Charlotte
Hornets
109
–
99
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 29 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 109 |
| HOU | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 99 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LaMelo Ball
CHA
20
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending20.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.09
Impact Composite76.9
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 70.4Impact: 1.5
5-12 from 3held opponents to 20.0% FGonly 3 pts allowed on 33.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kon Knueppel
CHA
24
PTS
4
REB
2
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-13 (61.5%)
3PT2-5
FT6-6
TS%76.7%
eFG%69.2%
TOV6
ORTG112
DRTG109
NET+3
61.5% FG6 contested shotsonly 16 pts allowed on 56.7 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 32:05 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 41% | 3-8 | 38% | 1-1 | 100% | +14 |
| LaMelo Ball | 28:34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 5-12 | 42% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 29:21 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Brandon Miller | 21:28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| Kon Knueppel | 32:21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-5 | 40% | 6-6 | 100% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 18:41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Tre Mann | 16:48 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-10 | 10% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Sion James | 21:53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Josh Green | 22:53 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-4 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | +18 |
| Grant Williams | 15:56 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 46 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 36-87 | 41% | 17-43 | 40% | 20-22 | 91% | — |
Tidjane Salaün —
Coby White —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 32:48 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Alperen Sengun | 27:49 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Josh Okogie | 20:30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -22 |
| Kevin Durant | 31:20 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11-21 | 52% | 3-4 | 75% | 6-8 | 75% | -11 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 33:13 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -18 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 22:03 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Jeff Green | 7:44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +12 |
| Clint Capela | 17:16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 15:34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Aaron Holiday | 7:44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16:15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| JD Davison | 7:44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 99 | 40 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 38-83 | 46% | 8-23 | 35% | 15-20 | 75% | — |
Tari Eason —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA36/87 (41%)
Paint
17/35 (49%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
17/45 (38%)
ATB3 29%Paint 35%RA 59%Corner 3 64%Mid 40%
HOU38/83 (46%)
Paint
24/47 (51%)
Mid
16/32 (50%)
3PT
8/23 (35%)
Paint 48%RA 58%ATB3 35%Mid 29%Corner 3 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Moussa Diabaté
5.1 min • 4 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Jabari Smith Jr.
held Josh Green
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kevin Durant
vs Sion James
2.4 min • 7 pts • 50%
| HOU Defense | Brandon Miller | Grant Williams | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tre Mann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 1.5m 1pts 0% | — | — | 3.8m 8pts 25% | — | 1.6m 5pts 100% | — | — | 2.4m 7pts 50% | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 2.2m 4pts 100% | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amen Thompson | — | — | — | — | — | 4.7m 4pts 50% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Alperen Sengun | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 5.1m 4pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 20% | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Crawford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.9m 5pts 50% | 2.6m 5pts 40% | 2.9m 2pts 33% | 3.2m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 5pts 50% | 2.8m 12pts 83% | 2.2m 8pts 57% | 1.7m 5pts 33% | 2.5m 3pts 25% | 2.4m 4pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = CHA leads
HOU Largest Lead
1
Q1 1:44
CHA Largest Lead
22
Q4 4:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 7:47 – Q1 9:17
-5 → -10
HOU 10-0 run
Q1 10:24 – Q2 0:36
-9 → 0
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 3:53 – Q2 4:40
-2 → -8
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 11:24 – Q3 0:24
-9 → -15