NBA highlights: Charlotte Hornets fall to Phoenix Suns on the road

The Charlotte Hornets lost their fourth straight game, but Dwayne Bacon shined with 24 points off the bench.

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The Charlotte Hornets lost to the Suns in Phoenix on Sunday night, 100-92. It is the fourth straight loss for James Borrego's side, which is now 15-27 on the season.

Getting Buckets

Dwayne Bacon led the way for the Hornets by scoring 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting in 32 minutes off the bench. Bacon also had five rebounds and two assists.

Of Bacon, Hornets head coach James Borrego said: "I thought he was fantastic tonight. Give him a ton of credit. He stayed ready and that's the type of effort we need from him."

Devonte Graham added 22 points, eight assists and three steals.

Yikes

Terry Rozier, P.J. Washington and Bismack Biyombo combined for 12 points on 3-of-22 shooting from the floor.

For Rozier, Sunday snapped a streak of five straight games in which he had scored at least 23 points. He finished with five points, two assists and two rebounds in 28 minutes.

The Other Side

Kelly Oubre Jr. led the Suns with 25 points and 15 rebounds and three steals in 40 minutes.

Milestone

.@hornets C @CodyZeller checks in and records his 400th game played with Charlotte, moving him up to 7th on the franchise all-time games played leader board #AllFly

— Charlotte Hornets PR (@HornetsPR) January 13, 2020

Highlights

Devonte' Graham handles and steps back to beat the shot-clock.@hornets 73@Suns 71

Watch Live: https://t.co/lZZApswzuX pic.twitter.com/vnTuBykT2a

— NBA (@NBA) January 13, 2020

.@Devonte4Graham ➡️ @CodyZeller 😱#AllFly | @HornetsOnFSSE pic.twitter.com/sxrR4NlNNp

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) January 13, 2020

CAN CONFIRM: Everything is DEFINITELY better with BACON🥓🥓🥓

@SoutheastToyota // #AllFly pic.twitter.com/l9b2uTypwA

— Bally Sports: Hornets (@HornetsOnBally) January 13, 2020

Devonte' with the DEEP range pic.twitter.com/5ogmm1PoS7

— Richie (@richierandall) January 13, 2020

Tough shot by @BaconDwayne1000 💪 pic.twitter.com/T5Pu4Ax6QP

— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) January 13, 2020

Fan Reaction

Why does Batum play?

— Hornets Hardball (@HornetsHardball) January 13, 2020

Notable

Marvin Williams was active tonight after missing the past two games with a nose injury, but he did not come off the bench.

First time this season Marvin Williams has not played without it being for a medical reason.

— Rick Bonnell (@rick_bonnell) January 13, 2020

Kicks

P.J. Washington's Nike's / Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Next Up

The Hornets play the second game of a back-to-back Monday night, facing the TrailBlazers in Portland at 10 p.m. ET.