Ball has 34 points and 11 assists in return from ankle injury to lead Hornets over Rockets 110-105
HOUSTON (AP) LaMelo Ball had 34 points and 11 assists in his return from an ankle injury and Grant Williams made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left to give the Charlotte Hornets a 110-105 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Jalen Green scored five quick points to tie it before Williams put the Hornets on top with his step-back 3 to make it 106-103. Ball, who was playing in his first regular-season game since Jan. 26, added two free throws after that to secure the victory.
Green led Houston with 28 points and Alperen Sengun added 25 points and 18 rebounds in his return after missing the last 19 games of last season with a severely sprained ankle.
Hornets: This team has been plagued by injuries in recent years and the problems continued in the opener with young star Brandon Miller sitting out the second half with soreness in his left hip. They’ll need to keep him, Ball and Miles Bridges healthy if they hope to return to the playoffs after an eight-year drought.
Rockets: They need to play more consistently for four quarters after leading by double figures for most of the first three quarters before letting the Hornets get back into it late.
The Hornets used a 10-0 run that spanned from late in the third quarter to early in the fourth to close the gap and put themselves in position for the win after trailing for most of the game.
Houston shot 36.9% from the field while the Hornets made 44.7% of their shots.
The Rockets host the Grizzlies on Friday night and the Hornets visit Atlanta.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nick Richards vs. Alperen Sengun (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | |||
11:42 | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | |||
11:40 | Nick Richards defensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | |||
11:26 | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:26 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:26 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | Nick Richards blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | |||
11:12 | Cody Martin defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Cody Martin misses two point running pullup jump shot | |||
11:07 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:59 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | |||
10:50 | Dillon Brooks misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:49 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:40 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
10:28 | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | |||
10:28 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
10:21 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point running jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 3-0 | |
9:59 | LaMelo Ball blocks Fred VanVleet's two point pullup jump shot | |||
9:56 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | |||
9:54 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 3-2 | |
9:32 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:31 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | Nick Richards shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | |||
9:24 | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 | |
9:24 | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 | |
9:06 | Nick Richards turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
8:54 | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving layup | |||
8:52 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | |||
8:52 | Alperen Sengun misses two point putback layup | |||
8:48 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | |||
8:48 | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | |||
8:48 | Cody Martin defensive rebound | |||
8:40 | +3 | Cody Martin makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 6-4 | |
8:30 | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:28 | Nick Richards defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
8:11 | Jalen Green defensive rebound | |||
8:01 | Nick Richards blocks Alperen Sengun's two point turnaround hook shot | |||
8:00 | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | |||
7:59 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup | 6-6 | |
7:59 | Nick Richards shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | |||
7:59 | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-7 | |
7:43 | Moussa Diabate misses two point hook shot | |||
7:42 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:29 | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 6-10 | |
7:12 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 8-10 | |
7:02 | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
6:45 | Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
6:44 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
6:37 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
6:26 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 11-10 | |
6:26 | Dillon Brooks shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | |||
6:26 | Rockets 60 second timeout | |||
6:26 | +1 | Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-10 | |
6:15 | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving dunk | 12-12 | |
6:02 | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving layup | |||
6:01 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
5:50 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 12-14 | |
5:24 | Vasilije Micic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
5:23 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
5:10 | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 12-16 | |
4:47 | Vasilije Micic misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
4:46 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:38 | Tre Mann blocks Dillon Brooks's two point driving layup | |||
4:38 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
4:23 | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | |||
4:21 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
4:10 | Reed Sheppard blocks Vasilije Micic's two point driving layup | |||
4:07 | Vasilije Micic offensive rebound | |||
4:04 | Grant Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:02 | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | |||
3:47 | Alperen Sengun turnover (lost ball) (Moussa Diabate steals) | |||
3:43 | Tre Mann misses three point running jump shot | |||
3:41 | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | |||
3:36 | Tre Mann shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | |||
3:36 | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-17 | |
3:36 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
3:36 | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-18 | |
3:17 | Amen Thompson blocks Tre Mann's two point driving layup | |||
3:16 | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | |||
3:02 | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Miller steals) | |||
2:57 | Moussa Diabate misses two point running layup | |||
2:55 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
2:53 | Moussa Diabate misses two point layup | |||
2:53 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
2:48 | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Tre Mann draws the foul) | |||
2:48 | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-18 | |
2:48 | +1 | Tre Mann makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 | |
2:38 | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 14-21 | |
2:27 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 16-21 | |
2:15 | Reed Sheppard misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:14 | Jock Landale offensive rebound | |||
2:12 | Jock Landale misses two point putback layup | |||
2:10 | Reed Sheppard offensive rebound | |||
2:10 | Reed Sheppard misses two point tip layup | |||
2:09 | Tre Mann defensive rebound | |||
2:05 | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point running jump shot (Tre Mann assists) | 19-21 | |
1:53 | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Jock Landale assists) | 19-23 | |
1:47 | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point driving dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 21-23 | |
1:34 | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | |||
1:31 | Rockets offensive rebound | |||
1:28 | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 21-26 | |
1:09 | Tre Mann misses three point jump shot | |||
1:08 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
1:05 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
1:04 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | |||
0:50 | Amen Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:50 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
0:33 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
0:31 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | |||
0:15 | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
0:12 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Grant Williams misses two point layup | |||
0:01 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Seth Curry misses two point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:47 | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot | 24-26 | |
11:29 | +2 | Reed Sheppard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-28 | |
11:11 | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Seth Curry draws the foul) | |||
11:11 | +1 | Seth Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-28 | |
11:11 | Seth Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
11:11 | Grant Williams offensive rebound | |||
11:05 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
11:04 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | Reed Sheppard misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
10:46 | Jock Landale offensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +3 | Jock Landale makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 25-31 | |
10:29 | Rockets delay of game violation | |||
10:20 | Jock Landale shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | |||
10:20 | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 | |
10:20 | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-31 | |
10:03 | Amen Thompson misses two point driving layup | |||
10:02 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Cody Martin misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:42 | Tari Eason defensive rebound | |||
9:36 | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk (Tari Eason assists) | 27-33 | |
9:11 |