Returning to .500 and a play-in spot, the Phoenix Suns persevered past the Charlotte Hornets 120-113 and extended their winning streak to three straight games.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Devin Booker led all players with 30 points, Kevin Durant had 27 and Bradley Beal pitched in with 15 off the bench for the Suns (19-19). Booker also tacked on eight assists and three steals in the victory.
Both Lamelo Ball (25 points, 11 assists) and Mark Williams (24 points, 16 rebounds) recorded double-doubles in the Hornets’ (8-28) loss. Charlotte outrebounded Phoenix 52-39 and outscored them in the paint, 44-38.
While it wasn’t the prettiest game by any means, Phoenix found a way to dig deep through adversity and pull off the win. With the Hornets leading after three quarters and Grayson Allen going down with a knee injury, the Suns limited Charlotte to just 15 points in the fourth quarter.
Returning to a play-in spot in the No. 10 seed, many Suns fans are enjoying what they are seeing and are hoping the momentum can continue going forward.
Here are some of the best interactions from the fans on social media after a huge victory:
The suns are 4-0 when I attend. Needless to say. I’m going as much as I can now. #SunsUp pic.twitter.com/kV0LdXQIqg
— Jake. (@shakenjakesss) January 13, 2025
I really wish Suns never did that Beal trade.
— FRΞS₭Θ (@Freskoisme) January 13, 2025
Great W !!@Suns
— jon (@jonny_jon35) January 13, 2025
GO SUNS
— Tyler (@TJKPHX) January 13, 2025
Nice Suns win tonight. And they actually looked like they were having fun. Side note, I’m obsessed with our rookies.
— Leah Pleasants (@PleasantsLeah) January 13, 2025
Thank you for saving Suns franchise ???? https://t.co/HUJOebLi4R
— Fouad (@fouadserag14) January 13, 2025
Pretty funny how the Suns start a winning streak with Nurkic benched
— Z Woody (@zwoody43) January 13, 2025
I’m taking pride in this W because the Hornets had 4 days rest between games, and the suns showed fight and won through effort and causing turnovers on the second night of a back to back
— Ethan (@ethanjd12) January 13, 2025
Suns rookies lookin good ????
They the heart of the team pic.twitter.com/FsuFyH3VYv
— Book (@LegendaryBooker) January 13, 2025
However!!! The @Suns seriously need a Center. @Mishbia15 needs to trade Nurkic, Tyus, and Plumlee for sure! I’m ok with sticking with Beal’s new role. But if we could get Butler for him then I’m for that too! I would like to keep Grayson tho.
— Dietrich (D-Trick)???????????? (@Follow_DTrick) January 13, 2025
If the suns start Oso and get a quality backup big for Nurkic, it’s over for the league. A big if tho #suns
— Lucario (@lucario1319) January 13, 2025
Dunn & Oso are gonna be Suns for a long time, I’m really happy about that, they’re gonna get even better
— Phoenix Cuzzo ????️ (@CuzzoPhoenix) January 13, 2025
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, ASU Athletics and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
