Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets

Jan 26, 2024

FINAL

21-23HoustonRockets

138

10-33CharlotteHornets

104

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	30	25	44	39	138
CHA	28	25	25	26	104

Game Recap

Houston defeats Charlotte, 138-104. For Houston, Jalen Green led the way with a season-high 36 points, along with nine rebounds, and four assists as the rookie Cam Whitmore notched his first career double-double (career-high 24 points, 11 rebounds). Miles Bridges led the way with 21 points and seven rebounds while LaMelo Ball tallied 15 points and eight assists for Charlotte in the losing effort. Houston wins and improves to 21-23 on the season, while Charlotte moves to 10-33 with the loss.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	24	3-7	1-3	5-6	0	1	0	1	0	3	+20	12
32Jeff GreenPF	17	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+10	0
28Alperen SengunC	25	5-7	0-0	1-2	6	7	0	1	2	2	+18	11
4Jalen GreenSG	28	12-20	1-7	11-12	10	4	2	0	3	0	+15	36
5Fred VanVleetPG	29	5-9	3-5	1-1	3	3	1	6	0	3	+26	14
1Amen Thompson	22	4-6	1-1	4-6	6	8	2	0	1	2	+25	13
8Jae'Sean Tate	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	+13	2
7Cam Whitmore	20	9-18	4-9	2-2	11	2	0	0	0	2	+26	24
2Jock Landale	15	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	2	1	1	0	2	+16	6
0Aaron Holiday	18	4-6	2-4	0-0	1	6	0	0	2	2	+12	10
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	7	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5
51Boban Marjanovic	6	1-1	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	-3	3
14Nate Hinton	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	2	-3	2
00Jermaine Samuels Jr.	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
10Jabari Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-8956.2%	13-3339.4%	25-3180.6%	53	34	7	10	12	20	-	138

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Cody MartinSF	19	3-8	0-1	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-14	6
0Miles BridgesPF	35	7-11	2-4	5-5	7	3	1	0	4	1	-29	21
4Nick RichardsC	26	3-6	0-0	8-11	7	1	0	3	0	1	-18	14
24Brandon MillerSG	19	2-8	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	4	-25	5
1LaMelo BallPG	23	6-16	2-9	1-2	2	8	2	0	3	4	-25	15
25P.J. Washington	28	4-9	0-2	4-5	2	2	0	3	2	1	-23	12
14Ish Smith	19	0-3	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	3	-24	0
44Frank Ntilikina	9	1-2	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	5
12Leaky Black	13	0-3	0-1	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	4	-6	1
8Nick Smith Jr.	17	4-6	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	3	2	-12	10
7Bryce McGowens	6	3-5	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	+3	8
31Nathan Mensah	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	2	+3	0
21JT Thor	6	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	+3	2
2James Bouknight	6	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	5

TOTAL	-	35-8541.2%	9-2931.0%	25-3278.1%	32	20	6	7	13	25	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUCHA

