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Hornets extend winning streak to 8 games with 109-99 victory over Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) Rookie Kon Knueppel had 24 points and LaMelo Ball added 20 to help the Charlotte Hornets roll to a 109-99 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to eight games.
Charlotte’s streak is the franchise’s longest since winning nine in a row in the 1998-99 season.
The Hornets led by 16 after three quarters and Brandon Miller scored the first five points of the fourth to extend the lead to 96-75 with about 11 minutes to go. A 5-0 run by Charlotte, with a 3-pointer by Sion James, made it 103-81 with about eight minutes remaining and Houston coach Ime Udoka pulled his starters.
It’s a second straight lopsided defeat for the Rockets, who lost 114-93 Wednesday night to a Boston team playing without star Jaylen Brown.
Kevin Durant led Houston, which entered Thursday in fourth place in the Western Conference, with 31 points and Jabari Smith Jr. added 17. It was a tough night for Alperen Sengun, who was averaging 21.2 points, and scored just seven on 3-of-11 shooting.
Miles Bridges added 18 points for the Hornets and Miller finished with 11 after sitting out the entire second quarter after getting three fouls in the first.
Coby White was with the team after a trade from the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. But he did not play and is expected to sit out until after the All-Star break because of a nagging calf injury.
A basket by Durant got the Rockets within 7 before James and Ball made consecutive 3-pointers to push the lead to 83-70 with about four minutes left in the third.
Charlotte was up by 12 late in the third before scoring the last four points of the quarter to take a 91-75 lead into the fourth.
Hornets: Visit Atlanta on Saturday night.
Rockets: Visit Oklahoma City on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Moussa Diabate vs. Alperen Sengun (Brandon Miller gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:22 | | Brandon Miller blocks Kevin Durant's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 10:44 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:03 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 5-3 |
| 9:44 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 5-5 |
| 9:22 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | Brandon Miller turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | Brandon Miller personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Miles Bridges misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point putback layup | 7-5 |
| 8:37 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-5 |
| 8:22 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 8-7 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-7 |
| 8:12 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 10-10 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 12-10 |
| 7:29 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving layup | 12-12 |
| 7:18 | | Amen Thompson blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:17 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point putback dunk | 14-12 |
| 7:00 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-13 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-13 |
| 6:21 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-14 |
| 6:05 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-15 |
| 5:51 | | Kon Knueppel misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point pullup jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 19-15 |
| 5:07 | | Josh Green blocks Amen Thompson's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 19-17 |
| 4:43 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point pullup bank jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 21-17 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot | 21-19 |
| 4:26 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:13 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 24-19 |
| 3:55 | | Clint Capela misses two point layup | ||
| 3:53 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Josh Green turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 3:23 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | ||
| 3:18 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point running jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 27-19 |
| 2:58 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:58 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:43 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point pullup jump shot | 29-19 |
| 2:28 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 2:14 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:05 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:03 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Sion James misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Sion James shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-20 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-21 |
| 1:26 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 1:19 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 1:11 | | Tre Mann misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Kevin Durant offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot | 29-24 |
| 0:33 | | Brandon Miller offensive foul (Charge) (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Brandon Miller turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 29-26 |
| 0:00 | | Tre Mann turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Isaiah Crawford misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +3 | Isaiah Crawford makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 29-29 |
| 11:07 | | Jump ball. Moussa Diabate vs. Isaiah Crawford (Grant Williams gains possession) | ||
| 11:03 | | Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Crawford steals) | ||
| 11:03 | | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Isaiah Crawford draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Tre Mann offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Tre Mann turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals) | ||
| 10:14 | | Sion James misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point putback layup | 31-29 |
| 10:01 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Tre Mann misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 31-31 |
| 9:20 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 34-31 |
| 8:53 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 34-34 |
| 8:35 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Tre Mann misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point tip dunk | 36-34 |
| 7:51 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:51 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point running pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 39-34 |
| 7:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point running pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 42-34 |
| 7:20 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 42-36 |
| 6:40 | | Miles Bridges misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Josh Green assists) | 45-36 |
| 6:22 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running dunk | 47-36 |
| 5:59 | | Josh Okogie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:40 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving reverse layup | 49-36 |
| 5:32 | | Tre Mann personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 49-38 |
| 5:10 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:08 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:56 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Green assists) | 51-38 |
| 4:08 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 4:03 | | Kon Knueppel misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 4:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Amen Thompson misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-39 |
| 3:49 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:49 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point turnaround jump shot | 53-39 |
| 3:07 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 3:03 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup | 53-41 |
| 2:31 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Miles Bridges's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Miles Bridges's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:15 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 2:01 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 53-43 |
| 1:42 | | Sion James misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 53-46 |
| 1:04 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 56-46 |
| 0:49 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 56-49 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving layup | 58-49 |
| 0:18 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:17 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 59-49 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 60-49 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 61-49 |
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Amen Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 11:36 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point running jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 64-49 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 64-51 |
| 11:14 | | Miles Bridges misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 64-53 |
| 10:49 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 64-55 |
| 10:19 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:19 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-55 |
| 9:59 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 65-56 |
| 9:59 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 9:59 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 65-57 |
| 9:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks LaMelo Ball's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | LaMelo Ball flagrant 1 (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:43 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 65-58 |
| 9:43 | | Kevin Durant misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:38 | | Josh Green personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:25 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 68-58 |
| 8:47 | | Amen Thompson misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 8:44 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 71-58 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot | 71-60 |
| 8:03 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 71-62 |
| 7:40 | | Kevin Durant kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:28 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Moussa Diabate's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 7:24 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-63 |
| 7:24 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-64 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 73-64 |
| 6:52 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround jump shot | 73-66 |
| 6:33 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-66 |
| 6:33 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-66 |
