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Jalen Green scores 36 points to help Rockets rout Hornets 138-104
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jalen Green scored 36 points, rookie Cam Whitmore had a career-high 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Houston Rockets routed the Charlotte Hornets 138-104 on Friday night.
Fred VanVleet had 14 points and Amen Thompson added 13 off the bench for the Rockets. They shot 30 of 40 from the field in the second half and outscored the Hornets 83-51.
Miles Bridges had 21 points for the Hornets. They fell to 5-15 at home.
The Rockets led by two at halftime, then blew it open in the third quarter outscoring the Hornets 44-25 with two of Charlotte’s best scorers in LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller spending the majority of the time on the bench because of foul trouble.
The Rockets put the game away with four straight 3s on their first four possessions to open the fourth quarter - the first three by Whitmore - pushing the lead to 31.
“I mean, it shows that our identity is when we guard at that level, we are in good shape, and so anytime we can get stops and not have to play in the half court every time at a slower pace, it benefits a lot of guys," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “We are going to get back to the identity of guarding instead of just getting in track meets up and down with teams like we have lately.”
Whitmore, the No. 20 overall pick in the 2023 draft, started cold from the floor, then began to drive to the basket and make plays. That gave him some confidence, and the onslaught of 3-pointers soon followed.
“I got it going and my teammates and coaches just said keep letting it fly, and if you're open shoot it,” Whitmore said. “So they had the confidence in me.”
The Rockets were 5 of 22 from beyond the arc for the first three quarters, then made 7 of 8 3s to start the fourth quarter.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford said his team had the “wrong attitude” in the third quarter and he didn't like the body language.
“It was the refs' fault, it was my teammate's fault,” Clifford said. “We've got to have the right attitude.”
Houston had lost five of its previous six games, but the Rockets were able to rest their starters for the majority of the fourth quarter after building a 37-point lead which could help them in tomorrow night's game at Brooklyn.
“We needed this one bad,” Whitmore said. “Coach has preached just be tough and take that anger into the next game and that's what we did. So we have to keep this momentum going.”
Green, who came in averaging 17.4 points per game, scored 17 points in the decisive third quarter and finished the game with 12 of 20 from the field and 11 of 12 from the foul line, seemingly scoring at will on strong drivers and jumpers against the lifeless Hornets. He also had nine rebounds and four assists.
The Rockets won despite playing without Jabari Smith, who sat out with an ankle injury.
The Hornets are struggling to find their way after trading away leading scorer Terry Rozier to the Miami Heat.
They received Kyle Lowry in return, but general manager Mitch Kupchak said after the trade the team has no plans to bring him to Charlotte before the trade deadline as he looks to get something in return for the veteran point guard. It's likely the Hornets will reach a buyout with Lowry if they can't trade him.
“We don't have much margin for error,” Clifford said of his team, which continues to play without injured starters Gordon Hayward and Mark Williams.
UP NEXT
Rockets: At Brooklyn on Saturday night.
