Houston
Rockets
105
–
101
FINAL
Charlotte
Hornets
Date
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 24 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 105 |
| CHA | 33 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 101 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jabari Smith Jr.
HOU
15
PTS
7
REB
1
AST
-5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending75.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.20
Impact Composite46.8
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 35.8Impact: -0.5
only 8 pts allowed on 39.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
35
PTS
8
REB
4
AST
-4
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-20 (70.0%)
3PT2-4
FT5-5
TS%78.8%
eFG%75.0%
STL1
BLK3
TOV1
ORTG113
DRTG118
NET-6
35 points70.0% FG3 blocks3 deflections7 contested shotsonly 24 pts allowed on 51.9 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 33:27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Amen Thompson | 36:40 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31:34 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-16 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Kevin Durant | 35:56 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14-20 | 70% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | -4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 31:07 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Clint Capela | 9:12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 15:17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 23:08 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Reed Sheppard | 23:40 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 39 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 42-85 | 49% | 9-32 | 28% | 12-13 | 92% | — |
Josh Okogie —
Jeff Green —
Isaiah Crawford —
Aaron Holiday —
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 30:42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Brandon Miller | 33:45 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-22 | 23% | 1-12 | 8% | 6-7 | 86% | +2 |
| Grant Williams | 29:17 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 4-5 | 80% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 29:56 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -4 |
| LaMelo Ball | 31:17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tre Mann | 18:09 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Josh Green | 13:52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| PJ Hall | 14:16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Sion James | 18:53 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 19:44 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 101 | 46 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 36-84 | 43% | 14-42 | 33% | 15-18 | 83% | — |
Pat Connaughton —
Antonio Reeves —
Xavier Tillman —
Miles Bridges —
Moussa Diabaté —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU42/86 (49%)
Paint
24/38 (63%)
Mid
15/27 (56%)
3PT
9/32 (28%)
Paint 57%ATB3 23%RA 68%Corner 3 40%Mid 56%
CHA36/84 (43%)
Paint
16/34 (47%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
15/43 (35%)
ATB3 29%Paint 42%RA 61%Corner 3 56%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Ryan Kalkbrenner
defended Alperen Sengun
8.0 min • 4 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Tre Mann
held Reed Sheppard
2.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Brandon Miller
vs Kevin Durant
2.7 min • 7 pts • 50%
| CHA Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Dorian Finney-Smith | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | — | 2.9m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.7m 7pts 50% | — | 3.6m 5pts 25% |
| Kon Knueppel | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 6pts 67% | 1.3m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 3pts 50% |
| LaMelo Ball | — | 5.3m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7m 2pts 50% |
| Grant Williams | — | 1.3m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.4m 3pts 50% | 4.1m 5pts 50% | — | — |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 8.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tidjane Salaün | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Sion James | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Tre Mann | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| PJ Hall | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Green | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 4.8m 11pts 63% | 4.3m 4pts 67% | 2.0m 3pts 33% | 4.0m 5pts 25% | 3.8m 4pts 67% | — | 3.6m 2pts 33% | 2.1m 1pts 0% | 3.4m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = HOU leads
CHA Largest Lead
11
Q1 9:01
HOU Largest Lead
11
Q4 6:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 6:15 – Q2 7:14
+8 → +2
HOU 10-0 run
Q2 6:15 – Q2 7:30
+8 → 0
HOU 12-0 run
Q2 6:15 – Q2 7:59
+8 → -2
HOU 14-0 run
Q2 6:15 – Q2 9:02
+8 → -4