Houston Rockets vs. Charlotte Hornets

FINAL

Feb 19, 2026

34-20HoustonRockets

105

26-30CharlotteHornets

101

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	24	29	27	25	105
CHA	33	19	26	23	101

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Hornets, 105-101. The Rockets improve to 34-20, while the Hornets fall to 26-30.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	35	14-20	2-4	5-5	8	4	1	3	1	3	-4	35
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	31	6-8	2-3	1-1	7	1	1	1	0	1	-5	15
28Alperen SengunC	31	6-16	0-3	1-2	2	7	3	1	2	2	+4	13
17Tari EasonSG	33	2-9	1-6	0-0	3	0	3	0	1	1	-6	5
1Amen ThompsonPG	36	3-8	0-3	3-3	7	2	4	1	3	4	+5	9
15Reed Sheppard	23	5-12	1-5	2-2	4	3	1	2	2	1	+11	13
30Clint Capela	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
2Dorian Finney-Smith	23	3-7	2-6	0-0	4	1	1	0	2	1	+6	8
8Jae'Sean Tate	15	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	+7	7
27Isaiah Crawford	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-8549.4%	9-3228.1%	12-1392.3%	39	19	15	8	11	15	-	105

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	30	5-11	3-6	2-2	5	4	1	0	5	1	+9	15
2Grant WilliamsPF	29	7-10	4-5	2-2	9	1	0	0	2	2	+5	20
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	29	5-6	0-0	2-3	4	4	0	1	2	1	-4	12
24Brandon MillerSG	33	5-22	1-12	6-7	4	7	1	0	3	1	+2	17
1LaMelo BallPG	31	5-14	1-6	0-0	7	7	1	0	1	1	+11	11
10Josh Green	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	-13	2
31Tidjane Salaun	19	3-5	2-3	1-2	4	0	2	0	1	2	-9	9
4Sion James	18	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	-8	8
16PJ Hall	14	0-1	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	1	-7	2
23Tre Mann	18	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	-6	5
26Xavier Tillman	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Miles Bridges	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Pat Connaughton	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Moussa Diabate	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Antonio Reeves	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8442.9%	14-4233.3%	15-1883.3%	46	25	7	2	16	12	-	101

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUCHA

(11:56) Jump Ball Kalkbrenner vs. Sengun: Tip to Ball
+2 (11:34) Kalkbrenner 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:10) Durant 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
22
+3 (10:59) Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
25
(10:41) MISS Sengun 10' Floating Jump Shot
(10:39) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:31) Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
28
+2 (10:18) Durant 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
48
(10:05) MISS Ball 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:03) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:57) MISS Ball 1' Driving Dunk
(9:57) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:55) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:49) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:49) Knueppel STEAL (1 STL)
(9:30) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:18) MISS Durant 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:15) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:05) Kalkbrenner 3' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
410
+3 (8:51) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
710
(8:40) MISS Kalkbrenner 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(8:40) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:40) HORNETS Rebound
(8:39) MISS Miller 3PT Jump Shot
(8:37) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:27) Sengun 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
910
+2 (8:09) Ball 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
912
(7:58) MISS Sengun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:55) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:39) MISS Miller 2' Driving Dunk
(7:39) Durant BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:37) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:30) Eason 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1212
(7:29) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:11) Jump Ball Kalkbrenner vs. Thompson: Tip to Eason
(7:11) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:11) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:03) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:03) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:59) Miller 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1214
(6:39) MISS Sengun 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:36) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:29) Williams 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
1216
(6:10) MISS Thompson 3PT Jump Shot
(6:08) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:58) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:58) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:47) Durant 11' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
1416
(5:31) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+1 (5:31) Kalkbrenner Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1417
+1 (5:31) Kalkbrenner Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1418
(5:11) MISS Eason 3PT Jump Shot
(5:10) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:08) Eason 2' Driving Reverse Dunk Shot (5 PTS)
1618
(5:02) MISS Ball 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:01) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:49) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:49) Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:45) Green 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
1620
(4:31) Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:31) Salaun STEAL (1 STL)
(4:27) MISS Salaun 2' Running Dunk
(4:27) Sheppard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:27) HORNETS Rebound
+3 (4:20) James 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
1623
+2 (4:02) Durant 7' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
1823
+3 (3:45) James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 2 AST)
1826
(3:20) MISS Eason 3' Driving Layup
(3:17) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:16) Durant P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
+3 (2:59) Salaun 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 3 AST)
1829
+2 (2:39) Durant 12' Fadeaway Jumper (10 PTS)
2029
+2 (2:22) Miller 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2031
+3 (2:12) Sheppard 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2331
(1:50) MISS Miller 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:50) Durant BLOCK (3 BLK)
(1:49) HORNETS Rebound
(1:49) Capela L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Forte)
(1:49) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:36) MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:34) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:25) James P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.O'Connell)
(1:14) MISS Sengun 6' Driving Hook Shot
(1:12) Hall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:51) Salaun 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Hall 1 AST)
2333
(0:33) Salaun S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.O'Connell)
+1 (0:33) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2433
(0:33) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:31) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:13) MISS Knueppel 8' Floating Jump Shot
(0:11) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) MISS Thompson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

CHA

105Points101

42-85(49.4%)Field Goal(%)36-84(42.9%)

9-32(28.1%)3-Point(%)14-42(33.3%)

12-13(92.3%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

39(8)Rebounds(Offensive)46(12)

19Assists25

15Steals7

8Blocks2

11Turnovers16

15Fouls12

48Pts In The Paint32

16Fast Break Pts8

23Pts Off Turnovers15

28Bench Pts26

11Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,622 (97.1%)