Hornets: Host Utah on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 |  | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:34 |  | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 0-5 |
| 11:08 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-5 |
| 10:49 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Cody Martin misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving reverse layup | 2-7 |
| 10:07 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | Cody Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:04 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:51 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 9:51 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-7 |
| 9:33 | | Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Jump ball. Alperen Sengun vs. Nick Richards (Fred VanVleet gains possession) | ||
| 9:19 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Cody Martin's two point running layup | ||
| 8:59 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Nick Richards misses two point layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:26 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 8:18 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-7 |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Miller assists) | 10-9 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 12-9 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 12-11 |
| 7:25 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 7:25 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-11 |
| 7:12 | | Fred VanVleet blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 14-13 |
| 6:37 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot | 14-16 |
| 6:11 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 16-16 |
| 5:55 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-16 |
| 5:41 | | Ish Smith turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:23 | | Nick Richards blocks Alperen Sengun's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Nick Richards blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback dunk | 19-16 |
| 4:48 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 4:48 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 |
| 4:28 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | P.J. Washington misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-20 |
| 3:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 21-20 |
| 3:50 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:50 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-20 |
| 3:26 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:24 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot | 25-20 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Frank Ntilikina makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 25-23 |
| 2:55 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 25-25 |
| 2:27 | | Ish Smith shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 2:27 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:25 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Frank Ntilikina misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 28-25 |
| 1:38 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 28-28 |
| 1:18 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:18 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:18 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:18 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:18 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Charge) (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:52 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Fred VanVleet blocks P.J. Washington's two point running layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 0:38 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:14 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 30-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point cutting dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 32-28 |
| 11:28 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:28 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-29 |
| 11:28 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:25 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving layup (Jock Landale assists) | 34-29 |
| 10:55 | | Ish Smith misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point layup | ||
| 10:44 | | Cam Whitmore offensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Nick Smith Jr. shooting foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | ||
| 10:44 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-29 |
| 10:44 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-29 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-31 |
| 10:09 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot | 36-33 |
| 9:39 | | P.J. Washington blocks Jock Landale's two point dunk | ||
| 9:33 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-34 |
| 9:28 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:26 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ish Smith assists) | 36-36 |
| 8:40 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 8:22 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Jump ball. Jock Landale vs. Leaky Black (Amen Thompson gains possession) | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point turnaround jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 38-36 |
| 7:54 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point turnaround hook shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 40-36 |
| 7:31 | | Leaky Black misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | P.J. Washington turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:46 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 43-36 |
| 6:44 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 43-39 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving floating jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 45-39 |
| 5:58 | | Jock Landale technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:58 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 45-40 |
| 5:52 | | Jock Landale blocks Nick Richards's two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 5:48 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running layup | 45-42 |
| 5:32 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:24 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-43 |
| 5:24 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-44 |
| 5:03 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point running layup | 45-46 |
| 4:56 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:41 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Leaky Black defensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-47 |
| 4:28 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-48 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists) | 47-48 |
| 3:44 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Leaky Black's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Leaky Black misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Leaky Black offensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Leaky Black draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | +1 | Leaky Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-49 |
| 3:42 | | Leaky Black misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:38 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | P.J. Washington misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Cody Martin technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:57 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 48-49 |
| 2:39 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-50 |
| 2:31 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-51 |
| 2:20 | | Leaky Black personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | P.J. Washington blocks Dillon Brooks's two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:17 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Rockets turnover (5-second violation) | ||
| 1:56 | | Cody Martin misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:55 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Leaky Black personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point hook shot (Jalen Green assists) | 50-51 |
| 1:31 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:21 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Cam Whitmore offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Nick Richards blocks Cam Whitmore's two point putback layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Cody Martin misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point putback layup | 50-53 |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup | 52-53 |