| 6:25 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Charge) (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point running layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 75-68 |
| 5:39 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-68 |
| 5:39 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-68 |
| 5:25 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 77-70 |
| 5:12 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point pullup jump shot | 80-70 |
| 4:52 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Sion James steals) | ||
| 4:29 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 83-70 |
| 4:20 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:20 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-71 |
| 4:20 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-72 |
| 4:07 | | Dorian Finney-Smith shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-72 |
| 4:07 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-72 |
| 3:54 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | ||
| 3:41 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 3:41 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-72 |
| 3:41 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-72 |
| 3:32 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Dorian Finney-Smith's three point jump shot | ||
| 3:25 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 87-74 |
| 2:58 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 2:46 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:35 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:34 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-75 |
| 0:48 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-75 |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-75 |
| 0:34 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Tre Mann misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:07 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 90-75 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-75 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 93-75 |
| 11:17 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:17 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Tre Mann misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Tre Mann misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 96-75 |
| 10:24 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:22 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point tip layup | 96-77 |
| 10:05 | | Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 96-79 |
| 9:42 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 98-79 |
| 9:12 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 98-81 |
| 8:52 | | Tre Mann misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 101-81 |
| 8:10 | | Amen Thompson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point driving layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 103-81 |
| 7:44 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:33 | | JD Davison misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point running dunk (Aaron Holiday assists) | 103-83 |
| 7:13 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 103-84 |
| 6:58 | | Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:43 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Isaiah Crawford defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Aaron Holiday misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 5:38 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Clint Capela's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 5:11 | | Aaron Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Isaiah Crawford makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 103-86 |
| 5:07 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:43 | | Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point alley-oop dunk (JD Davison assists) | 103-88 |
| 4:14 | | JD Davison personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | JD Davison shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-88 |
| 3:53 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:48 | | LaMelo Ball offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jeff Green steals) | ||
| 3:31 | | JD Davison misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | JD Davison defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | JD Davison turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals) | ||
| 2:37 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point alley-oop dunk (JD Davison assists) | 104-90 |
| 2:05 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Holiday steals) | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | JD Davison makes two point running finger roll layup (Isaiah Crawford assists) | 104-92 |
| 2:02 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:39 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 107-92 |
| 1:29 | | +3 | Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Crawford assists) | 107-95 |
| 1:11 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 1:11 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-95 |
| 1:11 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-95 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | JD Davison makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 109-97 |
| 0:45 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Brandon Miller misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Crawford steals) | ||
| 0:31 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point running dunk (JD Davison assists) | 109-99 |
| 0:07 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:04 | | Jeff Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
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| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | 0:02 |
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Jeff Green misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:04 |
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Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:07 |
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+ 2 | Clint Capela makes two point running dunk (JD Davison assists) | 0:31 |
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Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Crawford steals) | 0:35 |
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Hornets offensive rebound | 0:44 |
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Brandon Miller misses two point tip layup | 0:44 |
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Brandon Miller offensive rebound | 0:44 |
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Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | 0:45 |
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+ 2 | JD Davison makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 1:07 |
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+ 1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:11 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 109 | 99 |
| Field Goals | 36-87 (41.4%) | 38-83 (45.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 17-43 (39.5%) | 8-24 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 20-22 (90.9%) | 15-20 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 56 | 48 |
| Offensive | 16 | 12 |
| Defensive | 30 | 28 |
| Team | 10 | 8 |
| Assists | 21 | 24 |
| Steals | 14 | 17 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 18 |
| Fouls | 16 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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M. Bridges
PF 0
18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
K. Durant
PF 7
31 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
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K. Knueppel SF | 18.8 PPG | 5.5 RPG | 3.5 APG | 48.5 FG% |
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K. Durant PF | 26.0 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 4.4 APG | 50.9 FG% |
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K. Knueppel SF | 24 PTS | 4 REB | 2 AST | |
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K. Durant PF | 31 PTS | 3 REB | 1 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Knueppel | 24 | 4 | 2 | 8/13 | 2/5 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 26 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7/19 | 5/12 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 31 |
| M. Bridges | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7/17 | 3/8 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +14 | 33 |
| B. Miller | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 14 |
| M. Diabate | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 27 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Knueppel | 24 | 4 | 2 | 8/13 | 2/5 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 26 |
| L. Ball | 20 | 6 | 4 | 7/19 | 5/12 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 31 |
| M. Bridges | 18 | 6 | 4 | 7/17 | 3/8 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +14 | 33 |
| B. Miller | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/9 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 14 |
| M. Diabate | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +14 | 27 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +18 | 23 |
| S. James | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| T. Mann | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1/10 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 14 |
| G. Williams | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 14 |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 46 | 21 | 36/87 | 17/43 | 20/22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 30 | +50 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 31 | 3 | 1 | 11/21 | 3/4 | 6/8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 35 |
| J. Smith | 17 | 7 | 2 | 7/10 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -18 | 30 |
| A. Thompson | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -11 | 24 |
| A. Sengun | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3/11 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 26 |
| J. Okogie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -22 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 31 | 3 | 1 | 11/21 | 3/4 | 6/8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 35 |
| J. Smith | 17 | 7 | 2 | 7/10 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -18 | 30 |
| A. Thompson | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -11 | 24 |
| A. Sengun | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3/11 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 26 |
| J. Okogie | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -22 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2/10 | 1/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 10 |
| J. Green | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +12 | 11 |
| C. Capela | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| I. Crawford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 12 |
| J. Davison | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 10 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -20 | 9 |
| A. Holiday | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 4 |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 99 | 40 | 24 | 38/83 | 8/24 | 15/20 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 28 | -50 | - |
