105 - 101

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Spectrum Center

Officials: Scott Foster, Brian Forte, and Pat O’Connell

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Houston Rockets	24	29	27	25	105
Charlotte Hornets	33	19	26	23	101

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Houston Rockets	105	42-86	48.8%	9-32	28.1%	12-13	92.3%	8	44	19	15	15	11	8
Charlotte Hornets	101	36-84	42.9%	14-42	33.3%	15-18	83.3%	12	52	25	12	7	16	3

PLAYER STATS


Houston Rockets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kevin Durant^SF	35:56	35	14-20	2-4	5-5	0	8	8	4	1	3	1	3	-4
Jabari Smith Jr.^PF	31:07	15	6-9	2-3	1-1	1	6	7	1	1	1	0	1	-5
Alperen Sengun^C	31:33	13	6-16	0-3	1-2	0	2	2	7	3	1	2	2	4
Tari Eason^SG	33:26	5	2-9	1-6	0-0	1	2	3	0	3	0	1	1	-6
Amen Thompson^PG	36:40	9	3-8	0-3	3-3	3	4	7	2	4	1	3	4	5
Reed Sheppard	23:40	13	5-12	1-5	2-2	0	4	4	3	1	2	2	1	11
Clint Capela	09:11	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	2
Dorian Finney-Smith	23:07	8	3-7	2-6	0-0	2	2	4	1	1	0	2	1	6
Jae’Sean Tate	15:17	7	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	7
Isaiah Crawford	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Green	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Holiday	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Okogie	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Adams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JD Davison	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristen Newton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred VanVleet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon Knueppel^SF	30:41	15	5-11	3-6	2-2	1	4	5	4	1	0	5	1	9
Grant Williams^PF	29:17	20	7-10	4-5	2-2	6	3	9	1	0	0	2	2	5
Ryan Kalkbrenner^C	29:55	12	5-6	0-0	2-3	3	1	4	4	0	1	2	1	-4
Brandon Miller^SG	33:45	17	5-22	1-12	6-7	1	3	4	7	1	0	3	1	2
LaMelo Ball^PG	31:17	11	5-14	1-6	0-0	0	7	7	7	1	1	1	1	11
Josh Green	13:51	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	-13
Tidjane Salaün	19:44	9	3-5	2-3	1-2	0	4	4	0	2	0	1	2	-9
Sion James	18:52	8	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	3	-8
PJ Hall	14:16	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	3	4	1	0	1	1	1	-7
Tre Mann	18:08	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	-6
Xavier Tillman	00:10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Bridges	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Connaughton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moussa Diabaté	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Reeves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tosan Evbuomwan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McNeeley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coby White	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Brad-Stevens | Celtics

240 | 11 hours ago

KD getting caught with burners then proceeding to drop 35 on 79 TS% in a road win against one of the hottest teams in the league is basically his career summed up in a sentence

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

35 | 11 hours ago

I don’t think we count as a hot team without 4 through 6 in our rotation lol. There were some dire lineups out there tonight

E/ Lamelo +11 in a 4 pt L lol. Normal Lamelo things.

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

6 | 10 hours ago

Y’all still almost had it. I wouldn’t say it was the lineups in particular, shot just wasn’t falling for a few guys tonight, especially Miller. Just one of those games

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

3 | 10 hours ago

Yea it was a rough game for everyone but KD and Grant lol

lingui | Rockets

5 | 9 hours ago

This is who we’re shaping out to be unfortunately. No ball handling to really drive an offense and only one consistent shooter. Back downs in the low post just waste time on the clock. The team has talent but has key parts injured

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

3 | 9 hours ago

It definitely sucks for y’all. You were built to make noise this year. Amen needs to be jackin thousands of 3s a day this off season. No excuse for us to be able to throw random center block footed Cs at him sagging down in the paint daring him to shoot. If he can just make a wide open 3 a game it would open shit up bigly for y’all on offense.

Ok-Caterpillar-9524 | Hornets

5 | 10 hours ago

We’re also the perfect team for KD to have a great game against. Every tall scoring wing torches us. KD had 31 last time we played, Flagg put up 49. We just don’t have a wing defender with length to match up with those guys. KD just shot from the baseline over dudes all game.

