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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 25 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 112 |
 Hornets | 26 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 109 |
HOUTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 42-8947.2% | 7-2133.3% | 21-2875.0% | 48 | 21 | 18 |
| CHA | 38-8843.2% | 13-4131.7% | 20-2774.1% | 41 | 22 | 17 |
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Houston Rockets112| 39 | 14 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | +3 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 39 | 26 | 9-22 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 0 | −1 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 38 | 26 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 5-6 | +5 | +4.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 | −3 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −1.4 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +1.1 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 42-8947.2% | 7-2133.3% | 48 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 21-2875.0% | 14 | 11 | 9 | |||
Bench 19 points on 9 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Daishen Nix, Frank Kaminsky and D.J. Augustin (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets109| 38 | 22, Season high (his best before, 19) | 8-15 | 4-8, Season high (his best before, 2) | 2-3 | 0 | +1 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 16 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | +4 | −3.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 25 | 8-21 | 5-14, Ties his career high | 4-6 | 0 | −2 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 10 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | |||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | −6 | +5.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −12.9 | |||||
| 22 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +3 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 20 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.1 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.4 | |||
| Team | 109 | 38-8843.2% | 13-4131.7% | 41 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20-2774.1% | 7 | 10 | 9 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Cody Martin and Kelly Oubre Jr. (injury/illness).
Rockets112Hornets109ClickTap 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.
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 26 points, and the Houston Rockets held off the Charlotte Hornets 112-109.
The Rockets led 87-73 with 11:41 left, and the Hornets cut it to 3 in the final minute. Svi Mykhailiuk missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left, and KJ Martin missed 2 free throws with the Rockets up 3 and 8.8 seconds left. The Hornets had the ball down 3, but Mykhailiuk missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Hornets 5-4.
Jalen Green had 26 points and 6 assists, and Alperen Sengun added 14 points (9 in the third quarter) and a career-high 21 rebounds.
For the Hornets, Mykhailiuk scored 25 points (11 in the fourth quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Theo Maledon added a season-high 22 points, 8 assists and 5 steals. Mark Williams had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Rockets grabbed 14 offensive rebounds to the Hornets’ 7 and outscored them 64-44 in the paint.
Houston RocketsCharlotte HornetsPS, 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).
91 points from the field on 89 shots: 8.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-39 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-19 | 31.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-10 | 30.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-18 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens | 40 | 7 | 3-7 | −7 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 12 | 1 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Theo Maledon | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Xavier Sneed | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 15 | 6-13 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Maledon | 35 | 5 | 2-3 | −5 |
| Xavier Sneed | 9 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
| JT Thor | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 10 | 2-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 34 | 6 | 3-3 | −2 |
| James Bouknight | 21 | 6 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Bryce McGowens | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Theo Maledon | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 89 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Maledon 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Bouknight 3 AST)
Q4 5:06
15.1%
15→30
Martin Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (14 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
Q4 5:16
12.5%
27→14
Smith Jr. 12' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Green 6 AST)
Q4 4:12
12.5%
34→21
Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 9:55
10.4%
21→10
Mykhailiuk 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 9:29
10.4%
10→21
