The Charlotte Hornets defended home turf and upset the Phoenix Suns last night in an all-around impressive display. Brandon Miller struggled offensively with 13 points on 16 shots, but he often had the unenviable task of defending the red-hot Devin Booker.

A team like the Charlotte Hornets loom large over the next month as they await to help facilitate other trades for future draft capital.

Phoenix Suns' head coach Mike Budenholzer gave a blunt response after their crushing loss to the Charlotte Hornets.

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.

Mark Williams and Nick Richards were having a field day against the Suns, exposing their flimsy frontcourt that's currently in flux in the aftermath of Jusuf Nurkic's benching. And that simply set the stage for LaMelo Ball to torch the Suns in the second half, sealing the Hornets' eighth victory of the season.

The franchise’s all-time leading scorer still can’t believe it at times, unable to fully grasp how everything came together so quickly.

The biggest story from the interior shredding of Cleveland was the lack of minutes for backup center Nick Richards. Mark Williams steady return to form has coincided with a stark decrease in minutes for Richards who has regressed since manning the paint with a vengeance during Williams' early season absence.

Devin Booker had 39 points and 10 assists and Kevin Durant added 26 points for the Suns (16-19), who’ve lost five of their last six.

The Charlotte Hornets are enduring their toughest stretch of basketball this season. After a promising 4-5 start, the team has now lost eight straight games and 16 of their last 18, leaving early optimism firmly in the rearview mirror.

The Phoenix Suns head to the Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets in a non-conference matchup. The Suns are 16-18, which puts them in 12th place in the Western Conference. The Hornets are 7-27, which puts them in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.

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 on Tuesday night.