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Durant scores 35 points as Rockets hold on to beat Hornets 105-101
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kevin Durant made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left for the last of his 35 points, and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-101 on Thursday night.
Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points, and Reed Sheppard and Alperen Sengun each had 13 for Houston. The Rockets overcame an 11-point first-half deficit.
Grant Williams led the Hornets with 20 points. Brandon Miller scored 17 points, but was 1 of 12 from 3-point range.
LaMelo Ball, playing a day after being involved in a two-car crash in downtown Charlotte, had 11 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
The Hornets, who had won 11 of 12 going into the All-Star break with the only loss coming to Eastern Conference-leading Detroit, looked sharp early and bolted to an 11-point lead early in the second quarter.
But the Rockets would start to pull away in the fourth quarter with Sengun making a spinning reverse layup against rookie 7-foot- center Ryan Kalkbrenner and baby hook shot on back-to-back possessions to Houston its biggest lead at 95-84 with five minutes left.
Charlotte's Kon Knueppel, who came into the game second in the league in 3-pointers, would make two 3s down the stretch but Durant was too much.
He hit four mid-range jumpers and scored 10 points in the fourth quarter including one to beat the shot clock with 44 seconds left when he drove the left side of the lane and elevated above traffic.
After Knueppel's third 3 cut it to 103-101 with six seconds left, the Hornets were forced to foul and Durant made both free throws to put the game away.
Rockets: At New York on Saturday night.
Hornets: Host Cleveland on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point driving layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:10 |  | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:41 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 2-8 |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-8 |
| 10:05 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Kevin Durant blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving dunk | ||
| 9:55 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Kon Knueppel steals) | ||
| 9:30 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point driving hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:51 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 7-10 |
| 8:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 8:40 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 9-10 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 9-12 |
| 7:58 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Kevin Durant blocks Brandon Miller's two point driving dunk | ||
| 7:37 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 12-12 |
| 7:29 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:05 | | Jump ball. Amen Thompson vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Tari Eason gains possession) | ||
| 7:11 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 7:03 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12-14 |
| 6:39 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12-16 |
| 6:10 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 14-16 |
| 5:31 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-17 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 |
| 5:11 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving reverse dunk | 16-18 |
| 5:02 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving dunk | 16-20 |
| 4:31 | | Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | ||
| 4:27 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Tidjane Salaun's two point running dunk | ||
| 4:27 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 16-23 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 18-23 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Sion James makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 18-26 |
| 3:20 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:17 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 2:59 | | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 18-29 |
| 2:39 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-29 |
| 2:22 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-31 |
| 2:12 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 23-31 |
| 1:50 | | Kevin Durant blocks Brandon Miller's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | Clint Capela personal foul (Loose ball) (PJ Hall draws the foul) | ||
| 1:49 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:36 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Sion James personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 1:12 | | PJ Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point cutting layup (PJ Hall assists) | 23-33 |
| 0:33 | | Tidjane Salaun shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-33 |
| 0:33 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:31 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Kon Knueppel misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Amen Thompson blocks PJ Hall's two point driving dunk | ||
| 11:25 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 26-33 |
| 10:44 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-36 |
| 10:33 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 28-36 |
| 9:58 | | PJ Hall shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-36 |
| 9:41 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-38 |
| 9:30 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot | 32-38 |
| 8:59 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +3 | Tre Mann makes three point jump shot (Grant Williams assists) | 32-41 |
| 8:29 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point driving finger roll layup | 32-43 |
| 8:21 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:08 | | Sion James personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Reed Sheppard blocks Kon Knueppel's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Grant Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +3 | Jae'Sean Tate makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 35-43 |
| 6:59 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 6:32 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point pullup jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 35-45 |
| 5:45 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 37-45 |
| 5:27 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 5:24 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-45 |
| 5:20 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-45 |
| 5:20 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-45 |
| 4:56 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 43-45 |
| 4:46 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:34 | | Josh Green turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 45-45 |
| 4:17 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 47-45 |
| 3:38 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | ||
| 3:15 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 49-45 |
| 2:38 | | Tre Mann misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | PJ Hall turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 1:58 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving layup | 49-47 |
| 1:18 | | Amen Thompson offensive foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | ||
| 1:18 | | Amen Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-48 |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-49 |
| 0:55 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-49 |
| 0:55 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-49 |
| 0:32 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 53-49 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 53-52 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Tari Eason misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 55-52 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 55-54 |
| 10:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 55-57 |
| 10:07 | | Amen Thompson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 55-60 |
| 9:58 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 57-60 |
| 9:45 | | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 58-60 |
| 9:35 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 58-62 |
| 9:08 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 58-64 |
| 8:52 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 60-64 |
| 8:33 | | Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 8:29 | | Tari Eason misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 7:56 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 62-64 |
| 7:15 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-65 |
| 7:15 | | Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:11 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 65-65 |
| 6:48 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point alley-oop dunk (Brandon Miller assists) | 65-67 |
| 6:48 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 6:48 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:44 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:38 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-68 |
| 6:28 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-69 |
| 6:18 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Amen Thompson's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 6:16 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 65-72 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround jump shot | 67-72 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point stepback jump shot | 67-74 |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-74 |
| 4:51 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Jabari Smith Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 4:46 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 72-74 |
| 4:14 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 4:12 | | Tari Eason turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:12 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:55 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | PJ Hall offensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | +3 | Tidjane Salaun makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 72-77 |
| 3:30 | | Tidjane Salaun shooting foul (Reed Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 3:30 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-77 |