(11:59) A. Sengun jumpball VIOLATION
+3 (11:51) B. Miller 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Ball 1 AST)
03
(11:34) A. Sengun bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (11:20) N. Richards cutting Layup (2 PTS) (L. Ball 2 AST)
05
+2 (11:08) J. Green 9' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
25
(10:49) MISS C. Martin 3PT
(10:46) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:41) MISS C. Martin bank Shot
(10:39) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:27) MISS J. Green 26' step back 3PT
(10:23) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:07) C. Martin driving reverse Layup (2 PTS)
27
(10:07) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Martin 1 FT)
(10:07) MISS C. Martin Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:04) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:51) D. Brooks Layup (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
47
(9:51) B. Miller shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brooks 1 FT)
+1 (9:51) D. Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
57
(9:33) MISS B. Miller turnaround Shot
(9:32) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:28) Jump Ball A. Sengun vs. N. Richards: Tip to F. VanVleet
(9:19) MISS D. Brooks 6' driving floating Shot
(9:17) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:14) MISS L. Ball 26' running pullup 3PT
(9:09) F. VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:06) MISS F. VanVleet running Layup
(9:04) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:00) MISS C. Martin running Layup - blocked
(9:00) F. VanVleet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:59) N. Richards REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:58) MISS N. Richards Layup
(8:52) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:46) D. Brooks 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Sengun 2 AST)
87
(8:26) MISS L. Ball 26' step back 3PT
(8:23) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:18) M. Bridges shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (8:18) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
97
+1 (8:18) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
107
+2 (8:02) M. Bridges cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Miller 1 AST)
109
+2 (7:38) A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS)
129
+2 (7:31) L. Ball driving Layup (2 PTS)
1211
(7:25) B. Miller shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (7:25) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1311
+1 (7:25) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1411
(7:12) MISS L. Ball driving floating bank Shot - blocked
(7:12) F. VanVleet BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:12) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:12) HOU Timeout
+2 (7:07) N. Richards alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (L. Ball 3 AST)
1413
(6:37) MISS F. VanVleet driving floating Shot
(6:35) L. Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:28) L. Ball 24' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
1416
(6:11) MISS J. Green 3PT
(6:10) B. Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS L. Ball 26' pullup 3PT
(5:59) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:55) J. Green running Layup (8 PTS)
1616
(5:55) N. Richards shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 1 FT)
+1 (5:55) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
1716
(5:41) I. Smith bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:23) MISS A. Sengun 8' fadeaway Shot - blocked
(5:23) N. Richards BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:20) I. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:18) MISS B. Miller 25' running 3PT
(5:15) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:00) MISS A. Sengun turnaround Hook - blocked
(5:00) N. Richards BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:59) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:59) A. Sengun putback DUNK (4 PTS)
1916
(4:48) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Washington 2 FT)
+1 (4:48) P. Washington Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1917
+1 (4:48) P. Washington Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1918
(4:28) MISS J. Green 27' 3PT
(4:27) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(4:10) MISS P. Washington 25' step back 3PT
(4:08) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (4:01) B. Miller 11' step back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1920
+2 (3:50) A. Thompson driving DUNK (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 3 AST)
2120
(3:50) B. Miller shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Thompson 1 FT)
+1 (3:50) A. Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2220
(3:26) MISS L. Ball driving floating Shot
(3:24) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (3:20) J. Green 27' 3PT step back (12 PTS)
2520
+3 (3:09) F. Ntilikina 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Ball 4 AST)
2523
(2:55) MISS C. Whitmore 26' step back 3PT
(2:54) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:47) M. Bridges driving Layup (4 PTS)
2525
(2:27) I. Smith shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 2 FT)
(2:27) CHA Timeout
+1 (2:27) A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2625
(2:27) MISS A. Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:25) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:08) MISS F. Ntilikina 25' 3PT
(2:05) C. Whitmore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:50) A. Thompson Layup (5 PTS) (A. Sengun 4 AST)
2825
+3 (1:38) M. Bridges 26' 3PT (7 PTS) (L. Ball 5 AST)
2828
(1:18) MISS J. Tate driving Layup
(1:18) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:18) L. Ball loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Thompson 2 FT)
(1:18) MISS A. Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:18) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:18) MISS A. Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:18) P. Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:03) L. Ball charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(1:03) L. Ball offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:52) MISS F. VanVleet 25' pullup 3PT
(0:50) M. Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:46) MISS P. Washington running Layup - blocked
(0:46) F. VanVleet BLOCK (3 BLK)
(0:44) F. VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:40) MISS C. Whitmore running alley-oop DUNK
(0:38) I. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:35) M. Bridges bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:14) MISS J. Tate 24' 3PT
(0:12) J. Landale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:00) F. VanVleet 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3028

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

CHA

138Points104

50-89(56.2%)Field Goal(%)35-85(41.2%)

13-33(39.4%)3-Point(%)9-29(31.0%)

25-31(80.6%)Free Throw(%)25-32(78.1%)

53(11)Rebounds(Offensive)32(5)

34Assists20

7Steals6

10Blocks7

12Turnovers13

20Fouls25

68Pts In The Paint44

19Fast Break Pts10

18Pts Off Turnovers16

65Bench Pts43

41Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, January 26, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 16,164 (80.0%)