{"id":695280,"date":"2026-04-03T04:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695280\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T04:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:23:14","slug":"kon-knueppel-sets-hornets-season-3-point-record-in-a-127-107-win-over-the-suns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695280\/","title":{"rendered":"Kon Knueppel sets Hornets\u2019 season 3-point record in a 127-107 win over the Suns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) \u2014 Miles Bridges scored 25 points, rookie Kon Knueppel set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a season and finished with 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets rolled past the Phoenix Suns 127-107 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Coby White added 19 points and LaMelo Ball had 15 points and 11 assists for the Hornets, who have won seven of nine. Brandon Miller added 17 points.<\/p>\n<p>Knueppel, the No. 4 overall pick from Duke, made four 3s to give him 261, breaking the previous record of 260 set by Kemba Walker in the 2018-19 season. Knueppel broke the record with a corner 3 after missing two open looks earlier in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the game, Phoenix\u2019s Collin Gillespie set the Suns\u2019 franchise record for 3s in a season, eclipsing the mark of 226 held by Quentin Richardson in the 2004-05 season. Gillespie finished with two 3s and six points.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Green had 25 points and Devin Booker added 22 for the Suns, who have lost six of their past seven road games.<\/p>\n<p>PISTONS 113, TIMBERWOLVES 108<\/p>\n<p class=\"in-story-ad\">\n<p>DETROIT (AP) \u2014 Jalen Duren had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Daniss Jenkins scored 26 points and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/detroit-pistons\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit<\/a> beat <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota <\/a> as both teams were without a superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota ruled out All-Star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/timberwolves-anthony-edwards-d698f917b2dca4e188d4a10cb1e66eb4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Edwards<\/a>, listing his right knee injury and an illness, about 90 minutes before tipoff. The Pistons announced earlier in the day that <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pistons-cade-cunningham-hurt-2b35e05fda09accba2ba1370ba98baaa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> would be out at least another week to recover from a collapsed left lung.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards and Cunningham will be ineligible for NBA <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-awards-cunningham-injury-d43e0b531bd8ef1f65ab733e2f40d3a0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">postseason awards<\/a> because they can\u2019t reach the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-tanking-65-game-rule-adam-silver-89ca75f7bfbeb4946f0292e76cf7a080\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">65-game minimum<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Pistons went on an 11-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to take control and improved to 7-2 without Cunningham since March 17.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s Julius Randle finished with 27 points, Ayo Dosunmu and Naz Reid scored 19 points each and Mike Conley scored all 14 of his points in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit\u2019s Ausar Thompson, the Eastern Conference defensive player of the month, had a career-high nine assists to go along with nine rebounds and seven points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. 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