| 3:30 | | +1 | Reed Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-77 |
| 3:09 | | Tidjane Salaun turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 3:02 | | Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point tip layup | 76-77 |
| 2:43 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point driving reverse layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 78-77 |
| 2:06 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Clint Capela misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:50 | | PJ Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 80-77 |
| 0:56 | | Sion James misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:54 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Sion James defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | Tidjane Salaun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:31 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Tidjane Salaun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-78 |
| 0:21 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive foul (Sion James draws the foul) | ||
| 0:21 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (bad pass) (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 80-80 |
| 11:25 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Grant Williams misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:50 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point running layup | 82-80 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Tre Mann makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 82-82 |
| 10:00 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot | 84-82 |
| 9:41 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point tip layup | 84-84 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 86-84 |
| 8:58 | | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:20 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 89-84 |
| 8:03 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (lost ball) (Tre Mann steals) | ||
| 7:50 | | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Ryan Kalkbrenner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Brandon Miller turnover (lost ball) (Reed Sheppard steals) | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point running layup | 91-84 |
| 6:51 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | Grant Williams turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 6:26 | | Jump ball. Alperen Sengun vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Reed Sheppard assists) | 93-84 |
| 5:47 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 95-84 |
| 5:10 | | Tre Mann misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Reed Sheppard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 95-85 |
| 4:37 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 95-86 |
| 4:37 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 95-87 |
| 4:13 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Sion James makes two point driving layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 95-89 |
| 3:38 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (PJ Hall draws the foul) | ||
| 3:29 | | +1 | PJ Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-90 |
| 3:29 | | +1 | PJ Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-91 |
| 3:12 | | PJ Hall blocks Alperen Sengun's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:12 | | PJ Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Kon Knueppel turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 2:55 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 97-91 |
| 2:47 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | Kevin Durant shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-92 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-93 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 99-93 |
| 2:10 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Kon Knueppel's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running pullup jump shot | 101-93 |
| 2:00 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:38 | | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 101-95 |
| 1:13 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Sion James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Sion James assists) | 101-98 |
| 0:32 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 103-98 |
| 0:16 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Kon Knueppel misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 103-101 |
| 0:05 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | Brandon Miller personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | Sion James personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-101 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-101 |
| 0:03 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Hornets offensive rebound | 0:01 |
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Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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Hornets 60 second timeout | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:03 |
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Sion James personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | 0:03 |
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Brandon Miller personal foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | 0:05 |
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Rockets 60 second timeout | 0:05 |
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+ 3 | Kon Knueppel makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 0:05 |
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Brandon Miller offensive rebound | 0:07 |
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Kon Knueppel misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:10 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 105 | 101 |
| Field Goals | 42-86 (48.8%) | 36-84 (42.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 9-32 (28.1%) | 14-42 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 12-13 (92.3%) | 15-18 (83.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 44 | 52 |
| Offensive | 8 | 12 |
| Defensive | 31 | 34 |
| Team | 5 | 6 |
| Assists | 19 | 25 |
| Steals | 15 | 7 |
| Blocks | 8 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 16 |
| Fouls | 15 | 12 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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K. Durant PF | 26.0 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 4.4 APG | 51.0 FG% |
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G. Williams PF | 7.3 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 1.5 APG | 40.0 FG% |
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K. Durant PF | 35 PTS | 8 REB | 4 AST | |
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G. Williams PF | 20 PTS | 9 REB | 1 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 35 | 8 | 4 | 14/20 | 2/4 | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 54 |
| J. Smith | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6/9 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 26 |
| A. Sengun | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6/16 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 31 |
| A. Thompson | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 22 |
| T. Eason | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/9 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 10 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Durant | 35 | 8 | 4 | 14/20 | 2/4 | 5/5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 54 |
| J. Smith | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6/9 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 26 |
| A. Sengun | 13 | 2 | 7 | 6/16 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 31 |
| A. Thompson | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 22 |
| T. Eason | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/9 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 10 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Sheppard | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5/12 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +11 | 24 |
| D. Finney-Smith | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 13 |
| J. Tate | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| C. Capela | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Holiday | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Okogie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Davison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Crawford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 105 | 39 | 19 | 42/86 | 9/32 | 12/13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 31 | +20 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Williams | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 29 |
| B. Miller | 17 | 4 | 7 | 5/22 | 1/12 | 6/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 33 |
| K. Knueppel | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5/11 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 24 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 23 |
| L. Ball | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5/14 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +11 | 33 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Williams | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 29 |
| B. Miller | 17 | 4 | 7 | 5/22 | 1/12 | 6/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 33 |
| K. Knueppel | 15 | 5 | 4 | 5/11 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +9 | 24 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -4 | 23 |
| L. Ball | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5/14 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | +11 | 33 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Salaun | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 14 |
| S. James | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 14 |
| T. Mann | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 9 |
| J. Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 4 |
| P. Hall | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 8 |
| X. Tillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Connaughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Evbuomwan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 101 | 46 | 25 | 36/84 | 14/42 | 15/18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 34 | -20 | - |
