Charlotte Hornets vs Houston Rockets

NBA

24-28

109-99

Final

31-19

Toyota Center (Houston)

TV: League Pass

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	29	32	30	18	109
HOU	26	23	26	24	99

Who won: Hornets 109-99

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Houston Rockets 109-99 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at Toyota Center (Houston). The Hornets lead the series 1-0. The Hornets outscored the Rockets 32-23 in the 2nd quarter. Kon Knueppel led the Hornets in points (24). Kevin Durant led the Rockets in points (31).

Leaders

CHAHOU

Points

Kon Knueppel

24

Kevin Durant

31

Assists

LaMelo Ball

4

Amen Thompson

7

Rebounds

Moussa Diabate

12

Alperen Sengun

9

Scoring

3rd Quarter

6:33

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2

75-66

5:53

Running Layup Shot

Dorian Finney-Smith makes running layup (Alperen Sengun assists)

75-68

5:39

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Grant Williams makes free throw 1 of 2

76-68

5:39

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Grant Williams makes free throw 2 of 2

77-68

5:25

Fade Away Jump Shot

Kevin Durant makes 12-foot fade away jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)

77-70

5:12

Pullup Jump Shot

Sion James makes 25-foot three pointer

80-70

4:29

Step Back Jump Shot

LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot

83-70

4:20

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Amen Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2

83-71

4:20

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2

83-72

4:07

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2

84-72

4:07

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2

85-72

3:41

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2

86-72

3:41

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2

87-72

3:18

Driving Floating Jump Shot

Kevin Durant makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)

87-74

1:09

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Josh Okogie makes free throw 2 of 2

87-75

48.2

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Tre Mann makes free throw 1 of 2

88-75

48.2

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Tre Mann makes free throw 2 of 2

89-75

1.1

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2

90-75

1.1

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2

91-75

4th Quarter

11:41

Jump Shot

Brandon Miller makes 18-foot jumper (Tre Mann assists)

93-75

10:50

Jump Shot

Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)

96-75

10:22

Tip Shot

Alperen Sengun makes tip shot

96-77

9:55

Pullup Jump Shot

Jabari Smith Jr. makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)

96-79

9:27

Pullup Jump Shot

Brandon Miller makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)

98-79

9:12

Pullup Jump Shot

Reed Sheppard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)

98-81

8:20

Jump Shot

Sion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)

101-81

7:49

Driving Layup Shot

Moussa Diabate makes driving layup (Brandon Miller assists)

103-81

7:13

Running Dunk Shot

Jeff Green makes 2-foot running dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)

103-83

7:13

Free Throw - 1 of 1

Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 1

103-84

5:07

Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

Isaiah Crawford makes 11-foot two point shot (Jeff Green assists)

103-86

4:32

Alley Oop Dunk Shot

Clint Capela makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (JD Davison assists)

103-88

3:53

Free Throw - 1 of 2

LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2

104-88

2:27

Alley Oop Dunk Shot

Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (JD Davison assists)

104-90

2:02

Running Finger Roll Layup

JD Davison makes two point shot (Isaiah Crawford assists)

104-92

1:39

Jump Shot

Miles Bridges makes 28-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)

107-92

1:29

Jump Shot

Jeff Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Crawford assists)

107-95

1:11

Free Throw - 1 of 2

Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2

108-95

1:11

Free Throw - 2 of 2

Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2

109-95

1:07

Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot

JD Davison makes 8-foot two point shot

109-97

31.2

Running Dunk Shot

Clint Capela makes running dunk (JD Davison assists)

109-99

Scores shown as CHA-HOU.

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