The Suns are starting Tyus Jones, Devin Booker, rookie Ryan Dunn, Kevin Durant and Mason Plumlee for a fourth straight game. The Suns are 2-1 with this lineup since Suns coach Mike Budenholzer benched Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic and replaced them in the lineup with Dunn and Plumlee.

The Hornets last win versus the Suns in Phoenix was in 2021, where the Hornets won 124-121. The Hornets yearly west coast trip has never been too kind to them, but with a couple of their games getting postponed, maybe they could start the trip with a win over a below .500 team.

The Phoenix Suns closed on an 9-0 run to pull ... The Hornets are starting LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Miles Bridges and Mark Williams. Ball scored posted 32 points, 10 rebounds ...

The Charlotte Hornets scored just 15 points in the fourth quarter as they lost to the Phoenix Suns, 120-113. We could go either way on Diabaté: keep him on a 2-way contract, which limits him to 20 more games…

On Friday evening, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Portland Trail Blazers in North Carolina. For the game, the Hornets could be without their best player,

BOTTOM LINE: The Charlotte Hornets host the New Orleans Pelicans in non-conference action. The Hornets are 7-14 on their home court. Charlotte is 4-5 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Pelicans are 4-17 on the road. New Orleans ranks seventh in the league scoring 16.7 fast break points per game led by Trey Murphy III averaging 4.4.

Anfernee Simons scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half, Jerami Grant added 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 102-97 for their fourth straight win

With Portland, the Hornets welcome a team that's in a very familiar spot to Spectrum Center. As many expected, the Trail Blazers have been one of the worst ball clubs in the Western Conference. But as of late, they are riding a three-game winning streak, including last night's impressive 101-79 victory in Orlando.

Teams are entering the NBA trade deadline with the idea of adjusting their cap situations, while rumors and intel about Jimmy Butler form.

Bridges (back) has been ruled out for Friday's game against Portland. The Hornets will be extremely short-handed in the first leg of their back-to-back set with Bridges, LaMelo Ball (wrist), Brandon Miller (wrist) and Seth Curry (ankle) all on the shelf.

The Charlotte Hornets, who are enjoying a period of offensive diversity, figure to need multiple options when they oppose the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.The Trail Blazers have a quic

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA predictions for Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets on Friday