Houston Rockets 114, Charlotte Hornets 101 — Recap

December 23, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 114, Charlotte Hornets 101. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 31-15 CHA; Q2 HOU 31-16 CHA; Q3 HOU 30-35 CHA; Q4 HOU 22-35 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Miles Bridges (CHA) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHA

Miles Bridges

24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 9-17 FG

Scoring · CHA

LaMelo Ball

23 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 5 3PM · 9-18 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jabari Smith Jr.

21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 7-14 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	31	31	30	22		114
CHA	15	16	35	35		101

🧮 How They Scored

HOUCHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%56.3%

9.3%Turnover %7.6%

41.2%Offensive rebound %13.3%

0.192Free-throw rate0.349

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	38	19	11	3	1	3	2	8-16	2-6	1-1	+17
Jabari Smith Jr. F	35	21	11	2	—	—	1	7-14	2-5	5-6	+25
Fred VanVleet G	29	20	5	6	—	1	2	8-16	3-8	1-1	+16
Cam Whitmore F	27	17	8	—	2	1	4	7-16	3-8	—	+1
Alperen Sengun F-C	27	16	8	4	—	1	1	5-11	1-2	5-5	+10
Jalen Green G	24	6	2	1	—	—	—	3-8	0-3	—	+10
Reed Sheppard G	19	3	4	2	1	1	—	1-7	1-6	—	-3
Jae'Sean Tate F	15	6	1	2	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	3-4	+11
Steven Adams C	12	2	8	3	—	1	—	1-1	—	0-2	+4
Jeff Green F	7	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-14
Jock Landale C	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	—	—	-8
Aaron Holiday G	3	4	—	—	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	-4

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Josh Green G	31	3	2	1	—	—	1	1-4	1-4	—	-6
LaMelo Ball G	30	23	5	8	—	1	—	9-18	5-11	—	-6
Miles Bridges F	29	24	8	3	1	—	2	9-17	2-6	4-4	-7
Mark Williams C	19	12	9	3	1	—	1	4-8	—	4-5	-14
Tidjane Salaun F	19	—	3	2	1	1	2	0-4	0-2	—	-6
Moussa Diabate F	16	14	5	—	—	—	—	6-6	—	2-4	+12
Nick Richards C	13	6	4	—	—	—	—	1-3	—	4-7	-11
Seth Curry G	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	—	—	-1
Nick Smith Jr. G	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	1-2	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	35	21	63.1	20.2	+33.5	15.8
Fred VanVleet	Bench	29	20	60.8	26.1	+28.1	17.1
Amen Thompson	Bench	38	19	57.8	18.4	+17.2	14.4
Cam Whitmore	Bench	27	17	53.1	28.2	0.0	11.0
Alperen Sengun	Bench	27	16	60.6	20.0	+18.2	14.6
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	15	6	79.8	12.1	+36.4	10.5
Jalen Green	Bench	24	6	37.5	13.6	+23.6	2.9
Aaron Holiday	Bench	3	4	50.0	50.0	-50.0	6.3
Reed Sheppard	Bench	19	3	21.4	13.2	-9.7	1.2
Steven Adams	Bench	12	2	53.2	7.7	+18.2	14.9
Jeff Green	Bench	7	—	0.0	10.5	-93.3	-6.6
Jock Landale	Bench	5	—	0.0	11.8	-70.5	-8.3
N'Faly Dante	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Miles Bridges	Bench	29	24	64.0	29.9	-9.3	19.0
LaMelo Ball	Bench	30	23	63.9	26.5	-7.6	18.8
Moussa Diabate	Bench	16	14	90.2	21.6	+35.3	25.4
Mark Williams	Bench	19	12	58.8	25.0	-33.3	17.6
Nick Richards	Bench	13	6	49.3	18.8	-45.8	4.3
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	3	4	106.4	12.5	+83.3	15.8
Josh Green	Bench	31	3	37.5	6.9	-7.6	-1.2
Seth Curry	Bench	6	—	0.0	13.3	-16.0	-9.1
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	19	—	0.0	13.3	-13.5	-1.7