Rolling_Fog | TOR

28 | 11 hours ago

Dude is a baller

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

3 | 10 hours ago

Multiple clutch shots as well.

nuttedinyoursister | Lakers

1 | 11 hours ago

its funny reddit piles on “twitter drama” thinking this will finally be KD’s downfall yet KD plays better every time it happens

FalseProphet1234

18 | 11 hours ago

Nice fan fiction but nobody thought this was going to be “KDs downfall”. It’s just funny memes buddy

DryUnderstanding3833

7 | 10 hours ago

I was pretty sure Kd would be fine but I was worried about how Jabari and sengun would react but atleast on the surface everything seemed fine

FalseProphet1234

7 | 10 hours ago

Sengun deserves to be called worse than KD gave him

nuttedinyoursister | Lakers

-3 | 10 hours ago

nah there are some truly deranged people here

FalseProphet1234

9 | 10 hours ago

Actually true, I saw the KD files and I called my local police and the FBI and told them it was time to take Kevin Durant into custody cause he called a teammate a bad name. The monster needs to be off the fucking streets before he calls another person a bad name, or worse (what could be worse?)

nuttedinyoursister | Lakers

-4 | 10 hours ago

exactly

NigelSexMachine | Rockets

201 | 11 hours ago

getoffmydickerson: “I carried those bumass Rockets again lmfao I’m tired af”

Scrypto | Hornets

56 | 10 hours ago

He was honestly too nice to his teammates judging by this game

flaming_burrito_ | Lakers

41 | 10 hours ago

Yeah, he definitely shouldn’t be shit talking to random fans on Twitter, but I can see why he’s frustrated lol. The rest of the Rockets are kind of bums on the offensive end

fastheadcrab | Raptors

15 | 9 hours ago

The fault lies with Udoka though, not Jabari Smith. Sengun plays clueless sometimes but his value offsets any potential problems he brings.

zebrainatux | Lakers

6 | 10 hours ago

It’s really their biggest issue: offensively they’re kind of a disaster outside Durant

MusicListener3 | Celtics

6 | 9 hours ago

Honestly sad FVV got hurt, he’s exactly what the team needs

Ok-Guidance116

0 | 10 hours ago

They’re good for 10 games and now they want to talk shit about another team lol.

svall18 | Hornets

4 | 7 hours ago

No one’s talking shit. Calm down

Why do you hate acknowledging KD carried your team in this game? I’d love to have a Top 10 all time player on my team

Akipella | Warriors

98 | 11 hours ago

“And 0 tweets”

He’s locked in.

No-Aioli-1014

14 | 11 hours ago

Brilliant touch

jackiemoonFM | Spurs

8 | 10 hours ago

0 tweets, that you know about

Fire_Demon-215

57 | 11 hours ago

Maybe the whole Twitter Burner controversy was overblown. KD was a Demi god tonight and Jabari looked well

grudgepacker | Bucks

38 | 11 hours ago

Maybe the whole Twitter Burner controversy was overblown.

Of course it was - we all know KD’s addicted to shitposting, KD doesn’t gaf about it and we all know KD’s gonna keep shitposting lmao

zebrainatux | Lakers

4 | 10 hours ago

He will stop posting when he is six feet in the dirt

RubbedMyNutsOnUrFood

3 | 9 hours ago

twitter drama is KD’s PEDs

residentevilgoat | 76ers

1 | 9 hours ago

Twitter better than going to da club…

Akipella | Warriors

10 | 11 hours ago

Either way they’re professionals getting paid millions for this.

Obviously if it’s real, it will still affect people’s mental no matter what, but a huge part of their jobs is staying focused and not letting stuff affect their play mentally. That’s a massive part of being a pro.

Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n | Rockets

53 | 11 hours ago

Need to see more, but DFS playing close to his Nets/Lakers form will make this team much better. The small ball wings lineup with him looked good and defenses actually respect his shooting.

Rockets are still very competitive despite of the pessimism surrounding the team (probably largely due to the increased expectations from last year). Hopefully KD and Tari stays healthy and guys like Bari, Reed, and DFS continue to trend up. Ime teams always seem to do well post—ASB.

TomKeen35

8 | 10 hours ago

DFS actually made some 3s today! He’s usually been a Tony Snell 2.0. Hopefully he’s turning it around

FreudChickenSandwich | Warriors

3 | 7 hours ago

Wtf is a DFS

MJRuinedMyChildhood | Charlotte Bobcats

-29 | 11 hours ago

Yeah it’s definitely that and not the hornets top 3 players collectively shooting their worst in two months. Your team is still a disaster headed to a first round sweep or 5 game series

dafdiego777 | Rockets

22 | 11 hours ago

I refuse to let a fucking hornets fan talk shit to us as if your incompetent franchise has done jack hit the last 25 years.

