Top Performers
Points
24
Bridges
CHA
Rebounds
11
Smith Jr.
HOU
Assists
8
Ball
CHA
Threes
5
Ball
CHA
43-99 (43.4%)
FG%
37-89 (41.6%)
13-42 (31.0%)
3PM
10-36 (27.8%)
15-19 (78.9%)
FTM
17-24 (70.8%)
60
Rebounds
44
21
Offensive Rebounds
11
39
Defensive Rebounds
33
23
Assists
25
4
Steals
8
8
Blocks
6
11
Turnovers
11
20
Points Off Turnovers
10
22
Fastbreak Points
12
54
Points In Paint
50
17
Second Chance Points
11
16
Fouls
15
2
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
34
Biggest Lead
0
14
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2024-25 Western
HOU CHA
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 68 | 14 | .829 | |
| 2 |  Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 16.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 4 |  Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 18.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 19.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 8 |  Grizzlies | 48 | 34 | .585 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 28.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 29.0 |
| 11 |  Suns | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 12 |  Trail Blazers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 32.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 34.0 |
| 14 |  Pelicans | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz | 17 | 65 | .207 | 51.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cavaliers | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Celtics | 61 | 21 | .744 | 3.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 13.0 |
| 4 |  Pacers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 |
| 5 |  Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
| 6 |  Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 20.0 |
| 7 |  Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23.0 |
| 8 |  Hawks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 9 |  Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 |
| 10 |  Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 |
| 11 |  Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 12 |  Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  76ers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Hornets | 19 | 63 | .232 | 45.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards | 18 | 64 | .220 | 46.0 |
Game Summary
The Charlotte Hornets were decisively beaten by the Houston Rockets, 114 to 101, on December 23.
Game Info
December 23, 2024
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
#61 Courtney Kirkland (Head Official)
#63 Derek Richardson
#37 Eric Dalen
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Thompson #1 | 38 | 19 | 11 (5) | 3 | 1 | 3 | +17 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 57.8 |
J. Smith Jr. #10 | 35 | 21 | 11 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +25 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 63.1 |
A. Sengun #28 | 27 | 16 | 8 (4) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 60.6 |
J. Green #4 | 24 | 6 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
F. VanVleet #5 | 29 | 20 | 5 (0) | 6 | 0 | 1 | +16 | 2 | 2 | 8-16 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 60.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Whitmore #7 | 27 | 17 | 8 (3) | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 53.1 |
R. Sheppard #15 | 19 | 3 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 21.4 |
J. Tate #8 | 15 | 6 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 79.8 |
S. Adams #12 | 12 | 2 | 8 (4) | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 53.2 |
J. Green #32 | 7 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Landale #2 | 5 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. Holiday #0 | 3 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
D. Brooks #9 | |||||||||||||
T. Eason #17 | |||||||||||||
N. Williams #19 | |||||||||||||
N. Dante #3 | |||||||||||||
J. McVeigh #58 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 114 | 60 (21) | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 43-99 | 13-42 | 15-19 | 53.1 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bridges #0 | 29 | 24 | 8 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 64.0 |
C. Martin #17 | 32 | 6 | 5 (2) | 4 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
M. Williams #5 | 19 | 12 | 9 (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 58.8 |
