)
ATB3 32%Paint 44%RA 67%Corner 3 43%Mid 33%
PHX36/79 (46%)
Paint
17/30 (57%)
Mid
7/14 (50%)
3PT
16/41 (39%)
ATB3 36%Paint 43%RA 73%Corner 3 50%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Oso Ighodaro
defended Moussa Diabaté
5.5 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Collin Gillespie
held LaMelo Ball
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Booker
vs Brandon Miller
5.0 min • 13 pts • 60%
| PHX Defense | Brandon Miller | Coby White | Grant Williams | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 2.0m 3pts 0% | — | — | 3.1m 8pts 75% | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Devin Booker | 5.0m 13pts 60% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 6pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Royce O'Neale | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jalen Green | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 33% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 5pts 50% |
| Oso Ighodaro | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 5.5m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Rasheer Fleming | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 3pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Khaman Maluach | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 4.5m 2pts 50% | — |
| Haywood Highsmith | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Dunn | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.5m 7pts 100% | 1.6m 3pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 3pts 50% | 2.8m 8pts 100% | 2.3m 5pts 100% | 1.6m 5pts 40% | 2.3m 4pts 50% | 2.0m 6pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = CHA leads
PHX Largest Lead
16
Q4 9:20
CHA Largest Lead
8
Q1 5:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 6:14 – Q1 9:51
-6 → 0
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 1:23 – Q2 2:30
-1 → -6
CHA 10-0 run
Q2 1:23 – Q2 3:01
-1 → -8
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 0:58 – Q3 3:39
+4 → +10