Charlotte Hornets vs. Houston Rockets

Feb 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	29	32	30	18	109
HOU	26	23	26	24	99

Game Recap

Kon Knueppel (24 points) and LaMelo Ball (20 points) keep Charlotte rolling as it drops Houston, 109-99, for its eighth straight win.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	32	8-13	2-5	6-6	4	2	0	0	6	3	+3	24
0Miles BridgesPF	32	7-17	3-8	1-1	6	4	1	0	0	0	+14	18
14Moussa DiabateC	29	3-5	0-0	1-2	12	4	0	1	1	1	+14	7
24Brandon MillerSG	21	4-9	1-4	2-2	3	1	3	1	6	4	-9	11
1LaMelo BallPG	28	7-19	5-12	1-2	6	4	0	0	3	1	+8	20
10Josh Green	22	4-4	3-3	3-3	1	2	4	1	1	1	+18	14
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	18	0-2	0-0	2-2	4	1	4	2	0	2	-4	2
2Grant Williams	15	0-3	0-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	-4	2
4Sion James	21	2-5	2-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	1	+2	6
23Tre Mann	16	1-10	1-5	2-2	5	3	0	0	2	1	+8	5
31Tidjane Salaun	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Coby White	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	36-8741.4%	17-4339.5%	20-2290.9%	46	21	14	5	20	15	-	109

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	31	11-21	3-4	6-8	3	1	5	0	6	0	-11	31
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	33	7-10	1-3	2-3	7	2	1	2	1	2	-18	17
28Alperen SengunC	27	3-11	0-1	1-2	9	5	0	1	1	4	-6	7
20Josh OkogieSG	20	2-2	1-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	1	-22	6
1Amen ThompsonPG	32	3-7	0-0	2-2	5	7	1	1	5	1	-11	8
2Dorian Finney-Smith	16	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	3	-20	2
15Reed Sheppard	22	2-10	1-6	2-2	2	0	2	1	2	2	-12	7
30Clint Capela	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	2	0	0	1	+5	6
27Isaiah Crawford	15	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	0	+9	5
0Aaron Holiday	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	+12	0
32Jeff Green	7	2-4	1-3	1-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	+12	6
4JD Davison	7	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2	+12	4
17Tari Eason	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8345.8%	8-2334.8%	15-2075.0%	40	24	17	5	18	16	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Diabate: Tip to Miller
+2 (11:39) Ball 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
20
(11:22) MISS Durant 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:22) Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:19) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:15) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:12) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:01) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:01) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(10:44) MISS Durant 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:44) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) MISS Ball 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:24) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:16) Okogie 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:03) Ball 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
53
(9:44) MISS Sengun 5' Driving Layup
(9:43) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:39) Okogie 3' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
55
(9:22) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:22) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:14) Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:14) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
(9:12) Miller Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:12) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(9:12) Miller P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(9:03) MISS Durant 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:01) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:56) MISS Smith Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:55) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:39) MISS Bridges 1' Reverse Layup
(8:37) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:37) Bridges 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
75
(8:37) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (8:37) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
85
+2 (8:22) Sengun 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
87
+2 (8:13) Ball 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
107
(8:12) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (7:59) Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1010
+2 (7:40) Miller 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
1210
+2 (7:29) Thompson 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1212
(7:18) MISS Ball 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(7:18) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:17) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:17) Diabate 1' Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
1412
(7:00) Miller S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Conley)
(7:00) MISS Durant Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:00) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (7:00) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1413
+2 (6:46) Knueppel 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1613
(6:21) MISS Sengun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:18) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:10) MISS Diabate 7' Hook Shot
(6:10) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:05) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Conley)
+1 (6:05) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1614
+1 (6:05) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1615
(5:51) MISS Knueppel 7' Driving Layup
(5:51) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:48) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:48) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:41) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:41) Green STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:28) Knueppel 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
1915
(5:07) MISS Thompson 6' Jump Shot
(5:07) Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:06) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:02) Smith Jr. 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 3 AST)
1917
+2 (4:43) Bridges 9' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
2117
+2 (4:28) Durant 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2119
(4:26) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (4:13) Ball 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
2419
(3:55) MISS Capela 5' Layup
(3:53) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:34) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:34) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
(3:23) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:23) Kalkbrenner STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:18) Green 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Knueppel 2 AST)
2719
(2:58) Finney-Smith OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Conley)
(2:58) Finney-Smith Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (2:43) Knueppel 17' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2919
(2:28) MISS Durant 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:26) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:19) MISS Knueppel 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:17) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:14) MISS Finney-Smith 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:12) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:05) MISS Durant 4' Driving Layup
(2:05) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:05) MISS Finney-Smith Tip Layup Shot
(2:03) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:00) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
(1:47) MISS James 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:45) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:36) James S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Conley)
+1 (1:36) Sheppard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2920
+1 (1:36) Sheppard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2921
(1:26) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:26) Capela STEAL (1 STL)
(1:19) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:19) Miller STEAL (2 STL)
(1:11) MISS Mann 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:11) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) MISS Sheppard 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:52) Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:51) Durant 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2924
(0:33) Miller Offensive Charge Foul (P3) (J.Conley)
(0:33) Miller Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T5)
+2 (0:10) Smith Jr. 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
2926
(0:00) Mann Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:00) Durant STEAL (2 STL)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

HOU

109Points99

36-87(41.4%)Field Goal(%)38-83(45.8%)

17-43(39.5%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

20-22(90.9%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

46(16)Rebounds(Offensive)40(12)

21Assists24

14Steals17

5Blocks5

20Turnovers18

15Fouls16

34Pts In The Paint48

14Fast Break Pts21

27Pts Off Turnovers14

29Bench Pts30

22Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)