Booker scored a game-high 39 points on 14-of-25 shooting after struggling with his shot to lead the Suns (16-19), who remain 12 th in the West. Durant went for 26 points while Beal followed up his 25-point effort off the bench Monday at Philadelphia with 10 on 5-of-13 shooting Tuesday.
LaMelo Ball had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Miles Bridges added 21 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 115-104 win over the Phoenix Suns.
The Phoenix Suns (16-18) play the final of a three-game road trip and second of back-to-back games at the Charlotte Hornets (7-27) on Tuesday.
Suns guard Devin Booker was irate after an upset loss to the Hornets only 24 hours after winning in Philadelphia.
Phoenix Suns' head coach Mike Budenholzer gave a blunt response after their crushing loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
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The Suns are coming off of a quality second-half performance that resulted in a 109-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers last night, while Charlotte is currently riding a 10-game losing streak.
Suns 112, Hornets 105. Phoenix won eight of their first nine games but are 8-17 since. They've lost seven of their last nin
The Phoenix Suns have been the center of trade drama over the last few weeks. There have been recent rumors about acquiring forward Jimmy Butler to replace Bradley Beal.
Lastly, fan voting returns from Thursday suggest that LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets has a strong chance to be voted as a starter. He leads all East backcourt players in fan voting. Given Ball's time missed to injury (11 games so far) and Charlotte's lowly 8-27 record, his safest path to the All-Star Game is as a starter.