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Hornets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at IND | L 127-118 | |
| at TOR | L 110-108 | |
| vs OKC | L 96-109 | |
| at MIL | L 147-134 | |
| vs MIL | W 111-100 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs DEN | L 109-112 | |
| at CLE | W 104-114 | |
| vs ORL | W 117-113 | |
| vs POR | W 140-116 | |
| vs WAS | W 135-112 |
Injuries
Hornets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tre Mann | G | Ankle | Mann did not play in Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Pacers. | |
 Liam McNeeley | F | Illness | McNeeley did not play in Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Pacers. | |
 Brandon Miller | F | Shoulder | The Charlotte Hornets said Miller diagnosed with shoulder subluxation; expected to miss at least 2 weeks. | |
 Josh Green | G | Shoulder | Green did not play in Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Pacers. | |
 Grant Williams | F | ACL | Williams did not play in Wednesday's (Nov. 19) game against the Pacers. |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jabari Smith Jr. | F | Knee | The Rockets listed Smith Jr. as Questionable for Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Nuggets. | |
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | The Rockets listed Adams as Questionable for Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Nuggets. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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