Christian Wood had a career-high 33 points (22 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 146-143 in overtime.
P.J. Washington dunked in LaMelo Ball’s missed 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 135 for the Hornets, but the Rockets outscored them 11-8 in overtime.
The Hornets had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Kelly Oubre Jr. missed a 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
Kevin Porter Jr.’s free throw with 2.2 seconds left in overtime made it 146-143 and put it away.
In the fourth quarter and overtime, Washington had 2 steals, one of them leading to Oubre’s tip-in that put the Hornets ahead 128-127, and the Hornets scored 4 points off them.
Porter had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists. Eric Gordon added 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 7 assists, and Garrison Mathews scored 20 points on 6 for 10 shooting. The Rockets had 4 20-point scorers. Porter assisted on 6 of Wood’s 13 baskets.
For the Hornets, Terry Rozier scored 31 points with 6 3-pointers, and Oubre added 23 points and 3 steals off the bench. Miles Bridges scored 22 points on 8 for 12 shooting. Gordon Hayward scored 21 points. The Hornets had 4 20-point scorers.
The Rockets shot 53.7% from the field and 46.9% from 3 to the Hornets’ 46.6% and 40.0%. The Rockets made 23 3-pointers, 5 of them by Mathews and 5 by Armoni Brooks. The Hornets made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Rozier. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Hornets 98-81 in 32 minutes together.