Devin Booker had 30 points and eight assists and Kevin Durant recorded 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help the Phoenix Suns rally for a 120-113 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.
Bradley Beal added 15 points and six assists and Phoenix scored the game’s final nine points to post a third straight victory for the first time in more than two months.
Grayson Allen scored 13 points in 13-plus minutes in the first half before sitting out the second with left knee soreness. Ryan Dunn scored 11 points and Oso Ighodaro had 10.
Durant has scored at least 20 points in 15 straight appearances.
LaMelo Ball had 25 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and three steals for the Hornets, who have lost 19 of their past 21 games. Mark Williams had a season-best 24 points and 16 rebounds.
The contest was Charlotte’s first since posting a 115-104 home win over the Suns on Tuesday. The Hornets had road games against the Lakers (Thursday) and Clippers (Saturday) postponed due to the Los Angeles wildfires.
Miles Bridges had 21 points and Brandon Miller had 19 points and six assists for the Hornets, who led by as many as 12 points.
The Hornets made 44.6 percent of their shots and were 15 of 40 from 3-point range.
Phoenix shot 48.3 percent from the field, including 17 of 41 from distance.
The Suns trailed by nine with just under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter before concluding the game with a 23-7 run.
Durant made back-to-back baskets to start a 14-4 surge. Durant also highlighted the burst with a jumper to give Phoenix a 111-110 edge with 3:03 remaining.
Miller drained a 3-pointer to put Charlotte back ahead with 2:18 left. Oso Ighodaro delivered two dunks for the Suns, and Royce O’Neale knocked down a trey to give the Suns a 118-113 lead with 40.7 seconds left.
Booker made two free throws with 28.2 seconds left to cap the closing 9-0 run.
Williams already had season bests of 22 points and 13 rebounds by halftime. He made 9 of 10 shots in the half, which ended in a tie at 62.
The Hornets scored the final six points of the third quarter take a 68-62 lead, and they were still ahead 96-86 after Nick Smith Jr. made a trey with 2:12 left in the period.
Charlotte led 98-93 entering the final stanza. The Hornets were later leading 106-97 after Bridges’ basket with 6:58 remaining, before the Suns made their charge.
Phoenix took its first lead of the game at 57-56 when Allen completed a three-point play with 2:11 left in the first half.
–Field Level Media
