
Despite 41 points by Jalen Green, the Houston Rockets lost their 12th straight game Wednesday, representing the NBA’s longest losing streak this season. They’ve now lost 17 of 18 games, overall, after a 122-117 setback (box score) versus the lowly Charlotte Hornets.
Charlotte (12-34) entered as the NBA’s second-worst team, on paper, and they lost superstar guard LaMelo Ball midway through the game with an injury. Even so, led by 26 points from Terry Rozier, the Hornets still had too much for lifeless Houston (10-35), which saw Jabari Smith Jr. leave early with a right ankle injury.