The Houston Rockets are going into Christmas on the right note with a 114-101 win against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center. Even though the Rockets won by 13, the game felt a lot more lopsided,

The Rockets stifled the Hornets early on, holding Charlotte to 15 points in the first quarter and 1 for 11 from beyond the arc. The Rockets extended their lead to 62-31 at halftime as VanVleet buried a 3-pointer just before the buzzer. As the Hornets walked to the locker room at halftime they were greeted with a cascade of boos from the home crowd.

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was a late scratch on Monday, ruled out of the game against the Charlotte Hornets with a sore right ankle. Brooks has been among the Rockets’ most reliable contributors,