| 0:33 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 53-53 |
| 0:16 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 55-53 |
| 0:00 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 58-53 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 58-55 |
| 11:09 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-55 |
| 11:09 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-55 |
| 10:49 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:34 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:34 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-55 |
| 10:22 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 61-58 |
| 10:11 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point finger roll layup (Jalen Green assists) | 63-58 |
| 10:00 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 63-60 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 65-60 |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point cutting finger roll layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 65-62 |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists) | 67-62 |
| 9:03 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving reverse layup | 69-62 |
| 8:43 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 70-62 |
| 8:26 | | Dillon Brooks blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:25 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Brandon Miller misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving reverse layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 72-62 |
| 8:14 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:14 | | Dillon Brooks misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:11 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:40 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (Nick Richards assists) | 72-64 |
| 7:09 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 75-64 |
| 6:46 | | Miles Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 77-64 |
| 6:28 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Ish Smith's two point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 79-64 |
| 5:57 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point running layup | 81-64 |
| 5:52 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point pullup jump shot | 81-67 |
| 5:10 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 5:07 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 81-68 |
| 5:07 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-69 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving hook shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 83-69 |
| 4:39 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | Leaky Black shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 4:35 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-69 |
| 4:35 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-69 |
| 4:18 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 4:18 | | Leaky Black shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-69 |
| 4:18 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-69 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 87-71 |
| 4:05 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 4:05 | | P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:03 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Ish Smith shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-71 |
| 3:44 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-71 |
| 3:29 | | Cam Whitmore personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | Amen Thompson misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 3:08 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point driving layup (Amen Thompson assists) | 91-71 |
| 2:56 | | Cam Whitmore shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Cam Whitmore technical foul (Double) | ||
| 2:56 | | LaMelo Ball technical foul (Double) | ||
| 2:56 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:56 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 91-72 |
| 2:43 | | P.J. Washington blocks Amen Thompson's two point layup | ||
| 2:43 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Jock Landale misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:43 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point tip layup | 93-72 |
| 2:33 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Frank Ntilikina draws the foul) | ||
| 2:33 | | +1 | Frank Ntilikina makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-73 |
| 2:33 | | +1 | Frank Ntilikina makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-74 |
| 2:14 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jock Landale steals) | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point layup (Cam Whitmore assists) | 95-74 |
| 1:52 | | Ish Smith shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 96-74 |
| 1:39 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting layup (Jock Landale assists) | 98-74 |
| 1:30 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-74 |
| 1:16 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 0:57 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-75 |
| 0:57 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-76 |
| 0:42 | | Jae'Sean Tate turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 0:27 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 99-78 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 11:44 | | Fred VanVleet blocks LaMelo Ball's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 102-78 |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 102-80 |
| 11:23 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:21 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point bank jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 105-80 |
| 10:54 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Brandon Miller's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Nick Richards misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 108-80 |
| 10:23 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Aaron Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 111-80 |
| 10:12 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:56 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 113-80 |
| 9:32 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 113-83 |
| 9:10 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Cam Whitmore assists) | 116-83 |
| 8:47 | | P.J. Washington misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Nick Smith Jr. personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot | 118-83 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 118-85 |
| 7:44 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 121-85 |
| 7:39 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-86 |
| 7:39 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 121-87 |
| 7:25 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 124-87 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point turnaround hook shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 124-89 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 126-89 |
| 6:45 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | James Bouknight misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Nate Hinton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +2 | Aaron Holiday makes two point driving floating jump shot | 128-89 |
| 6:07 | | Ish Smith misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Amen Thompson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Bryce McGowens makes two point driving layup | 128-91 |
| 5:33 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (bad pass) (JT Thor steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | Nate Hinton blocks JT Thor's two point running layup | ||
| 5:28 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Bryce McGowens misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Nate Hinton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:48 | | Bryce McGowens misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Nate Hinton defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Nate Hinton makes two point running layup | 130-91 |
| 4:18 | | JT Thor misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Boban Marjanovic makes two point finger roll layup (Nate Hinton assists) | 132-91 |
