Rockets too much for cold-shooting Hornets

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Fred VanVleet scored 20 points, Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson added double-doubles and the Houston Rockets cruised to a 114-101 victory over the host Charlotte Hornets on Monday.

VanVleet tallied 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting in the first half, and his shot-clock buzzer-beater lifted Houston to a 31-point halftime lead. The Rockets led by as many as 34 points en route to winni