Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets

Dec 27, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	21	20	29	99
CHA	33	31	32	27	123

Game Recap

The Hornets defeated the Rockets, 123-99. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 27 points, four rebounds and five assists, while LaMelo Ball added 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the victory. Christian Wood tallied 16 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Hornets improve to 18-17 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-24.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Josh ChristopherSF	20	2-7	1-4	1-2	0	2	0	0	3	1	-10	6
2David NwabaPF	24	4-9	1-1	0-0	8	1	2	0	2	2	-14	9
35Christian WoodC	26	5-9	2-4	4-6	9	3	0	0	3	0	-18	16
10Eric GordonSG	23	4-9	3-6	5-5	1	3	0	0	2	0	-12	16
7Armoni BrooksPG	35	4-15	3-14	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	2	-9	11
21Trevelin Queen	28	6-13	4-10	1-1	6	0	4	0	3	3	-13	17
28Alperen Sengun	21	2-5	0-0	1-2	6	3	0	2	4	5	-12	5
15Daishen Nix	25	5-8	1-3	0-0	3	3	3	0	3	0	-15	11
16Usman Garuba	12	1-4	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	2	-6	2
27Daniel Theis	21	3-8	0-2	0-2	4	1	0	0	1	0	-11	6
0Jalen Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Kevin Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	36-8741.4%	15-4632.6%	12-1866.7%	44	20	9	3	21	15	-	99

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	28	4-7	2-4	0-0	3	4	3	0	3	3	+5	10
6Jalen McDanielsPF	27	6-12	2-4	2-2	3	3	0	0	3	2	+6	16
24Mason PlumleeC	28	7-7	0-0	1-2	9	3	2	3	2	2	+14	15
3Terry RozierSG	27	10-17	7-12	0-0	4	5	1	0	1	1	+23	27
2LaMelo BallPG	24	6-12	4-7	0-0	5	7	2	0	1	2	+17	16
12Kelly Oubre Jr.	29	6-12	1-7	5-6	3	0	2	0	2	2	+16	18
14Nick Richards	16	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	+13	8
11Cody Martin	22	0-5	0-1	1-2	4	3	2	0	0	0	+19	1
10Ish Smith	23	1-5	1-2	0-0	3	6	1	0	1	2	+7	3
5James Bouknight	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	+2	5
21JT Thor	3	0-1	0-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	+1	2
23Kai Jones	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-3	2
22Vernon Carey Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
98Arnoldas Kulboka	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8853.4%	18-4143.9%	11-1478.6%	39	33	13	4	16	18	-	123

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUCHA

(11:50) Jump Ball Plumlee vs. Wood: Tip to Ball
+3 (11:44) Hayward 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
03
(11:30) MISS Nwaba 2' Driving Layup
(11:30) Plumlee BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:27) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS Hayward 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:23) Rockets Rebound
(11:23) Ball L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mehta)
(11:08) McDaniels P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(10:56) MISS Christopher 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:54) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:48) Brooks P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
+3 (10:29) McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rozier 1 AST)
06
+3 (10:14) Wood 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
36
+2 (9:59) McDaniels 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
38
(9:43) MISS Gordon 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:43) Plumlee BLOCK (2 BLK)
(9:41) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:36) Rozier 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayward 1 AST)
311
+3 (9:17) Gordon 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wood 1 AST)
611
(8:59) MISS Rozier 3PT Jump Shot
(8:56) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:50) McDaniels 7' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
613
+3 (8:36) Brooks 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
913
(8:28) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:17) Nwaba 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wood 2 AST)
1213
(8:01) McDaniels Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:47) MISS Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:45) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS Rozier 8' Jump Bank Shot
(7:24) McDaniels REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:18) MISS Ball 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:15) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:09) Wood Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:09) Plumlee STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:05) Plumlee 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Rozier 2 AST)
1215
(6:55) Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
(6:55) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:55) MISS Wood Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:55) Rockets Rebound
+1 (6:55) Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1315
+2 (6:42) Plumlee 3' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (McDaniels 1 AST)
1317
+2 (6:23) Wood 1' Driving Dunk (6 PTS)
1517
(6:08) MISS McDaniels 3' Driving Layup
(6:03) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:58) Nwaba 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1717
(5:53) MISS McDaniels 2' Alley Oop Layup
(5:53) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:45) Gordon 10' Jump Bank Shot (5 PTS) (Brooks 2 AST)
1917
(5:45) Ball S.FOUL (P2.T4) (S.Mehta)
+1 (5:45) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2017
(5:39) Ball Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:39) Queen STEAL (1 STL)
(5:19) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:09) MISS Oubre Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:04) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:52) MISS Brooks 3PT Jump Shot
(4:52) HORNETS Rebound
(4:38) MISS Ball 4' Driving Layup
(4:36) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:33) Queen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:33) Rozier STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:28) Ball 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rozier 3 AST)
2020
(4:18) Richards S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (4:18) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2120
+1 (4:18) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2220
+2 (3:58) Rozier 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2222
(3:41) MISS Queen 3PT Jump Shot
(3:41) HORNETS Rebound
(3:41) Sengun L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
(3:30) Oubre Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (3:13) Wood 2' Dunk (8 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
2422
(3:08) Queen S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mehta)
(3:08) MISS Martin Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:08) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (3:08) Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2423
+2 (2:48) Sengun 3' Layup (2 PTS)
2623
+2 (2:39) Richards 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
2625
(2:24) Richards P.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Sago)
(2:24) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:24) MISS Christopher Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:24) Rockets Rebound
+1 (2:24) Christopher Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2725
+2 (2:11) Oubre Jr. 2' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
2727
(1:51) Christopher Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:51) Hayward STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:45) Oubre Jr. 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
2729
(1:31) MISS Sengun 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:29) Oubre Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:25) Richards Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:11) MISS Garuba 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:02) Garuba P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Tiven)
+2 (0:54) Richards 1' Dunk (4 PTS) (Smith 2 AST)
2731
(0:46) MISS Christopher 2' Driving Layup
(0:43) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:36) Hayward Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:36) Nix STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:33) Nix Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Christopher 1 AST)
2931
(0:13) MISS Smith 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:10) Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:02) Christopher Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:02) Oubre Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:00) Oubre Jr. 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS)
2933

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

CHA

99Points123

36-87(41.4%)Field Goal(%)47-88(53.4%)

15-46(32.6%)3-Point(%)18-41(43.9%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

44(13)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)

20Assists33

9Steals13

3Blocks4

21Turnovers16

15Fouls18

38Pts In The Paint50

14Fast Break Pts18

21Pts Off Turnovers28

41Bench Pts39

3Largest Lead28

Game Details

Monday, December 27, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,349 (95.8%)