The game between the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets will take place at Footprint Center on Tuesday, January 24 at 9:00 PM ET.
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The Phoenix Suns will welcome the Charlotte Hornets to Footprint Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Suns won 112-110 in their last game over the Grizzlies. Chris Paul played so well in his return from a hip injury that it appeared the Phoenix Suns would have a surprise snoozer on Sunday night.
The Memphis Grizzlies had other ideas, but couldn’t quite complete a monster comeback. Paul had 22 points and 11 assists after missing the past seven games and the Suns built a 29-point lead early in the third quarter before hanging on in the final seconds for a 112-110 win over the Grizzlies.
The Suns have been hit hard by injuries over the past couple months. Now the team is starting to get it’s best players back, but the chemistry is a work in progress. Paul believes the adversity will help in the long run. “We’ve just got to build confidence,” Paul said. “Over the past few years, that’s when we’ve been at our best, the last four or five minutes of the game. You build that confidence by being put in those situations.”
The Hornets on the other hand lost 120-102 against the Jazz in their last game. The Hornets made only two 3-pointers, both by Terry Rozier, the fewest by an NBA team this season. Charlotte had 16 attempts beyond the arc, shooting 12.5%, while the Jazz made 16 of 40. The previous low for Charlotte this season was five 3s, most recently on Dec. 3 at Milwaukee.
“We saw at halftime they weren’t making their 3s, so our focus was just to protect the paint and take away what they wanted to do,” Markkanen said. Rozier scored 23 points and Mason Plumlee had 18 for the Hornets, who were trying to win three straight games for the first time this season.
“We’ve been inside-out all year. I believe we’re like fourth or fifth in drives into the paint per game. We haven’t shot the ball well from 3. Tonight we didn’t get many 3s,” Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said of his team, which ranks at the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting.
Phoenix Suns: Torrey Craig, Cameron Johnson, Bismack Biyombo, Mikal Bridges, Chris Paul
Charlotte Hornets: Jalen McDaniels, PJ Washington, Mason Plumlee, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward
Phoenix Suns: Deandre Ayton, Landry Shamet, Cameron Payne, Devin Booker, Jae Crowder
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball, Cody Martin, Kelly Oubre Jr.
The game between the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets will take place at Footprint Center on Tuesday, January 24 at 9:00 PM ET.
The match between the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets will be telecast live on Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast. | January 24 (9:00 PM ET) |
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