
HOU
34-20

CHA
26-30
HOU · top performer

Kevin Durant
F · #7
35
Pts
8
Reb
4
Ast
CHA · top performer

Grant Williams
F · #2
20
Pts
9
Reb
1
Ast
Biggest swing: 34pp · 4th Quarter · 6:37
NBA · Houston Rockets at Charlotte Hornets · final
NBA · Box scoreTRACKING
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 36 | 35 | 14-20 | 2-4 | 5-5 | -4 | 8 | 4 | |
| 31 | 15 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | -5 | 7 | 1 | |
| 33 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-6 | — | -6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 32 | 13 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 37 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | +5 | 7 | 2 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-6 | — | +6 | 4 | 1 | |
| 15 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | — | +7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | — | — | +2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | +11 | 4 | 3 | |
| Team | 105 | 42-86 | 9-32 | 12-13 | 39 | 19 | ||
| DNP: J. Green, I. Crawford, A. Holiday, J. Okogie | ||||||||
| Player | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||||||
| 29 | 20 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 2-2 | +5 | 9 | 1 | |
| 34 | 17 | 5-22 | 1-12 | 6-7 | +2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 30 | 12 | 5-6 | — | 2-3 | -4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 31 | 11 | 5-14 | 1-6 | — | +11 | 7 | 7 | |
| 31 | 15 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Bench | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | -9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | 0-1 | — | 2-2 | -7 | 4 | 1 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | — | -13 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | — | -6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-5 | — | -8 | 4 | 1 | |
| Team | 101 | 36-84 | 14-42 | 15-18 | 46 | 25 | ||
| DNP: M. Bridges, M. Diabate, P. Connaughton, A. Reeves | ||||||||
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
49
FG %
43
19
Ast
25
Team stats
HOU
Away
Stat
CHA
Home
42-86
fieldGoalsMade-fieldGoalsAttempted
36-84
49
FG %
43
9-32
threePointFieldGoalsMade-threePointFieldGoalsAttempted
14-42
12-13
freeThrowsMade-freeThrowsAttempted
15-18
19
Assists
25
11
Turnovers
16
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Model & market
Vegas line center
DraftKings via ESPN · 21+
Spread
HOU -4.5
Half-pt below key 5
Total
218.5
Defensive · -7.5 vs avg
Moneyline
Implied probabilities back-computed from American odds — break-even win % a moneyline bet needs to be +EV.
Line movement · 5 snapshots
ESPN-tracked · 21+
Spread
4.5
0.0 since open
Total
218.5
0.0 since open
How it ended
HOU beat CHA 105-101. K. Durant led the way with 35 points and 8 rebounds. HOU outscored the other side 29-19 in the 2nd quarter.
Last play
End of Game
Win probability
CHA vs HOU
Starters vs bench
production by unitStarters(5)
77 PTS · 27 REB · 14 AST
GS 70
Bench(4)
28 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
GS 23
Starters(5)
75 PTS · 29 REB · 23 AST
GS 59
Bench(6)
26 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
GS 21
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactPJ Hall · lost ball turnover (Amen Thompson steals)
Clint Capela · misses 4-foot tip shot
Grant Williams · enters the game for Brandon Miller
Linescore (quarters)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 24 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 105 |
| CHA | 33 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 101 |
Period scoring
HOU won 3 · CHA won 1
Q1
Durant 10
Kalkbrenner 6
Q2
Durant 6
