<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Devin Booker scored 35 points and Chris Paul added 16 in the Phoenix Suns’ 101-97 overtime victory against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.</p>
<p>Deandre Ayton finished with 14 points and Mikal Bridges had 13 for the Suns, who won three of four on their swing through the Southeast.</p>
<p>Devonte Graham led the Hornets with 30 points and Terry Rozier had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Miles Bridges also had double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds), Gordon Hayward scored 15 and P.J. Washington added 12 rebounds.</p>
<p>A crowd of 3,850 saw the Hornets force overtime when a 3-pointer by Rozier tied the game at 90-all with 33.5 seconds left.</p>
<p>Neither team could extend the lead beyond eight in the first half, which featured eight lead changes and six ties.</p>
<p>Phoenix opened the second half on an 11-0 run. A 3-pointer by Hayward was Charlotte’s first field goal in the half, at 6:20, on an assist by Bridges.</p>
<p>CRAIG MESHING WELL</p>
<p>The Suns got a player they’d wanted in the offseason when they traded for Bucks forward Torrey Craig last week. He has meshed well with Phoenix in four games, averaging 6.5 points.</p>
<p>“It has been pretty seamless, and a couple of guys respected the way he defended when he was with Denver,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “He has shown the ability to play the way that we play — slashing, cutting to the basket, defending multiple positions.”</p>
<p>TIP-INS</p>
<p>Suns: Phoenix had two players in double-digit scoring in the first period. Ayton got there first with a layup with 4:34 to go in the period but didn’t score again until a layup early in the third. … Booker joined him with a shot clock-beating 3 late in the first.</p>
<p>Hornets: Guard Brad Wanamaker made his Charlotte debut late in the third period and committed a foul in his first minute. The Hornets acquired Wanamaker in a trade with Golden State on Thursday. … Guard Malik Monk didn’t dress (sore right foot).</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Suns: Vs. Atlanta on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Hornets: At Washington on Tuesday.</p>
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