J. Green #10 | 31 | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
L. Ball #1 | 30 | 23 | 5 (1) | 8 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 9-18 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 63.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jeffries #3 | 19 | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 1 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 29.1 |
T. Salaün #31 | 19 | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Diabaté #14 | 16 | 14 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 90.2 |
V. Micić #18 | 14 | 3 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
N. Richards #2 | 13 | 6 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 49.3 |
I. Wong #21 | 8 | 2 | 2 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
S. Curry #30 | 6 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
N. Smith Jr. #8 | 3 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 106.4 |
T. Gibson #67 | |||||||||||||
G. Williams #2 | |||||||||||||
T. Mann #23 | |||||||||||||
B. Miller #24 | |||||||||||||
KJ Simpson #25 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CHA | 101 | 44 (11) | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 37-89 | 10-36 | 17-24 | 50.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Smith Jr. makes 12' stepback
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 11:27
J. Green makes running finger roll
Assisted by F. VanVleet
1Q 10:11
J. Smith Jr. makes cutting layup
Assisted by A. Thompson
1Q 09:29
F. VanVleet makes 13' driving floater
1Q 08:42
M. Williams makes layup
Assisted by M. Bridges
1Q 08:27
8-2
M. Williams makes free throw 1/1
1Q 08:27
8-3
L. Ball makes 3' driving bank floater
1Q 07:02
8-5
F. VanVleet makes 13' pullup
1Q 06:44
10-5
L. Ball makes 18' stepback
1Q 06:32
10-7
A. Sengun makes 13' floater
Assisted by J. Green
1Q 05:59
12-7
L. Ball makes 29' stepback three
1Q 05:38
12-10
A. Thompson makes 7' driving bank floater
1Q 05:28
14-10
F. VanVleet makes 29' running pullup three
1Q 05:08
17-10
F. VanVleet makes driving finger roll
1Q 04:39
19-10
J. Tate makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:28
20-10
J. Tate makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:28
21-10
F. VanVleet makes 26' three
Assisted by J. Tate
1Q 02:47
24-10
S. Adams makes putback layup
1Q 02:14
26-10
N. Richards makes cutting layup
Assisted by V. Micić
1Q 01:53
26-12
N. Richards makes free throw 1/1
1Q 01:53
26-13
J. Tate makes 23' three
Assisted by F. VanVleet
1Q 01:38
29-13
C. Whitmore makes 6' driving floater
Assisted by F. VanVleet
1Q 01:03
31-13
M. Diabaté makes dunk
Assisted by V. Micić
1Q 00:41
31-15
A. Sengun makes 2' driving hook shot
2Q 11:21
33-15
M. Diabaté makes dunk
2Q 11:10
33-17
C. Whitmore makes 26' pullup three
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 10:25
36-17
A. Thompson makes 25' three
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 09:56
39-17
M. Williams makes 8' floater
Assisted by J. Green
2Q 08:57
39-19
R. Sheppard makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Smith Jr.
2Q 08:44
42-19
M. Bridges makes dunk
Assisted by L. Ball
2Q 08:35
42-21
A. Sengun makes 26' three
Assisted by R. Sheppard
2Q 08:26
45-21
M. Williams makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:42
45-22
A. Sengun makes tip layup
2Q 07:05
47-22
M. Williams makes 6' turnaround hook shot
2Q 06:16
47-24
J. Smith Jr. makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
2Q 06:00
50-24
L. Ball makes 32' three
2Q 04:43
50-27
J. Green makes driving finger roll
Assisted by F. VanVleet
2Q 04:14
52-27
F. VanVleet makes free throw 1/1
2Q 02:58
53-27
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:53
54-27
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:53
55-27
C. Martin makes driving finger roll
2Q 02:34
55-29
F. VanVleet makes 23' stepback
2Q 02:27
57-29
N. Richards makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:55
57-30
A. Thompson makes 19' pullup
2Q 01:03
59-30
N. Richards makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:30
59-31
F. VanVleet makes 24' three
Assisted by J. Tate
2Q 00:02
62-31
A. Sengun makes 6' driving hook shot
3Q 11:44
64-31
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/1
3Q 11:44
65-31
L. Ball makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Williams
3Q 11:31
65-34
A. Thompson makes putback layup
3Q 11:16
67-34
A. Thompson makes free throw 1/1
3Q 11:16
68-34