Knueppel 6
Q3
Durant 9
Kalkbrenner 11
Q4
Durant 10
James 12
Shooting comparison
49%
42-86
FG
43%
36-84
28%
9-32
3PT
33%
14-42
92%
12-13
FT
83%
15-18
Play-by-play · 460 plays
- Q4·0.0
End of Game
HOU 105·CHA 101
- Q4·0.0
End of the 4th Quarter
HOU 105·CHA 101
−1pp
- Q4·1.1
Hornets offensive team rebound
HOU 105·CHA 101
+0.5pp
- Q4·1.1
Brandon Miller misses 34-foot three point jumper
HOU 105·CHA 101
−2pp
- Q4·3.2
Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Reed Sheppard
·
HOU 105·CHA 101
- Q4·3.2
LaMelo Ball enters the game for PJ Hall
·
HOU 105·CHA 101
- Q4·3.2
Sion James enters the game for Ryan KalkbrennerBIG MOMENT
·
HOU 105·CHA 101
−16pp
- Q4·3.2
Hornets Full timeout
HOU 105·CHA 101
- Q4·3.2
Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2
HOU 105·CHA 101
+1pp
- Q4·3.2
Grant Williams enters the game for Josh Green
· ·
HOU 104·CHA 101
- Q4·3.2
PJ Hall enters the game for Sion James
·
HOU 104·CHA 101
- Q4·3.2
Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2
HOU 104·CHA 101
- Q4·3.2
Sion James personal foul
HOU 103·CHA 101
−1pp
- Q4·5.3
Brandon Miller personal foulBIG MOMENT
HOU 103·CHA 101
−6pp
- Q4·5.7
Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Grant Williams
·
HOU 103·CHA 101
- Q4·5.7
Josh Green enters the game for LaMelo Ball
· ·
HOU 103·CHA 101
- Q4·5.7
Rockets Full timeout
HOU 103·CHA 101
- Q4·5.7
Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)BIG MOMENT
·
HOU 103·CHA 101
+6pp
- Q4·7.0
Brandon Miller offensive rebound
HOU 103·CHA 98
+0.7pp
- Q4·10.2
Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
HOU 103·CHA 98
−4pp
- Q4·14.6
Grant Williams offensive rebound
HOU 103·CHA 98
+2pp
- Q4·16.5
Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
HOU 103·CHA 98
−4pp
- Q4·21.3
Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shotBIG MOMENT
HOU 103·CHA 98
−6pp
- Q4·32.5
Reed Sheppard enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith
·
HOU 101·CHA 98
- Q4·32.5
Alperen Sengun enters the game for Tari Eason
·
HOU 101·CHA 98
- Q4·32.5
Rockets Full timeout
HOU 101·CHA 98
−1pp
- Q4·44.3
Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)BIG MOMENT
·
HOU 101·CHA 98
+8pp
- Q4·53.7
Grant Williams offensive rebound
HOU 101·CHA 95
+3pp
- Q4·56.6
Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
HOU 101·CHA 95
−3pp
- Q4·1:01
Grant Williams offensive rebound
HOU 101·CHA 95
+3pp
Betting line
HOU -4.5·O/U 218.5·HOU -192/CHA +160
Recap · NBA
ouston Rockets went into Charlotte Hornets and beat them, 105–101. Decided by 4.
CHA +4.5 cashed (HOU won by 4). Total stayed UNDER 218.5 by 12.5.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
NBA TRACKING · Tonight’s standouts
5 of 16 players in cohort
Ryan KalkbrennerCHA · CTS%76.299+
Tari EasonHOU · FDEFL4.599+
Amen ThompsonHOU · GTOUCHES86.298
LaMelo BallMIN · GUSG%31.397
Alperen SengunHOU · CCONT8.296
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
3 sub-models, blended.
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
38.2%
ensemble · HOU favored
Elo Static
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(CHA win)
33%
weight
Elo Recent
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(CHA win)
34%
weight
Pace Efficiency
fallback · inputs missing
50.0%
P(CHA win)
33%
weight
Disagreement
0.00 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
100% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
0 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.
Matchup · 2026
Team rate stats vs league
hoopR-data
HOU
league avg
CHA
53.7%
Effective FG%
54.4
▶55.0%
47.4%
FG%
47.0
45.9%
114.1
PPG
114.9
▶115.8
25.1
Assists / G
25.0
▶26.2
14.3
Turnovers / G
14.0
14.4