5-0, 3-0 Away

Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA

3-2, 2-1 Home

Houston Rockets @ Charlotte Hornets

Season Leaders

HOUAvg. Per Game

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Injury Report

Houston Rockets

Name	Status	Est. Return
Alperen SengunA. SengunC	GTDBack	30 Oct
Marcus SmartM. SmartG	GTDForearm	30 Oct
Steven AdamsS. AdamsC	OutCalf	2 Nov

Charlotte Hornets

Name	Status	Est. Return
Coby WhiteC. WhiteG	OutCalf	2 Nov
Kon KnueppelK. KnueppelG	OutHamstring	2 Nov
Grant WilliamsG. WilliamsF	OutHamstring	2 Nov
Kylan BoswellK. BoswellG	OutKnee	2 Nov

Team Stats

HOU

CHA

120.8

Points

104.0

108.8

Points Against

108.2

51%

Field Goal %

41%

45.3

Rebounds

48.0

28.5

Assists

21.5

5.0

Blocks

5.3

9.8

Steals

6.8

Rockets

DATE	OPP	RESULT
29/10/26	@MIL	W132-100
27/10/26	vsATL	W120-110
25/10/26	@ATL	W121-114
24/10/26	@SA	W114-110
22/10/26	vsDAL	W128-110

Hornets

DATE	OPP	RESULT
29/10/26	@DET	L97-89
27/10/26	vsWSH	W110-103
25/10/26	vsMIA	W115-110
24/10/26	vsATL	L128-81
22/10/26	@BKN	W110-103

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Matchups

HOU

Season Matchup

0-0

CHA

5-0

Game 1@ CHA

3-2

5-0

Game 2@ HOU

3-2

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	5	0	1.000	-	W5
Memphis	4	0	1.000	0.5	W4
San Antonio	3	2	.600	2	W3
Dallas	3	2	.600	2	W2
New Orleans	0	4	.000	4.5	L4

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Charlotte	3	2	.600	-	L1
Atlanta	2	3	.400	1	L3
Washington	2	3	.400	1	L2
Orlando	1	3	.250	1.5	L1
Miami	1	4	.200	2	W1

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