CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Bilal Coulibaly had 26 points, Corey Kispert scored 25 off the bench on five 3-pointers and the Washington Wizards handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss 124-114 on Monday night.

Miles Bridges had his first career triple-double for the Hornets, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller were both out with injuries.

Nick Smith Jr. scored 24 points and Mark Williams overcame a sluggish first half to finish with 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hornets.

The Wizards outscored the Hornets 46-25 in the second quarter behind Kispert, who had 18 points in the quarter on four 3s and led by 26 in the first half.

Kyle Kuzma chipped in with 22 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Wizards, who have won two straight since snapping a 16-game losing streak.

Three of Washington’s eight wins this season have come against the Hornets.

Takeaways

Wizards: Made 17 3-pointers. The Wizards won despite a poor night from leading scorer Jordan Poole, who had just six points on 2-of-11 shooting and struggled with dribbling the ball. Kyshawn George only played one minute in the second half.

Hornets: Smith appears to be out of his shooting slump. After hitting five 3s and scoring 19 points against Denver on Saturday night, Smith made 4 of 7 3s against the Wizards.

Key moment

After the Hornets pulled to within seven, Coulibaly knocked down a 3 from the corner to stretch the lead back to 10 with 1:16 left in the game and keep the Hornets at bay.

Key stat

The Wizards were 9 of 17 from beyond the arc in the second quarter.

Up next

Both teams are in action Wednesday night with the Wizards visiting the Brooklyn Nets and the Hornets hosting the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas vs. Mark Williams (Jordan Poole gains possession)	0	0
11:43	Jonas Valanciunas misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
11:40	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Josh Green makes 8-foot two point shot (Vasilije Micic assists)	2	0
11:06	Kyle Kuzma misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
10:58	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	2	0
10:57	Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:57	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	2	0
10:57	Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot	2	2
10:57	Vasilije Micic shooting foul	2	2
10:57	Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 1	2	2
10:52	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	2	2
10:45	Miles Bridges bad pass (Jordan Poole steals)	2	2
10:36	Kyle Kuzma makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)	2	5
10:22	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Mark Williams assists)	4	5
10:06	Bilal Coulibaly makes 1-foot driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	4	7
9:48	Vasilije Micic misses driving floating jump shot	4	7
9:46	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	4	7
9:36	Jonas Valanciunas misses 7-foot two point shot	4	7
9:34	Josh Green defensive rebound	4	7
9:28	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:25	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	4	7
9:17	Jordan Poole misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	7
9:15	Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound	4	7
9:11	Mark Williams shooting foul	4	7
9:11	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
9:11	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
8:58	Miles Bridges misses 6-foot two point shot	4	9
8:56	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	4	9
8:49	Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup	4	11
8:49	Hornets Full timeout	4	11
8:32	Nick Smith Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot (Vasilije Micic assists)	6	11
8:26	Bilal Coulibaly makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Kuzma assists)	6	14
8:13	Nick Smith Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	9	14
7:53	Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot two point shot	9	16
7:42	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	9	16
7:37	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	9	16
7:37	Miles Bridges misses tip shot	9	16
7:36	Nick Smith Jr. offensive rebound	9	16
7:29	Nick Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	16
7:14	Kyle Kuzma misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	16
7:10	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	12	16
7:04	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	14	16
6:40	Jordan Poole misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	14	16
6:40	Hornets defensive team rebound	14	16
6:28	Nick Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Miles Bridges assists)	17	16
6:28	Wizards Full timeout	17	16
6:28	KJ Simpson enters the game for Vasilije Micic	17	16
6:16	Jordan Poole offensive foul	17	16
6:16	Jordan Poole turnover	17	16
5:58	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:55	KJ Simpson offensive rebound	17	16
5:52	Josh Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	16
5:48	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	17	16
5:30	Jonas Valanciunas misses driving floating jump shot	17	16
5:28	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	17	16
5:22	Kyshawn George blocks KJ Simpson 's 5-foot driving layup	17	16
5:18	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	17	16
5:17	Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	17	18
5:04	Kyshawn George shooting foul	17	18
5:04	Josh Green misses free throw 1 of 3	17	18
5:04	Hornets offensive team rebound	17	18
5:04	Josh Green makes free throw 2 of 3	18	18
5:04	Seth Curry enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	18	18
5:04	Corey Kispert enters the game for Kyshawn George	18	18
5:04	Bub Carrington enters the game for Kyle Kuzma	18	18
5:04	Josh Green makes free throw 3 of 3	19	18
4:48	Bilal Coulibaly misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	18
4:48	Hornets defensive team rebound	19	18
4:38	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	18
4:33	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	19	18
4:29	Corey Kispert makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordan Poole assists)	19	21
4:11	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	19	21
4:11	Mark Williams offensive rebound	19	21
4:11	Mark Williams makes tip shot	21	21
4:11	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	21	21
4:11	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Miles Bridges	21	21
4:11	Richaun Holmes enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	21	21
4:11	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	22	21
3:53	Mark Williams blocks Richaun Holmes 's 7-foot two point shot	22	21
3:50	Richaun Holmes offensive rebound	22	21
3:47	Richaun Holmes misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	21
3:47	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	22	21
3:47	shot clock turnover	22	21
3:47	Miles Bridges enters the game for Mark Williams	22	21
3:28	KJ Simpson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	21
3:26	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	22	21
3:16	Moussa Diabate makes 5-foot two point shot (Seth Curry assists)	24	21
2:58	Bub Carrington misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	24	21
2:54	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	24	21
2:49	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	24	21
2:48	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	24	21
2:48	Miles Bridges makes dunk	26	21
2:48	Wizards Full timeout	26	21
2:48	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Josh Green	26	21
2:48	Malcolm Brogdon enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	26	21
2:48	Kyle Kuzma enters the game for Bub Carrington	26	21
2:48	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Jordan Poole	26	21
2:31	Kyle Kuzma out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	21
2:18	KJ Simpson out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	21
2:05	Kyle Kuzma misses 16-foot two point shot	26	21
2:02	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	26	21
1:53	Moussa Diabate lost ball turnover (Corey Kispert steals)	26	21
1:50	Kyle Kuzma makes two point shot	26	23
1:50	KJ Simpson shooting foul	26	23
1:50	Vasilije Micic enters the game for Miles Bridges	26	23
1:50	Isaiah Wong enters the game for KJ Simpson	26	23
1:50	Kyle Kuzma makes free throw 1 of 1	26	24
1:29	Seth Curry steps out of bounds turnover	26	24
1:12	Malcolm Brogdon makes driving layup (Richaun Holmes assists)	26	26
1:00	Vasilije Micic misses driving floating jump shot	26	26
1:00	Hornets offensive team rebound	26	26
1:00	Richaun Holmes loose ball foul	26	26
55.2	Vasilije Micic misses driving floating jump shot	26	26
53.1	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	26	26
49.1	Kyle Kuzma makes 25-foot three point shot (Corey Kispert assists)	26	29
39.0	Isaiah Wong misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	26	29
36.2	Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound	26	29
31.1	Kyle Kuzma misses running pullup jump shot	26	29
28.1	Vasilije Micic defensive rebound	26	29
6.1	Isaiah Wong makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Vasilije Micic assists)	29	29
1.1	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	29	29
1.1	Malcolm Brogdon makes free throw 1 of 2	29	30
1.1	Malcolm Brogdon makes free throw 2 of 2	29	31
0.0	DaQuan Jeffries misses 50-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	31
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	29	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	31

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Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, February 4, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN SE, MNMT

Attendance

14,129

Referees

Pat Fraher, CJ Washington, Jenna Schroeder

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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