Charlotte Hornets @ Houston Rockets
30-37, 9-23 Away
106
30-37, 9-23 Away
42-25, 24-9 Home
118
42-25, 24-9 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- PJ Tucker misses three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes hook shot (Jeremy Lamb assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- Jeremy Lamb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Dwayne Bacon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses 5-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
- Dwayne Bacon makes 2-foot two point shot (Jeremy Lamb assists)
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwayne Bacon assists)
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- James Harden misses tip shot
- Clint Capela makes tip shot
- Miles Bridges misses two point shot
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Kemba Walker misses driving floating jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- Dwayne Bacon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses technical free throw
- Austin Rivers makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Dwayne Bacon makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kemba Walker misses driving floating jump shot
- Malik Monk misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeremy Lamb misses driving layup
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Iman Shumpert misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Frank Kaminsky misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes step back jumpshot
- Malik Monk makes 24-foot three point jumper (Frank Kaminsky assists)
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Frank Kaminsky misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bismack Biyombo misses 20-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeremy Lamb makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Malik Monk misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Austin Rivers misses driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
- Kemba Walker makes driving layup
- Malik Monk makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
- Iman Shumpert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Malik Monk makes driving layup (Kemba Walker assists)
- Iman Shumpert misses driving floating jump shot
- Gerald Green misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kemba Walker makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Gerald Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jeremy Lamb misses 14-foot two point shot
- Iman Shumpert misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Malik Monk misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Miles Bridges misses driving dunk
- Kemba Walker makes layup
- Austin Rivers misses driving floating jump shot
- Dwayne Bacon misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 3
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 3
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 3 of 3
- Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Dwayne Bacon misses 10-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Jeremy Lamb misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Kemba Walker makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kemba Walker makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kemba Walker makes free throw 3 of 3
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Iman Shumpert makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Kemba Walker makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Dwayne Bacon assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Devonte' Graham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- Willy Hernangomez misses 3-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Kemba Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Kemba Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker makes three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jeremy Lamb misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Kemba Walker makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jeremy Lamb misses driving layup
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky misses pullup jump shot
- Jeremy Lamb makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Lamb assists)
- Dwayne Bacon makes layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 30-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Dwayne Bacon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kemba Walker makes 3-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremy Lamb assists)
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jeremy Lamb misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Frank Kaminsky makes two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)
- Frank Kaminsky makes free throw 1 of 1
- Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Miles Bridges makes 8-foot two point shot (Kemba Walker assists)
- Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky misses driving floating jump shot
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
- Malik Monk misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three pointer
- Austin Rivers misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses driving floating jump shot
- Kenneth Faried misses tip shot
- Kemba Walker makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kemba Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Miles Bridges makes three point jumper (Frank Kaminsky assists)
- Malik Monk misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Kenneth Faried misses tip shot
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kemba Walker makes 27-foot three pointer
- Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Miles Bridges misses alley oop dunk shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2
- Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clint Capela misses alley oop layup
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Jeremy Lamb misses 14-foot two point shot
- Iman Shumpert misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Frank Kaminsky misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky makes layup (Jeremy Lamb assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jeremy Lamb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes layup (PJ Tucker assists)
- Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three pointer
- Gerald Green makes 27-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists)
- Dwayne Bacon makes 1-foot layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 28-foot three point jumper (Gerald Green assists)
- Kemba Walker misses layup
- Gerald Green misses two point shot
- Dwayne Bacon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dwayne Bacon makes free throw 2 of 2
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes three point jumper (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Gerald Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Malik Monk misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky makes free throw 1 of 2
- Frank Kaminsky makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists)
- Kemba Walker makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kemba Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
- Clint Capela misses layup
- Kemba Walker misses driving floating jump shot
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes 1-foot dunk (Jeremy Lamb assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Frank Kaminsky misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 7-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Miles Bridges misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Malik Monk misses driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes dunk
- Frank Kaminsky misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jeremy Lamb misses driving layup
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Miles Bridges makes dunk
- Austin Rivers makes driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwayne Bacon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Willy Hernangomez vs. Clint Capela (Chris Paul gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:39 | | PJ Tucker misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Kemba Walker defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Willy Hernangomez makes hook shot (Jeremy Lamb assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:58 | | Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:56 | | Hornets defensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:40 | | Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 10:38 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | James Harden misses step back jumpshot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Hornets defensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:21 | | Jeremy Lamb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kemba Walker assists) | 5 | 0 |