| 3:55 | | James Bouknight misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Nathan Mensah blocks Jermaine Samuels Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 3:45 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Bryce McGowens makes two point driving layup (Ish Smith assists) | 132-93 |
| 3:11 | | Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Boban Marjanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | Boban Marjanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:11 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Boban Marjanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 133-93 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Bryce McGowens makes two point stepback jump shot (Nathan Mensah assists) | 133-95 |
| 2:44 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | James Bouknight makes two point running reverse layup (JT Thor assists) | 133-97 |
| 2:21 | | Nate Hinton misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Jermaine Samuels Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Bryce McGowens personal foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Reggie Bullock Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 136-97 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | James Bouknight makes three point pullup jump shot | 136-100 |
| 1:48 | | Nathan Mensah personal foul (Boban Marjanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Boban Marjanovic turnover (bad pass) (JT Thor steals) | ||
| 1:35 | | Nick Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Bullock Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:28 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | JT Thor defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | James Bouknight misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Nathan Mensah steals) | ||
| 1:19 | | Nate Hinton shooting foul (JT Thor draws the foul) | ||
| 1:19 | | +1 | JT Thor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 136-101 |
| 1:19 | | +1 | JT Thor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 136-102 |
| 1:09 | | +2 | Reggie Bullock Jr. makes two point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 138-102 |
| 0:59 | | James Bouknight misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Jermaine Samuels Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Nate Hinton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:35 | | Nate Hinton shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 138-103 |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 138-104 |
| 0:11 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:11 |
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+ 1 | Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:35 |
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+ 1 | Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:35 |
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Nate Hinton shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul) | 0:35 |
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Nate Hinton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | 0:47 |
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Jermaine Samuels Jr. defensive rebound | 0:57 |
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James Bouknight misses three point jump shot | 0:59 |
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+ 2 | Reggie Bullock Jr. makes two point jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 1:09 |
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+ 1 | JT Thor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:19 |
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+ 1 | JT Thor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1:19 |
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Nate Hinton shooting foul (JT Thor draws the foul) | 1:19 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 138 | 104 |
| Field Goals | 50-89 (56.2%) | 35-85 (41.2%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-33 (39.4%) | 9-29 (31.0%) |
| Free Throws | 25-31 (80.6%) | 25-32 (78.1%) |
| Total Rebounds | 60 | 42 |
| Offensive | 11 | 5 |
| Defensive | 42 | 27 |
| Team | 7 | 10 |
| Assists | 34 | 20 |
| Steals | 7 | 6 |
| Blocks | 10 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 13 |
| Fouls | 20 | 25 |
| Technicals | 2 | 2 |
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J. Green SG | 19.6 PPG | 5.2 RPG | 3.5 APG | 42.3 FG% |
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M. Bridges PF | 21.0 PPG | 7.3 RPG | 3.3 APG | 46.2 FG% |
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J. Green SG | 36 PTS | 9 REB | 4 AST | |
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M. Bridges PF | 21 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 36 | 9 | 4 | 12/20 | 1/7 | 11/12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | +15 | 52 |
| F. VanVleet | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +26 | 30 |
| D. Brooks | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 15 |
| A. Sengun | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +18 | 30 |
| J. Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 2 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 36 | 9 | 4 | 12/20 | 1/7 | 11/12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | +15 | 52 |
| F. VanVleet | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +26 | 30 |
| D. Brooks | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 15 |
| A. Sengun | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +18 | 30 |
| J. Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 2 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Whitmore | 24 | 11 | 2 | 9/18 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | +26 | 39 |
| A. Thompson | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 4/6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +25 | 36 |
| A. Holiday | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 21 |
| J. Landale | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +16 | 18 |
| R. Bullock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Marjanovic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| J. Tate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +13 | 2 |
| N. Hinton | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| J. Samuels | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
| V. Oladipo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Eason | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 138 | 53 | 34 | 50/89 | 13/33 | 25/31 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 42 | +170 | 264 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7/11 | 2/4 | 5/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -29 | 31 |
| L. Ball | 15 | 2 | 8 | 6/16 | 2/9 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -25 | 32 |
| N. Richards | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 8/11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -18 | 26 |
| C. Martin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 7 |
| B. Miller | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -25 | 10 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7/11 | 2/4 | 5/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -29 | 31 |
| L. Ball | 15 | 2 | 8 | 6/16 | 2/9 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -25 | 32 |
| N. Richards | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 8/11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -18 | 26 |
| C. Martin | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 7 |
| B. Miller | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -25 | 10 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Washington | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -23 | 19 |
| N. Smith Jr. | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 8 |
| B. McGowens | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
| F. Ntilikina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 5 |
| J. Bouknight | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| J. Thor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| L. Black | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 5 |
| I. Smith | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -24 | 8 |
| N. Mensah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| K. Lowry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Hayward | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Bailey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Williams | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 104 | 32 | 20 | 35/85 | 9/29 | 25/32 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 27 | -170 | 176 |