MJRuinedMyChildhood | Charlotte Bobcats

-12 | 10 hours ago

Same amount of titles as Houston in that time period, buddy

dafdiego777 | Rockets

6 | 10 hours ago

Still two more in my lifetime. And I ain’t your buddy pal.

Ok-Guidance116

3 | 10 hours ago

Lmao what ???? You wish your franchise had actual legends play for it.

Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n | Rockets

12 | 11 hours ago

Username checks out

Miserable_Mood1271 | Rockets

6 | 11 hours ago

haha someone’s mad. buddy do i need to remind you that you’re a hornets fan not a spurs or thunder fan humble yourself a bit your team has been shit for longer than i can remember and it still is.

MJRuinedMyChildhood | Charlotte Bobcats

-6 | 10 hours ago

Neat, enjoy the depressing end to the season and offseason lmao

sammymate999 | Rockets

3 | 9 hours ago

All time crash out for a regular season loss bro lol

Miserable_Mood1271 | Rockets

2 | 10 hours ago

do you expect to go far in the playoffs? because you’re not either lmaoo 9th in the eastern conference what a joke

Ok-Guidance116

2 | 9 hours ago

They might not even make the playoffs lol.

Ok-Guidance116

2 | 9 hours ago

Enjoy your franchises depressing existence lmao

Suitable_Snow7761 | Rockets

5 | 10 hours ago

Rockets maybe ass on offense sometimes, but they will still play very good defense!

risinglotus | Rockets

2 | 11 hours ago

Someone’s in a grumpel bush

Ok-Guidance116

2 | 10 hours ago

HAHAHAA Enjoy the few wins bud.

Thornton__Melon | Rockets

48 | 11 hours ago

#1-0 in the KDF files era

Mg29reaper | Celtics

28 | 11 hours ago

Those minutes of Miller and friends were rough to watch

svall18 | Hornets

10 | 11 hours ago

I pray Jeff doesn’t give him more than 40M a year

Mg29reaper | Celtics

6 | 11 hours ago

Hes good it was a shooting bad night but the cast around him did not help

svall18 | Hornets

8 | 10 hours ago

Well he’s had the cast around him for a while. He needs to get a lot stronger/better at drives so he can actually be useful when his shot’s not falling

Ok-Caterpillar-9524 | Hornets

7 | 10 hours ago

We need Colby White’s calf to heal up real quick. This offense can get real ugly when Lamelo’s on the bench

CasinoJoe92 | Thunder

0 | 10 hours ago

Who is the curly hair centre man? He is just pure ass

bwehx

28 | 11 hours ago

I hate to say it, but KD’s mental is rock solid. He back-packed the Rockets at the end and hit every shot. Also, I love Kon’s game and he is very clutch for being a rookie

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

28 | 11 hours ago

Bari played pretty well, do y’all think something happened over the all star break that motivated him?

lbj11345 | Hawks

10 | 10 hours ago

Honestly he didn’t play any better than he has most of the season other than the horrific two weeks in January

ntpbr1

1 | 7 hours ago

He played exactly the same way he always plays

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

16 | 11 hours ago

Kevin Durant might have a problem with talking shit about his teammates but he is the best 3 level scorer this sport has ever seen that 4th quarter was insane

PestyAssassin33WU93 | CHA

12 | 11 hours ago

We need Coby White back. I think we win this game if we still had Sexton with his offense off the bench

Conscious_Break_8446

12 | 11 hours ago

“back” we ain’t even had him yet, honestly the fact this game was so close with miller playing like ass and all the players missing is honestly suprising.

Reinhardtisawesom | Hornets

12 | 11 hours ago

KD revenge game was so fucking obvious son

FrightenedMussolini | Bulls

9 | 11 hours ago

Watching discord mod KD come out and drop 35 just reminds me that sometimes even the most arrogant, childish, and insufferable individuals are so skilled at their craft that it doesn’t matter. He really is a top 5 scorer of all time

WetShots | Rockets

8 | 11 hours ago

1-0 since the KD files dropped

Chessh2036 | Hawks

6 | 11 hours ago

“Tweet about THAT” - KD probably

Rillaboom2701 | Hornets

6 | 11 hours ago

losing by 4 with moose, bridges, (yes i hate him too), and coby out isn’t the worst thing ever. Would’ve loved a win obviously but it is what it is.

