Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
22
9
31
918
794
43
17
40
88
38
43
14
9
64
31
10
41
7
22
10
14
25
102
4
810
25
3
2022
99
5
72
31
43
69
14
83
31
75
52
37
2324
6060
1213
55
5
2224
1010
45
41
41
100
511
32
543
03
46
12
31
2926
6060
8
2
25
20
9
45
7
3
43
6
1
7
3
7
5
3
23
60
10
5
50
22
9
41
2
1
50
9
4
13
1
5
2
7
24
60
12
5
42
22
10
45
4
4
100
5
3
8
0
4
1
3
29
60
13
5
38
24
10
42
1
1
100
11
2
13
3
6
2
1
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
35
4
12
33
1
9
11
1
1
100
1
2
3
4
3
0
0
4
10
20
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
33
12
19
63
8
11
73
4
4
100
0
7
7
6
2
1
1
1
36
16
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
28
5
5
100
0
0
0
1
3
33
1
7
8
1
0
1
6
4
11
16
none
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
True
27
2
7
29
1
2
50
0
2
0
0
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
5
15
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
26
5
16
31
4
12
33
0
0
0
3
1
4
3
0
1
1
2
14
9
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
24
5
13
38
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
0
0
3
2
12
6
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
22
2
8
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
5
4
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
19
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
3
5
11
none
Joey
Dorsey
Joey Dorsey
False
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
3
5
0
1
0
1
5
1
1
none
Nick
Johnson
Nick Johnson
False
2
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
-1
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Alexey
Shved
Alexey Shved
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
January
2015
Friday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Pelicans
New Orleans
False
Hornets
Charlotte
Eastern Conference
Southeast
10
23
33
387
388
18
3
17
76
29
38
26
22
85
34
7
41
9
15
6
16
17
83
4
36
01
3
2120
107
5
56
55
98
106
22
128
22
34
15
56
2520
6060
36
20
56
1520
93
6
411
39
9
612
03
615
32
62
00
23
2315
6060
3
0
0
21
10
48
5
5
100
10
2
12
2
3
1
5
25
60
6
1
17
20
7
35
6
5
83
6
2
8
2
4
5
6
20
60
3
2
67
15
9
60
4
3
75
6
0
6
3
6
0
2
23
60
6
0
0
20
3
15
11
9
82
12
3
15
2
2
0
3
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kemba
Walker
Kemba Walker
True
34
4
11
36
1
3
33
3
3
100
1
0
1
5
1
1
1
1
12
-13
none
Gerald
Henderson
Gerald Henderson
True
31
7
14
50
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
16
-14
none
Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
True
28
6
15
40
0
0
0
4
4
100
2
6
8
2
0
2
3
3
16
-7
none
Cody
Zeller
Cody Zeller
True
26
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
3
1
1
3
2
6
-12
none
Bismack
Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo
True
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
7
10
70
2
5
7
0
0
3
0
3
9
-11
none
Gary
Neal
Gary Neal
False
26
3
7
43
0
2
0
4
5
80
0
6
6
2
1
1
3
2
10
-19
none
Jason
Maxiell
Jason Maxiell
False
22
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
0
2
4
-8
none
Marvin
Williams
Marvin Williams
False
16
1
4
25
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
3
0
none
P.J.
Hairston
P.J. Hairston
False
13
1
6
17
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
-6
none
Brian
Roberts
Brian Roberts
False
13
1
7
14
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
0
5
-6
none
Noah
Vonleh
Noah Vonleh
False
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Lance
Stephenson
Lance Stephenson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
January
2015
Friday
Time Warner Cable Arena
Charlotte
Cavaliers
Cleveland
True
The Houston Rockets ( 22 - 9 ) defeated the Charlotte Hornets ( 10 - 23 ) 102 - 83 on Wednesday . Houston snapped their two - game losing streak with the win . Josh Smith continues to struggle with his shot since moving into the starting lineup three games ago , but he had a productive night in other categories , finishing with a line of five points , four rebounds , three assists , three steals and three blocks in 28 minutes . The Rockets had a poor showing on offense Wednesday . It was their defense that got the win . They held the Hornets to 38 percent shooting from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc . Houston will go on the road to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday . Charlotte has lost four straight , and with Al Jefferson ( groin ) expected to miss at least the next four weeks , it 's getting hard to find reasons to think the Hornets could climb back into the playoff conversation this season . Lance Stephenson ( pelvic ) has started to do some work in practice but is n't considered too close to returning . Most of Charlotte 's options in the frontcourt right now are underwhelming , but Michael Kidd-Gilchrist showed up well Wednesday with 16 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes . They 'll return home to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday .
The Houston Rockets (22 - 9) defeated the Charlotte Hornets (10 - 23) 102 - 83 on Wednesday. Houston snapped their two - game losing streak with the win. Josh Smith continues to struggle with his shot since moving into the starting lineup three games ago, but he had a productive night in other categories, finishing with a line of five points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks in 28 minutes. The Rockets had a poor showing on offense Wednesday. It was their defense that got the win. They held the Hornets to 38 percent shooting from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc. Houston will go on the road to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Charlotte has lost four straight, and with Al Jefferson (groin) expected to miss at least the next four weeks, it's getting hard to find reasons to think the Hornets could climb back into the playoff conversation this season. Lance Stephenson (pelvic) has started to do some work in practice but isn't considered too close to returning. Most of Charlotte's options in the frontcourt right now are underwhelming, but Michael Kidd-Gilchrist showed up well Wednesday with 16 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes. They'll return home to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
The Houston Rockets (22 - 9) defeated the Charlotte Hornets (10 - 23) 102 - 83 on Wednesday. Houston snapped their two - game losing streak with the win. Josh Smith continues to struggle with his shot since moving into the starting lineup three games ago, but he had a productive night in other categories, finishing with a line of five points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks in 28 minutes. The Rockets had a poor showing on offense Wednesday. It was their defense that got the win. They held the Hornets to 38 percent shooting from the field and 17 percent from beyond the arc. Houston will go on the road to face the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Charlotte has lost four straight, and with Al Jefferson (groin) expected to miss at least the next four weeks, it's getting hard to find reasons to think the Hornets could climb back into the playoff conversation this season. Lance Stephenson (pelvic) has started to do some work in practice but isn't considered too close to returning. Most of Charlotte's options in the frontcourt right now are underwhelming, but Michael Kidd-Gilchrist showed up well Wednesday with 16 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes. They'll return home to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
<GAME> <DATE> 31 December 2014 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 9 <QTRS> 23 24 29 26 <TEAM-AST> 22 <3PT> 17 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 2 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Hornets <CITY> Charlotte <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 83 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 23 <QTRS> 25 20 23 15 <TEAM-AST> 15 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 29 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 16 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 January 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Time Warner Cable Arena <NEXT-CITY> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Cavaliers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 36 <FG> 12 19 63 <FG3> 8 11 73 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 4 12 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 5 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 9 11 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Johnson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joey Dorsey <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexey Shved <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Kidd-Gilchrist <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Henderson <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kemba Walker <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Neal <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bismack Biyombo <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 9 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 7 10 70 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cody Zeller <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brian Roberts <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Maxiell <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marvin Williams <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Hairston <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lance Stephenson <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Noah Vonleh <TEAM> Charlotte Hornets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none