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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 17 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 99 |
 Hornets | 30 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 108 |
HOUTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 35-7646.1% | 15-4533.3% | 14-2070.0% | 42 | 22 | 20 |
| CHA | 37-7052.9% | 15-3246.9% | 19-2576.0% | 30 | 29 | 17 |
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Charlotte Hornets108| 38 | 24 | 8-15 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 0 | +10 | +5.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 22 | 8-11 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +6.6 | |||||
| 32 | 23 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +6.0 | |||||
| 28 | 13 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −5.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0 | −1 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.6 | |||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +1.5 | |||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.9 | ||||
| Team | 108 | 37-7052.9% | 15-3246.9% | 30 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 19-2576.0% | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||
Bench 16 points on 6 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo, Nicolas Batum and Joe Chealey (coach’s decision); Malik Monk (nwt_league_suspension).
Houston Rockets99| 45 | 30 | 8-22 | 2-11 | 12-14 | 0 | −9 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 25, Season high (his best before, 24) | 9-16 | 7-13, Season high (his best before, 6) | 0 | 0-0 | −23 | +3.9 | |||||||
| 36 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −8.6 | ||||||
| 26 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.4 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 7 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 0 | +6 | −6.8 | |||||||
| 29 | 20, Season high (his best before, 19) | 10-15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +28 | +8.9 | ||||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +2.6 | |||||
| Team | 99 | 35-7646.1% | 15-4533.3% | 42 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 14-2070.0% | 13 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 15 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Thabo Sefolosha, Bruno Caboclo, Chris Clemons and Tyson Chandler (coach’s decision).
Hornets108Rockets99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
P.J. Washington scored 22 points, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Houston Rockets 108-99.
The Hornets never trailed and led by as many as 20.
Terry Rozier had 24 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 6 assists, and Devonte' Graham added 23 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 6 assists. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, his fourth triple-double of the season, and Robert Covington added a season-high 25 points with 7 3-pointers. Jeff Green had a season-high 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hornets shot 52.9% from the field and 46.9% from 3 to the Rockets’ 46.1% and 33.3%. The Rockets turned it over 21 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Hornets 36-16 off the bench. The Rockets were outscored 19-2 in 5 minutes with Tucker, Harden, Rivers, Covington and House on the floor together.
Charlotte HornetsHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 70 shots: 10.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-27 | 63.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-5 | 60.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-6 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-21 | 57.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danuel House Jr. | 15 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Austin Rivers | 15 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| James Harden | 11 | 9 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Ben McLemore | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 11 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers | 16 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 11 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| James Harden | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| P.J. Tucker | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Covington | 19 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
| P.J. Tucker | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| James Harden | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 9 | 3-3 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Covington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
Q1 5:04
23.9%
71→95
Hernangomez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Q1 5:25
22.5%
93→71
Harden 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q3 0:26
17.7%
91→73
Carroll 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
Q3 2:08
15.5%
82→66
Rozier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Graham 4 AST)
Q3 10:20
13.6%
78→92
