Scouting report: at Charlotte

When/where: 6 p.m. today; Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. TV/radio: ATTSW; 740 AM, 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (4-1) update: The Rockets have won 12 of their past 13 games against the Hornets. … Eric Gordon, who did not play against Charlotte last season, had 29 points including the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer on Wednesday. … The Rockets, who had 14 blocked shots in the first four games, had 13 on Wednesday. … Clint Capela had a career-high 20 rebounds on Wednesday. His 11.4 rebounds per game ranks seventh in the NBA. … Since 1983-84, only James Harden this season and Chris Paul have had at least 27 points with seven assists in each of a season’s first five games. … Chris Paul (bruised knee) and Trevor Ariza (sprained left foot) are out. Nene (sore Achilles) is listed as day-to-day but not expected to play. Hornets (2-2) update: The Hornets blew out the Nuggets, building a 25-point first-half lead, on Wednesday to move to 2-0 at home. The Hornets have the NBA’s thirdranked defense. … Dwight Howard had 15 points and 19 rebounds on Wednesday, moving to second in the NBA in rebounding, averaging 17.8 per game. … Kemba Walker has averaged 21.7 points and 6.3 assists … Center Cody Zeller (bruised right knee), forward Nicolas Batum (sprained left elbow) and guards Michael Carter-Williams (knee soreness) and Julyan Stone (strained left hamstring) are out. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who missed the first three games of the season for personal reasons, will play limited minutes. Statistically speaking: 66 — Double-doubles for James Harden since the start of last season, one shy of his total from the first seven seasons of his career combined.