The Phoenix Suns ended the Charlotte Hornets’ road winning streak at 10 games with a 111-99 victory on Sunday night.
Devin Booker had 30 points and 10 assists, including 15 free throws, while Collin Gillespie and Jalen Green each scored 24 for the Suns. Rasheer Fleming added 16 off the bench with four three-pointers.
On the other hand, LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 22 points, as the road winning streak was the NBA’s longest since the Los Angeles Lakers with 11 straight away from home in 2019-20.
The Hornets had not lost on the road since Jan.17 at Golden State.
The longest road winning streak in NBA history is 16 games, by the 1971-72 Lakers during their league-record 33-game run overall.
Miles Bridges added 16, Kon Knueppel 15, and Brandon Miller 11, all in the first half, for the Hornets.
Knueppel was just 2 for 8 from distance but still leads the NBA with 224 three-pointers.
It was the first of a four-game Hornets road swing. Despite losing this one and at home Friday against Miami, they’re 16-5 in the last 21 games in their rebound from a 4-14 start.
Meanwhile, Phoenix was short-handed again as they played without starters Dillon Brooks (hand fracture) and Mark Williams (foot fracture). Key reserve Grayson Allen also sat out with a sore right knee.
Both teams will road game on Tuesday: the Hornets at Portland, while the Suns at Milwaukee.
