The Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-101 on Dec 23, 2024 at Spectrum Center.
Final · Spectrum Center
Top performers
- Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 35 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 38 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Jalen Green | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Steven Adams | 12 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jock Landale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 211 | 93 | 52 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 34-79 | 10-33 | 15-19 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 29 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 0 |
| LaMelo Ball | 30 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Moussa Diabate | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Mark Williams | 19 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Nick Richards | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3 |
| Josh Green | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Seth Curry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 163 | 82 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 30-62 | 8-23 | 14-20 | 11 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 22, 2024: HOU 114, TOR 110 · Next Dec 26, 2024: HOU 128, NO 111
- Hornets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 20, 2024: CHA 98, PHI 108 · Next Dec 26, 2024: CHA 110, WSH 113