Overview
- Tipoff is 7:00pm ET at Spectrum Center, with coverage on FanDuel Sports Network and NBA League Pass.
- Charlotte will be without Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate due to suspensions, and guard Coby White remains out with a right calf issue and has yet to debut.
- Houston lists Fred VanVleet (knee) and Steven Adams (ankle) as out for the matchup.
- The Hornets won 10 of their final 11 games before the break and took the first meeting this month 109-99 in Houston.
- Kevin Durant has led the Rockets in scoring in four of their last five games before the break and scored 31 in the earlier loss to Charlotte.