NBA

Charlotte Hornets at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
17-28, 10-15 Away

vs

27-16, 15-3 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 2/5

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 71.4%
Hornets: 28.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W1
115.5 Points Against 110.8
5-5 Last Ten Games 5-5
115.9 Points Per Game 117.1
46 Field Goal % 48
37 Three Point % 37
45.6 Rebounds Per Game 49.0
26.5 Assists Per Game 25.0
4.6 Blocks Per Game 5.6
6.8 Steals Per Game 8.6
0.8 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.1
15.4 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.6
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Tari Eason, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Aaron Holiday, G Out Jan 23
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 20
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
KJ Simpson, G Out Jan 23
Brandon Miller, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C Day-To-Day Jan 23
Mason Plumlee, C Out Dec 31

Hornets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ LAL W 135-117
@ GS L 136-116
@ DEN W 110-87
vs CLE L 94-87
@ ORL W 124-97

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs MIN W 110-105
vs NO W 119-110
vs SA W 111-106
@ PHI L 128-122 OT
@ DET W 111-104

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 23 20 .535 - L2
Miami 23 22 .511 1 L1
Atlanta 22 25 .468 3 W2
Charlotte 17 28 .378 7 W1
Washington 10 33 .233 13 L8

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio - 14 W1 0.6888889 31
Houston 3 16 W1 0.627907 27
Dallas 12 26 W4 0.42222223 19
Memphis 12 25 L2 0.41860464 18
New Orleans 21 36 W1 0.23404256 11
Full Standings

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