M. Williams makes running alley-oop dunk
Assisted by M. Bridges
3Q 10:44
68-36
A. Thompson makes driving dunk
Assisted by F. VanVleet
3Q 10:24
70-36
L. Ball makes 27' pullup three
3Q 10:13
70-39
L. Ball makes 26' stepback three
3Q 09:37
70-42
M. Bridges makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Ball
3Q 08:59
70-45
M. Bridges makes driving layup
Assisted by L. Ball
3Q 08:31
70-47
A. Thompson makes 23' three
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 08:18
73-47
C. Martin makes 22' pullup
Assisted by L. Ball
3Q 08:04
73-49
J. Smith Jr. makes 26' running three
Assisted by F. VanVleet
3Q 07:27
76-49
N. Richards makes free throw 2/2
3Q 07:08
76-50
J. Green makes running reverse layup
3Q 06:44
78-50
M. Bridges makes driving finger roll
3Q 06:36
78-52
J. Smith Jr. makes putback dunk
3Q 06:16
80-52
L. Ball makes 3' driving floater
3Q 06:04
80-54
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:25
81-54
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:25
82-54
M. Diabaté makes driving dunk
Assisted by L. Ball
3Q 05:12
82-56
F. VanVleet makes driving finger roll
Assisted by A. Sengun
3Q 04:50
84-56
D. Jeffries makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by C. Martin
3Q 04:30
84-58
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:22
85-58
A. Sengun makes free throw 1/2
3Q 04:12
86-58
A. Sengun makes free throw 2/2
3Q 04:12
87-58
M. Diabaté makes cutting layup
Assisted by C. Martin
3Q 04:00
87-60
C. Martin makes running layup
Assisted by L. Ball
3Q 03:34
87-62
L. Ball makes driving finger roll
Assisted by C. Martin
3Q 02:56
87-64
C. Whitmore makes 2' driving floater
3Q 02:25
89-64
C. Whitmore makes running finger roll
Assisted by A. Thompson
3Q 02:02
91-64
J. Tate makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:36
92-64
D. Jeffries makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:14
92-65
D. Jeffries makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:14
92-66
M. Bridges makes alley-oop layup
Assisted by M. Williams
4Q 11:46
92-68
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/1
4Q 11:46
92-69
A. Thompson makes running dunk
4Q 10:55
94-69
V. Micić makes 27' three
Assisted by M. Williams
4Q 10:41
94-72
J. Smith Jr. makes 18' stepback
4Q 10:23
96-72
M. Williams makes free throw 1/2
4Q 10:05
96-73
M. Williams makes free throw 2/2
4Q 10:05
96-74
A. Thompson makes layup
Assisted by S. Adams
4Q 09:34
98-74
C. Whitmore makes 25' running three
Assisted by S. Adams
4Q 09:14
101-74
J. Smith Jr. makes 12' fadeaway
Assisted by S. Adams
4Q 08:23
103-74
M. Bridges makes driving finger roll
4Q 07:33
103-76
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:07
104-76
J. Smith Jr. makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:07
105-76
M. Bridges makes driving layup
Assisted by L. Ball
4Q 06:55
105-78
J. Green makes 23' three
Assisted by M. Bridges
4Q 06:20
105-81
M. Bridges makes driving layup
Assisted by L. Ball
4Q 05:49
105-83
C. Whitmore makes 28' pullup three
4Q 05:35
108-83
M. Bridges makes 25' pullup three
Assisted by C. Martin
4Q 05:16
108-86
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/1
4Q 05:16
108-87
M. Bridges makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:53
108-88
M. Bridges makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:53
108-89
M. Diabaté makes running dunk
Assisted by I. Wong
4Q 03:10
108-91
C. Whitmore makes driving dunk
Assisted by R. Sheppard
4Q 03:05
110-91
N. Smith Jr. makes 29' pullup three
Assisted by T. Salaün
4Q 02:23
110-94
I. Wong makes running finger roll
Assisted by T. Salaün
4Q 01:50
110-96
M. Diabaté makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:31
110-97
M. Diabaté makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:31
110-98
A. Holiday makes driving finger roll
4Q 01:14
112-98
A. Holiday makes 8' turnaround jump shot
4Q 00:25
114-98
N. Smith Jr. makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:23
114-99
M. Diabaté makes driving dunk
Assisted by I. Wong
4Q 00:13
114-101
43-99 (43.4%)
FG%
37-89 (41.6%)
13-42 (31.0%)
3PM
10-36 (27.8%)
15-19 (78.9%)
FTM
17-24 (70.8%)
60
Rebounds
44
21
Offensive Rebounds
11
39
Defensive Rebounds
33
23
Assists
25
4
Steals
8
8
Blocks
6
11
Turnovers
11
20
Points Off Turnovers
10
22
Fastbreak Points
12
54
Points In Paint
50
17
Second Chance Points
11
16
Fouls
15
2
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
34
Biggest Lead
0
14
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
