Down by five after the third quarter, Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer was impressed by the way his team dug in defensively and came back to win 120-113 over the Charlotte Hornets.

Nurkic said he and Suns coach Mike Budenholzer didn’t talk for two months. This is consistent with him saying Budenholzer didn’t inform him about a decision not to play him Jan. 9 against Atlanta.

Booker also set the record in 124 less games than Davis. After the game, Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer made a bold comment regarding Booker becoming the Suns’ leading scorer. “One of the ...