As they gear up to square off against the Houston Rockets (33-20) on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Spectrum Center, with tip-off at 7 p.m. ET, the Charlotte Hornets (26-29) have two players currently listed on the injury report. The Rockets also have listed two injured players.

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Rockets vs. Hornets Game Info

When: Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
TV: SCHN and FDSSE
Rockets’ Injury Report

Rockets Injuries:

Fred VanVleet: Out For Season (Acl),

Steven Adams: Out For Season (Ankle)

Rockets’ Top Players (Last 20 Games)

Rockets Stats

Houston outscores opponents by five points per game (scoring 114.6 per game to rank 20th in the league while giving up 109.6 per outing to rank fourth in the NBA) and has a +266 scoring differential overall.
Kevin Durant ranks 12th in the NBA with a team-high 25.8 points per game.
Houston wins the rebound battle by 8.8 boards on average. It collects 48.6 rebounds per game, which ranks first in the league, while its opponents grab 39.8 per contest.
Alperen Sengun paces the Rockets with 9.4 rebounds per game (11th in league play).
Houston knocks down 11.3 three-pointers per game (26th in the league) at a 37% rate (sixth-best in the NBA), compared to the 12.3 its opponents make while shooting 34.9% from deep.
Reed Sheppard is 34th in the league and leads the Rockets with 2.4 made threes per game.

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Hornets’ Injury Report

Hornets Injuries:

Coby White: Out (Calf),

Liam McNeeley: Out (Ankle)

Hornets’ Top Players (Last 20 Games)

Hornets Stats

Charlotte outscores opponents by 1.9 points per game (posting 115.7 points per game, 15th in league, and conceding 113.8 per contest, 11th in NBA) and has a +104 scoring differential.
Kon Knueppel’s 18.9 points per game leads the Hornets and ranks 40th in the NBA.
Charlotte is fifth in the league at 46 rebounds per game. That’s 6.5 more than the 39.5 its opponents average.
Knueppel leads the Hornets with 5.5 rebounds per game (71st in league).
Charlotte hits 15.4 three-pointers per game (second-most in the league) while shooting 37.3% from deep (fifth-best in NBA). It is making 2.4 more threes than its opponents, who drain 13 per game at 36.5%.
The Hornets are paced by Knueppel’s 3.4 threes per game (fifth in league).

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