Charlotte Hornets at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationBall has 34 points and 11 assists in return from ankle injury to lead Hornets over Rockets 110-105
Jalen Green scored five quick points to tie it before Williams put the Hornets on top with his step-back 3 to make it 106-103. Ball, who was playing in his first regular-season game since Jan. 26, added two free throws after that to secure the victory.
Green led Houston with 28 points and Alperen Sengun added 25 points and 18 rebounds in his return after missing the last 19 games of last season with a severely sprained ankle.
Rockets: They need to play more consistently for four quarters after leading by double figures for most of the first three quarters before letting the Hornets get back into it late.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 110 - 105 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 110 - 105 | |
4th 1.0 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 110 - 105 | |
4th 1.0 | Fred VanVleet misses 45-foot three point pullup jump shot | 110 - 105 | |
4th 3.1 | Tre Mann makes free throw 2 of 2 | 110 - 105 |
Statistics
CHA | HOU | |
---|---|---|
38-85 | FG | 38-103 |
44.7 | Field Goal % | 36.9 |
15-39 | 3PT | 13-43 |
38.5 | Three Point % | 30.2 |
19-24 | FT | 16-20 |
79.2 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
56 | Rebounds | 43 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
41 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
20 | Assists | 19 |
6 | Steals | 8 |
10 | Blocks | 4 |
16 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
42 | Points in Paint | 46 |
21 | Fouls | 18 |
5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 3 | 1 | .750 | - | W1 |
Miami | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | W2 |
Atlanta | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | L2 |
Washington | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | L2 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dallas | 2 | 1 | .667 | - | W1 |
New Orleans | 2 | 1 | .667 | - | L1 |
Houston | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
Memphis | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
San Antonio | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | L1 |
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