Phoenix Suns vs. Charlotte Hornets Live Score and Stats
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Key Points:
- Miles Bridges led the Charlotte Hornets with 25 points, while rookie Kon Knueppel set a franchise record with 261 three-pointers in a season, finishing with 20 points in a 127-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
- Knueppel broke Kemba Walker's 2018-19 record by making four 3-pointers, including a crucial corner three in the fourth quarter, helping the Hornets extend their winning streak to seven wins in nine games.
- Phoenix's Collin Gillespie set a Suns franchise record for three-pointers in a season, surpassing Quentin Richardson's 2004-05 mark, but the team struggled on the road, losing six of their last seven away games.
- The Hornets improved their standing in the Eastern Conference, sitting eighth and aiming to climb higher for the play-in tournament, while the Suns remain seventh in the Western Conference but trail sixth-place Minnesota by 4.5 games.
- Charlotte dominated the second half, making 18 of 39 three-point attempts and outrebounding Phoenix 47-31, with key contributions from Coby White (19 points), LaMelo Ball (15 points, 11 assists), and Brandon Miller (17 points).