Cavaliers tomorrow isn’t gonna be fun.

pssthush | Charlotte Hornets

5 | 10 hours ago

Im going to blame this on the Pistons and claim the Hornet’s players actions hold no responsibility in the outcome of this game.

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

2 | 10 hours ago

SirTacoMaster

4 | 11 hours ago

This game was so annoying. If we had Miles and the Moose it wouldn’t be this close.

MegaAltarianite

4 | 11 hours ago

Kalkbrenner held up against Sengun pretty well. The bench started off hot but did nothing the rest of the game though. A full powered Hornets team is gonna go somewhere for sure.

evetSC | Rockets

4 | 11 hours ago

Getoffmydickerson

EbenezerAD | Rockets

3 | 11 hours ago

It’s like people on here want the team to play bad.

Chemestry doesn’t look bad at all.

JazzzzzzySax | Hornets

3 | 11 hours ago

Off game from miller and ok from kon and melo. Also missing moose and (blegh) miles

And only losing by 4 thanks to grant Williams going off, I’ll gladly take that

Flacciddoughnuts | Rockets

3 | 11 hours ago

Get off his Dickerson

schoolhater12 | Raptors

3 | 11 hours ago

genuinely great game with a Grant Williams and Kon vs KD ending. KD was unbelievable. Lamelo’s game can still be immature. He has been playing great, but it’s not like he is 19, he is going to be 25 in a few months

Chardoggy1 | Hornets

3 | 10 hours ago

I wonder if KD still wants to leave Houston for us

svall18 | Hornets

-3 | 10 hours ago

His teammates are bums. He’s the one who beat us. Nothing he said was incorrect

Ok-Guidance116

4 | 9 hours ago

Lmao a few wins and y’all want to talk

svall18 | Hornets

0 | 9 hours ago

I didn’t say that we’re all that either

bigtice | Rockets

3 | 11 hours ago

Kevin “I Don’t Have Any Burners” Durant just kept hitting shot after shot – and a few free throws – down the stretch to keep us ahead while Knueppel kept hitting threes to make the game get even closer, but we fortunately had the penultimate possession to make the lead insurmountable.

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 11 hours ago

Monster game from KD what Twitter beef lol

OutsideMammoth

2 | 11 hours ago

I’ll be real, losing by only 1 to Houston while the hornets are playing mann/hall/tj all at once makes me feel good about the future still

Zwonder74

2 | 11 hours ago

Dropping a legendary performance but your team almost lose to the hornets is a crazy carry job

CookingLikeChef

2 | 11 hours ago

All the haters in shambles ik they wanted this Loss badly too bad the GOAT delivered tonight

InsertWhittyPhrase

2 | 11 hours ago

Someone post that PJ Hall block on Sengun. That would have been a top highlight if they had won.

jumboponcho | Hawks

2 | 10 hours ago

I honestly think KD calls them bums to their faces, the tweets were all funny except the drone shit

Thorlolita | Rockets

2 | 10 hours ago

Team is looking freshly restarted

DryUnderstanding3833

1 | 11 hours ago

Arguably kds most well rounded game for the rockets

ConnectSpring9 | Hornets

1 | 11 hours ago

If Moussa could slow down Wemby I think he would’ve been able to slow down KD as well. Oh well, tough loss, and not much you can do when your big 3 shit the bed and your other 2 starters are suspended. At least we kept it competitive, onto the next

MembershipSingle7137

1 | 11 hours ago

KDF is 1-0 since the files released

The-Pharcyde | Raptors

1 | 11 hours ago

The boys are safe from getoffmydickerson tonight!

datdamndeuce

1 | 10 hours ago

“0 tweets”

Lame.

handgredave | Hornets

1 | 10 hours ago

Oh boy, we’re going to get wrecked tomorrow aren’t we

ChampagneAbuelo | Raptors

-4 | 10 hours ago

Sengun being an All-Star is a crazy stain on the league man

The Houston Rockets (34-20) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (26-30), 105-101. Kevin Durant leads the way with 35 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks, and 0 tweets.