When the Houston Rockets (33-20) and Charlotte Hornets (26-29) meet one another at Spectrum Center on Thursday, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET, Alperen Sengun and LaMelo Ball are two players to watch.
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Rockets vs. Hornets: Feb. 19 Viewing Options
Game day: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Game time: 7 p.m. ET
TV channel: SCHN and FDSSE
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena: Spectrum Center
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Rockets’ 2025-26 Stats
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Rockets vs. Hornets Top Players
Rockets
Sengun puts up 20.7 points per game while also adding 9.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists.
Kevin Durant scores 25.8 points per game, also adding 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists.
Reed Sheppard is the top active three-point shooter for the Rockets, knocking down 2.4 per game.
Sheppard records 1.4 steals per game. Jabari Smith Jr. collects 1.0 block a game.
Hornets
Kon Knueppel has the top Hornets spot in two categories among active players: scoring (18.9 points per game) and rebounding (5.5 rebounds per game). He also dishes out 3.6 assists per contest.
Ball has per-game averages of 19.3 points, 7.4 assists and 4.8 rebounds this season.
Knueppel cashes in on 3.4 treys per game.
The Hornets’ defensive effort gets a lift from Ball’s 1.1 steals and Ryan Kalkbrenner’s 1.5 blocks per game.
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Rockets vs. Hornets Injury Report
Rockets
Rockets:
Fred VanVleet: Out For Season (Acl),
Steven Adams: Out For Season (Ankle)
Hornets
Hornets:
Coby White: Out (Calf),
Liam McNeeley: Out (Ankle)
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