Hornets at Suns 1/6/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Charlotte Hornets will play the back half of a back-to-back on Sunday when they visit the Phoenix Suns. The Hornets play the Denver Nuggets on the road Saturday before visiting Phoenix. Charlotte lost its last outing 122-84 to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 11 points. Charlotte was outrebounded by Dallas 65-51.

Phoenix lost its fifth straight on Friday falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 121-111. The Suns were outrebounded in the loss 55-36 and committed 17 turnovers. Devin Booker led the Suns in the loss with 23 points, while T.J. Warren scored 20. Rookie center Deandre Ayton scored just four points for the Suns, with five rebounds and four turnovers. Kemba Walker leads the Hornets in scoring and assists with averages of 25.4 points and 6.0 assists per game. Jeremy Lamb is the second leading scorer with an average of 15.3 points per game. Marvin Williams is leading the Hornets in rebounding with an average of 5.6 rebounds per game. Charlotte is shooting 45.4% from the field and 32.9% from three-point territory.

Devin Booker is leading the Suns in scoring and assists with averages of 25.4 points and 7.1 assists per game, while Deandre Ayton is the third leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.7 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. As a team, Phoenix is shooting 45.9% from the field and 33.9% from three-point territory.