CHARLOTTE, N.C. — — Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 factors and 11 rebounds, Fred VanVleet added 20 factors and the Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-101 Monday night time for his or her third straight victory.
Amen Thompson had 19 factors and 11 rebounds, and Cam Whitmore scored 17 factors coming off the bench for the Rockets. They led by 34 within the second half after getting an enormous effort from their younger enjoying corps.
Miles Bridges scored 24 factors and LaMelo Ball added 23 for the Hornets, who misplaced 13 of 14.
The Rockets stifled the Hornets early, holding Charlotte to fifteen factors within the first quarter and 1 of 11 from past the arc. The Rockets prolonged their result in 62-31 at halftime as VanVleet scored a 3-pointer simply earlier than the buzzer. Because the Hornets headed to the locker room at halftime, they had been greeted with a cascade of boos from the house crowd.
Rockets: Houston dominated on the glass within the decisive first half, outscoring the Hornets 25-14. On only one journey down the courtroom, the Rockets managed to attain three 3-pointers after grabbing two offensive rebounds. …Aaron Holliday was ejected for arguing with officers after enjoying simply three minutes.
Hornets: Charlotte shot 2 of 20 from past the arc within the first half. This was partly because of Houston’s protection, however principally as a result of Hornets simply not with the ability to knock down open appears to be like.
Thompson made the play of the sport early within the fourth quarter when he ran the size of the courtroom, obtained round Bridges within the lane and threw down a two-handed dunk.
The Rockets topped the Hornets 59-44.
Each groups are on the street Thursday night time, with the Rockets touring to New Orleans and the Hornets to Washington.
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