The game between the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns will take place at Spectrum Center on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Charlotte Hornets will welcome the Phoenix Suns to Spectrum Center for an NBA game on Wednesday. The Charlotte Hornets won 117-106 in their last game over the Pistons. LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.
Terry Rozier scored 22 points, Gordon Hayward had 19 points and rookie Mark Williams added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit. Ball finished with 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, his fifth straight game making at least five 3s. He was hurt on a non-contact play in the third, and the Hornets announced after the game that X-rays revealed a fracture to his right ankle.
Hayward said Charlotte’s players didn’t find out about the severity of the injury until after the game, with most of them figuring Ball had just tweaked something. “It’s certainly disappointing because he’s a major part of our team and we felt like we were rounding the corner,” Hayward said.
The Phoenix Suns on the other hand lost 104-101 against the Bucks in their last game. Holiday led all scorers, while Lopez had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Khris Middleton added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Devin Booker scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 22 and Chris Paul added 18 for Phoenix. Ayton also had 11 rebounds.
After Booker made a game-tying jumper with 33 seconds left, the Bucks called a timeout and got the ball to Middleton, who found Lopez for the go-ahead layup. Holiday said he initially expected Middleton to shoot the ball. “It’s a great play,” Holiday said. “At first, I kind of saw it, but I thought that Khris was going to shoot it because that’s just what ‘K’ does. But he’s a playmaker. He’s not just a scorer.”
Phoenix called a timeout and went back to Booker, who lost possession as Holiday forced the steal and Lopez got the loose ball. “That’s just the defender he is, the player he is,” Lopez said of Holiday. “He’s one of the top two-way players in the league, at least the top three. Just absolutely phenomenal. Just the best two-way player in the league. Those are the plays he makes just time and time again.”
Charlotte Hornets: Gordon Hayward, JT Thor, Mark Williams, Terry Rozier, LaMelo Ball
Phoenix Suns: Josh Okogie, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton, Chris Paul, Devin Booker
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball, Cody Martin, P.J. Washington
Phoenix Suns: Landry Shamet
The game between the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns will take place at Spectrum Center on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Charlotte Hornets and Phoenix Suns will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona. | March 1 (7:00 PM ET) |
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