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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 36 | 17 | 30 | 39 | 122 |
 Rockets | 31 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 117 |
CHATeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 48-9650.0% | 9-3625.0% | 17-2568.0% | 37 | 27 | 9 |
| HOU | 46-9150.5% | 10-3231.3% | 15-2075.0% | 47 | 21 | 19 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Charlotte Hornets122| 38 | 26 | 11-24 | 3-12 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 37 | 16 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-5 | +9 | +5.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +1.3 | |||||||
| 29 | 17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −6 | +8.2 | ||||||
| 20 | 13 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.2 | ||||||
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| 29 | 9 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0 | −14 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 21 | 10 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +11 | +8.1 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | |||||
| Team | 122 | 48-9650.0% | 9-3625.0% | 37 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 17-2568.0% | 11 | 14 | 10 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Nick Richards (coach’s decision); Cody Martin (injury/illness).
Houston Rockets117| 40 | 41, Ties his career high | 16-24 | 4-10 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +10.2 | |||||
| 39 | 24 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +2 | +8.4 | ||||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.1 | |||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 0 | −21 | −7.7 | |||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.4 | |||||
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| 24 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.5 | |||
| 11 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.9 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −7 | −1.8 | ||||||
| Team | 117 | 46-9150.5% | 10-3231.3% | 47 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 15-2075.0% | 12 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 9 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Daishen Nix, TyTy Washington Jr., Bruno Fernando and Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Hornets122Rockets117ClickTap 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.
The Charlotte Hornets went on a 16-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 122-117 to end a 5-game losing streak.
It was tied at 89 when P.J. Washington’s 3-pointer put the Hornets ahead for good with 9:29 left. They pulled away to a 105-93 lead with 5:33 left.
In the fourth quarter, Jalen McDaniels had 2 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Washington’s alley oop dunk that put the Hornets ahead 87-86, and the Hornets scored 4 points off them.
Terry Rozier had 26 points (16 in the paint) and 6 assists. Mason Plumlee added 17 points (12 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 3 steals on 6 for 8 shooting, and McDaniels had 12 points and 5 steals. The Hornets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green had 41 points and 7 assists on 16 for 24 shooting, and Alperen Sengun added 24 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Rockets forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Hornets outscored the Rockets 26-6 on the fast break. The Rockets outscored the Hornets 16-6 in 5 minutes with Mathews, Green, Tate, Sengun and Smith 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).
105 points from the field on 96 shots: 2.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 31-34 | 91.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-19 | 42.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 0-7 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-29 | 20.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 46 | 8 | 3-8 | −6 |
| Eric Gordon | 9 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 5-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 45 | 7 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Usman Garuba | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| KJ Martin | 4 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 14 | 7-8 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 40 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Martin Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
Q4 9:44
15.5%
37→53
Washington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Smith Jr. 6 AST)
Q4 9:29
15.5%
53→37
Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Green 7 AST)
Q4 0:21
12.5%
1→13
Washington 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q3 6:09
11.5%
60→49
Eason Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
Q3 0:21
11.1%
47→58
