Thu, Feb 19 · Regular season
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01Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 37 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Kevin Durant | 36 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14-20 | 2-4 | 5-5 | -4 |
| Tari Eason | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Alperen Sengun | 32 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | -5 |
| Reed Sheppard | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | +11 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Clint Capela | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Team | 105 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 42-85 | 9-32 | 12-13 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | 34 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-22 | 1-12 | 6-7 | +2 |
| LaMelo Ball | 31 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | -4 |
| Kon Knueppel | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Grant Williams | 29 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Sion James | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Tre Mann | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| PJ Hall | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -7 |
| Josh Green | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Xavier Tillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 101 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 36-84 | 14-42 | 15-18 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Rockets edges
No clear mismatch in Houston's favor.
Hornets edges
No clear mismatch in Charlotte's favor.
Key battles
- Houston's offense crashes the offensive glass (1st), but Charlotte's defense cleans the defensive glass (3rd). Watch the rebounding.
04Tale of the tape
| HOU | Rank | Stat | Rank | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119.6 | 8th | Offensive rating | 5th | 120.3 |
| 114.2 | 7th | Defensive rating | 13th | 115.3 |
| +5.4 | 6th | Net rating | 8th | +5.0 |
| 95.2 | 29th | Pace | 26th | 96.1 |
| 54.2 | 17th | Effective FG % | 12th | 55.2 |
| 12.6 | 20th | Turnover % | 24th | 12.8 |
| 34.8 | 1st | Offensive rebound % | 4th | 30.5 |
| 19.9 | 19th | Free throw rate | 18th | 20.0 |
| 53.0 | 6th | Opponent eFG % | 7th | 54.0 |
| 11.6 | 21st | Forced turnover % | 22nd | 11.2 |
| 74.5 | 9th | Defensive rebound % | 3rd | 76.6 |
| 18.9 | 5th | Opponent FT rate | 4th | 18.6 |