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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 21 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 110 |
 Rockets | 26 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 105 |
CHATeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 38-8544.7% | 15-3938.5% | 19-2479.2% | 56 | 20 | 16 |
| HOU | 38-10336.9% | 13-4330.2% | 16-2080.0% | 43 | 19 | 8 |
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 Hornets110| 38 | 34 | 10-20 | 4-12 | 10-10 | +14 | +14.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −5.9 | |||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | −1 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 24 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +4 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 11 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −6 | +1.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 24 | 8-16 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.3 | |||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +1 | −2.5 | ||||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +6 | +0.3 | |||||
| Team | 110 | 38-8544.7% | 15-3938.5% | 56 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 19-2479.2% | 15 | 6 | 10 | |||
Bench 46 points on 16 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Jared Rhoden, Nick Smith Jr., Tidjane Salaün, Taj Gibson and KJ Simpson (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets105| 37 | 14 | 4-18 | 2-11 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 28 | 9-23 | 5-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.3 | ||
| 34 | 25 | 10-22 | 2-3 | 3-4 | +10 | +9.9 | ||||||||
| 33 | 8 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +2 | −4.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −10.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −19 | −1.9 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +2.7 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.7 | ||
| Team | 105 | 38-10336.9% | 13-4330.2% | 43 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 16-2080.0% | 16 | 8 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 12 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Aaron Holiday, Jae'Sean Tate, Nate Williams, Jeff Green and N'Faly Dante (coach’s decision).
Hornets110Rockets105ClickTap 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.
LaMelo Ball had 34 points and 11 assists, and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 110-105 in the season opener for both teams at Toyota Center.
The Hornets trailed 58-40 with 2:31 left in the second quarter and 60-49 at halftime. They outscored the Rockets 70-47 the rest of the way.
The Rockets had the ball down 3 with 40 seconds left, but Grant Williams stole the ball from Alperen Sengun. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
Tre Mann’s 2 free throws with 3.7 seconds left made it 110-105 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Rockets 17-12. Mann scored 7 of the Hornets’ 17 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Ball had 4 of his 11 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Miles Bridges that tied the game and 3 on baskets by Bridges and Williams that put the Hornets ahead.
Mann scored 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench. Ball and Bridges set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 28 points with 5 3-pointers, and Sengun added 25 points, 18 rebounds and 4 steals.
The Hornets shot 44.7% from the field and 38.5% from 3 to the Rockets’ 36.9% and 30.2%. The Rockets outscored the Hornets 26-8 off turnovers. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Hornets 55-43 in 22 minutes 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. The Hornets’ chance bottomed out at 5.5% (2nd quarter, 2:20 left). 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 85 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-19 | 52.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 11-19 | 57.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-32 | 34.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 17 | 3 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 15 | 7 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Amen Thompson | 9 | 7 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Tari Eason | 6 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 17 | 6-10 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 34 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green | 15 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Fred VanVleet | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Reed Sheppard | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Amen Thompson | 5 | 2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 14 | 5-8 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 51 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 35 | 2 | 1-2 | −8 |
| Alperen Sengun | 6 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 10 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
Williams 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ball 11 AST)
Q4 0:40
41.3%
55→14
Ja. Green 17' Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Sengun 5 AST)
Q4 1:01
25.7%
29→55
Ball 3' Putback Layup (29 PTS)
Q4 2:10
22.7%
56→34
VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST)
Q4 5:59
19.1%
43→62
VanVleet 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 3:38
17.8%
55→73
