Devin Booker had 30 points and four 3-pointers, Dillon Brooks added 15 points and three 3s, and the host Phoenix Suns blew a 17-point lead before recovering for a 101-96 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.
Collin Gillespie added 13 points and three 3s, Jalen Green had 12 points and Miles Bridges scored 11 for the Suns, who have won four of five and are 4-2 on a season-long seven-game homestand.
Coby White scored a season-high 21 points, Naz Reid had 16 points and former Sun Grayson Allen added 14 points and four 3-pointers for the Hornets, who have lost seven of eight.
The Hornets used a 33-11 run spanning the second and third quarters to build a 76-72 lead, but the Suns opened the fourth with a 20-10 run and extended their advantage to 92-86 on Brooks’ 3-pointer with 3:40 remaining.
Booker’s long 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds left gave the Suns a 97-91 lead before former Sun Royce O’Neale made a 3-pointer and a free throw with 21.2 seconds remaining to pull the Hornets within two.
Bridges converted two free throws to push the lead to four before Booker recorded a steal and made two free throws with 9.9 seconds left.
Allen made his third consecutive start in place of Brandon Miller (hip). The Hornets also were without Kon Knueppel (hamstring) and Dennis Schroder (hamstring).
The Hornets committed 25 turnovers, including 10 in the first quarter, and the Suns converted them into 38 points.
Charlotte held a 51-31 rebounding advantage. Moussa Diabate had 13 rebounds and Reid added seven.
The Suns went 13-for-43 from 3-point range after making a season-high 22 of 43 attempts in a victory over the Clippers on Tuesday.
Bridges added six rebounds and three assists in his first game against the Hornets since being traded to the Suns for a package that included Allen last summer. He ranks third in Charlotte franchise history in points, fourth in rebounds and fifth in minutes played.
Booker had 13 points and three 3-pointers in the first quarter, when the Suns closed on an 18-7 run to take a 28-22 lead.
Grant Williams scored seven points and made two 3-pointers, including one on a four-point play, as Charlotte cut a 48-31 deficit to 50-45 with 3:12 remaining in the second quarter. The Suns led 55-50 at halftime.
–Field Level Media