| 10:12 | | Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper | 5 | 0 |
| 10:09 | | Dwayne Bacon defensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 9:57 | | Willy Hernangomez lost ball turnover (James Harden steals) | 5 | 0 |
| 9:49 | | James Harden misses two point shot | 5 | 0 |
| 9:47 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 5 | 0 |
| 9:45 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot | 5 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Dwayne Bacon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 2 |
| 9:34 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 9:27 | | Clint Capela misses 5-foot two point shot | 5 | 2 |
| 9:27 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 9:27 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot | 5 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | Willy Hernangomez shooting foul | 5 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 9:13 | | Chris Paul blocks Willy Hernangomez's jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 9:10 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 9:06 | | Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (PJ Tucker assists) | 5 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Dwayne Bacon makes 2-foot two point shot (Jeremy Lamb assists) | 7 | 8 |
| 8:34 | | Chris Paul misses 11-foot two point shot | 7 | 8 |
| 8:32 | | Kemba Walker defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 8:32 | | Kemba Walker out of bounds lost ball turnover | 7 | 8 |
| 8:28 | | Chris Paul makes 27-foot three point jumper (Clint Capela assists) | 7 | 11 |
| 8:08 | | Kemba Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwayne Bacon assists) | 10 | 11 |
| 7:54 | | James Harden misses driving floating jump shot | 10 | 11 |
| 7:50 | | James Harden offensive rebound | 10 | 11 |
| 7:50 | | James Harden misses tip shot | 10 | 11 |
| 7:47 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 10 | 11 |
| 7:47 | | Clint Capela makes tip shot | 10 | 13 |
| 7:35 | | Miles Bridges misses two point shot | 10 | 13 |
| 7:33 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 7:26 | | James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 13 |
| 7:21 | | Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 7:17 | | Kemba Walker misses driving floating jump shot | 10 | 13 |
| 7:13 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 6:57 | | Chris Paul misses 14-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 13 |
| 6:55 | | Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Willy Hernangomez offensive foul | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Willy Hernangomez turnover | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Rockets Full timeout | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Austin Rivers enters the game for PJ Tucker | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Kenneth Faried enters the game for Chris Paul | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Bismack Biyombo enters the game for Jeremy Lamb | 10 | 13 |
| 6:45 | | Malik Monk enters the game for Willy Hernangomez | 10 | 13 |
| 6:27 | | James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot | 10 | 13 |
| 6:23 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Dwayne Bacon misses 23-foot three point jumper | 10 | 13 |
| 6:15 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 6:12 | | Eric Gordon makes two point shot | 10 | 15 |
| 6:12 | | Malik Monk shooting foul | 10 | 15 |
| 6:12 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | Austin Rivers personal foul | 10 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | Frank Kaminsky enters the game for Miles Bridges | 10 | 16 |
| 5:48 | | shot clock turnover | 10 | 16 |
| 5:33 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 5:33 | | James Harden misses technical free throw | 10 | 16 |
| 5:33 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 5:23 | | Austin Rivers makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 10 | 19 |
| 4:58 | | Dwayne Bacon makes driving layup | 12 | 19 |
| 4:45 | | Eric Gordon makes 29-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 12 | 22 |
| 4:31 | | Malik Monk bad pass (James Harden steals) | 12 | 22 |
| 4:27 | | James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover | 12 | 22 |
| 4:27 | | Iman Shumpert enters the game for Eric Gordon | 12 | 22 |
| 4:27 | | Gerald Green enters the game for Clint Capela | 12 | 22 |
| 4:16 | | Kemba Walker misses driving floating jump shot | 12 | 22 |
| 4:12 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 12 | 22 |
| 4:08 | | James Harden offensive charge | 12 | 22 |
| 4:08 | | James Harden turnover | 12 | 22 |
| 3:52 | | Malik Monk misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 22 |
| 3:49 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 12 | 22 |
| 3:38 | | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul | 12 | 22 |
| 3:38 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 3:38 | | Jeremy Lamb enters the game for Dwayne Bacon | 12 | 23 |
| 3:38 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 3:26 | | Jeremy Lamb misses driving layup | 12 | 24 |
| 3:23 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 12 | 24 |
| 3:23 | | Jeremy Lamb technical foul (1st technical foul) | 12 | 24 |
| 3:23 | | James Harden makes technical free throw | 12 | 25 |
| 3:12 | | Iman Shumpert misses 20-foot pullup jump shot | 12 | 25 |
| 3:09 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | 12 | 25 |
| 3:04 | | Frank Kaminsky misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 25 |
| 3:02 | | Hornets offensive team rebound | 12 | 25 |
| 3:02 | | Kenneth Faried loose ball foul | 12 | 25 |
| 3:02 | | Hornets Full timeout | 12 | 25 |
| 3:02 | | Devonte' Graham enters the game for Kemba Walker | 12 | 25 |
| 2:53 | | Frank Kaminsky makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 14 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Malik Monk shooting foul | 14 | 25 |
| 2:45 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 2:45 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 2:27 | | Frank Kaminsky bad pass (Gerald Green steals) | 14 | 27 |
| 2:17 | | James Harden makes step back jumpshot | 14 | 30 |
| 1:59 | | Malik Monk makes 24-foot three point jumper (Frank Kaminsky assists) | 17 | 30 |
| 1:50 | | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul | 17 | 30 |
| 1:50 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 1:50 | | Chris Paul enters the game for Austin Rivers | 17 | 31 |
| 1:50 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 32 |
| 1:38 | | Frank Kaminsky misses 25-foot three point jumper | 17 | 32 |
| 1:35 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 17 | 32 |
| 1:22 | | Devonte' Graham shooting foul | 17 | 32 |
| 1:22 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 33 |
| 1:22 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 1:02 | | Bismack Biyombo misses 20-foot jumper | 17 | 34 |
| 59.0 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | 17 | 34 |
| 37.0 | | James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot | 17 | 34 |
| 36.1 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 17 | 34 |
| 36.1 | | Frank Kaminsky loose ball foul | 17 | 34 |
| 36.1 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 35 |
| 36.1 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 36 |
| 25.4 | | Jeremy Lamb makes driving layup | 19 | 36 |
| 10.7 | | Devonte' Graham personal foul | 19 | 36 |
| 10.7 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 37 |
| 10.7 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 38 |
| 9.7 | | Bismack Biyombo bad pass (Iman Shumpert steals) | 19 | 38 |
| 0.0 | | Bismack Biyombo blocks James Harden's driving layup | 19 | 38 |
| 0.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 19 | 38 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 19 | 38 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Mark Lindsay
Referee:Tom Washington
Referee:Nick Buchert
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 27 | 24 | .529 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 28 | 26 | .519 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 26 | 28 | .481 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 25 | 28 | .472 | 3 | W9 |
| Washington | 14 | 38 | .269 | 13.5 | L2 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
| Houston | 32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
| New Orleans | 14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
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