Suns have proven they can win on the road as was the case in Boston a few days ago. They should be well motivated in this game in New Orleans as they will have 2 days off following the game. Phoenix at home beat the Hornets by 20 and led by as many as 29. That was with Chris Paul now the Hornets are without him and Hilton Armstrong for tonight's contest. This team is a completely different team without their MVP CP3. How did Phoenix win against New Orleans well for starters they shot 55.4% from the field and outscored the Hornets on fast breaks 24-11. Without Paul how much worse will that be? Paul has been extremely successful against the Suns in the past averaging 26.8 pts and 11.4 assists in the last 8 games.
Hornets are in shambles after Bryon Scott got fired a week ago following their loss to the Suns the GM Jeff Bower took over and I don't know how much this team wants to play for him. They beat the Clippers for his 1st win, but were out rebounded 51-36, and out scored in the paint 42-28 as well as fast breaks 20-11. What killed the Clippers were the 18 TO's and -11 pts from the FT line on 12 less attempts. I don't anticipate that sort of thing happening to a much better Suns team. Paul had 25 pts 6 assists and 4 steals in the 1st game and without him the Hornets will struggle no doubt.
