WASHINGTON -- — LaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points to help the Charlotte Hornets rout the Washington Wizards 129-112 on Sunday night for a four-game season sweep.

Ball attempted 15 3-pointers. Kon Knueppel added 28 points, and Brandon Miller had 22. The Hornets made 12 of 14 3-pointers in the third quarter to blow open the game, and finished 25 of 46 from long range.

Bilal Coulibaly scored 15 of his 17 points in the first quarter for Washington. The Wizards dropped to 16-40, missing a chance for their first three-game winning streak since February 2025.

Charlotte had lost three of four since a nine-game winning streak ended just before the All-Star break. The Hornets (27-31) are 10th in the Eastern Conference, a half-game behind Atlanta and 1 1/2 games ahead of Milwaukee.

The Hornets led 61-56 at the halft. Miller hit two 3s and Ball added another within Charlotte’s first four possessions of the third quarter to make it 70-56.

Moments later, Knueppel connected on back-to-back 3s to stretch the lead to 15 for the first time. The Wizards never got closer than 13 again.

Knueppel made five 3-pointers and has am NBA-high 198 this season. He's is nine away from surpassing the rookie record set by Keegan Murray in 2022-23.

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Hornets: At Chicago on Tuesday night.

Wzards: At Atlanta on Tuesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Anthony Gill (Brandon Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Kyshawn George steals)	0	0
11:34	Bilal Coulibaly makes running layup	2	0
11:22	Brandon Miller makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	2	2
11:03	Bilal Coulibaly misses 28-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	2	2
10:56	Brandon Miller misses running pullup jump shot	2	2
10:52	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	2	2
10:42	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	2	4
10:28	Bilal Coulibaly makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	5	4
10:09	Kon Knueppel misses 14-foot two point shot	5	4
10:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	5	4
10:00	Grant Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	5	7
9:46	Bilal Coulibaly makes 25-foot three pointer	8	7
9:33	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer	8	10
9:23	Bilal Coulibaly makes 25-foot three pointer	11	10
9:12	LaMelo Ball makes 1-foot two point shot	11	12
9:01	Bilal Coulibaly misses driving layup	11	12
9:00	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	11	12
9:00	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	11	12
9:00	Bub Carrington makes free throw 1 of 2	12	12
9:00	Bub Carrington misses free throw 2 of 2	12	12
8:58	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	12	12
8:37	Brandon Miller misses 32-foot three point jumper	12	12
8:35	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	12	12
8:34	Kyshawn George blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 3-foot two point shot	12	12
8:32	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	12	12
8:20	Anthony Gill makes layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	14	12
8:10	Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	14	15
8:02	Kyshawn George makes 29-foot three point jumper (Bub Carrington assists)	17	15
7:44	Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	17	18
7:42	Wizards Full timeout	17	18
7:42	Will Riley enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	17	18
7:42	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Kyshawn George	17	18
7:20	Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Tre Johnson 's 1-foot driving layup	17	18
7:18	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	17	18
7:12	Kon Knueppel misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	18
7:09	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	17	18
7:08	Anthony Gill shooting foul	17	18
7:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 1 of 2	17	19
7:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2	17	20
6:52	Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	20
6:50	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	17	20
6:39	Anthony Gill shooting foul	17	20
6:39	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 1 of 2	17	20
6:39	Hornets offensive team rebound	17	20
6:39	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	17	20
6:39	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	17	21
6:27	Tre Johnson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Gill assists)	19	21
6:13	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three pointer	19	24
6:03	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	24
6:00	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	19	24
5:47	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	24
5:45	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	19	24
5:35	Anthony Gill misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	24
5:31	Josh Green defensive rebound	19	24
5:23	LaMelo Ball misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	24
5:20	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	19	24
5:17	Grant Williams blocks Sharife Cooper 's 2-foot two point shot	19	24
5:17	Josh Green defensive rebound	19	24
5:10	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	19	27
5:08	Wizards Full timeout	19	27
5:08	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Tre Johnson	19	27
5:08	Alondes Williams enters the game for Anthony Gill	19	27
5:08	Brandon Miller enters the game for Grant Williams	19	27
5:08	PJ Hall enters the game for Kon Knueppel	19	27
5:08	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	19	27
4:58	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	19	27
4:51	LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point jumper	19	27
4:47	Alondes Williams defensive rebound	19	27
4:42	Will Riley misses running pullup jump shot	19	27
4:40	Will Riley offensive rebound	19	27
4:40	Will Riley misses 3-foot tip shot	19	27
4:38	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	19	27
4:28	Bub Carrington shooting foul	19	27
4:28	PJ Hall makes free throw 1 of 2	19	28
4:28	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Bub Carrington	19	28
4:28	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Sharife Cooper	19	28
4:28	PJ Hall makes free throw 2 of 2	19	29
4:11	Jamir Watkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	29
4:08	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	19	29
3:48	Jaden Hardy shooting foul	19	29
3:48	Josh Green makes free throw 1 of 2	19	30
3:48	Josh Green makes free throw 2 of 2	19	31
3:34	Bilal Coulibaly makes driving layup	21	31
3:16	PJ Hall misses driving floating jump shot	21	31
3:14	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	21	31
3:08	Jaden Hardy makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	24	31
2:45	LaMelo Ball makes 14-foot two point shot (Josh Green assists)	24	33
2:31	Bilal Coulibaly makes driving layup (Will Riley assists)	26	33
2:22	Will Riley shooting foul	26	33
2:22	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	26	34
2:22	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	26	34
2:22	Brandon Miller misses free throw 2 of 2	26	34
2:19	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	26	34
2:14	Tidjane Salaun shooting foul	26	34
2:14	Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 1 of 2	26	34
2:14	Wizards offensive team rebound	26	34
2:14	Tre Mann enters the game for LaMelo Ball	26	34
2:14	Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 2 of 2	26	34
2:11	PJ Hall defensive rebound	26	34
1:57	Jamir Watkins personal foul	26	34
1:57	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 1 of 2	26	34
1:57	Hornets offensive team rebound	26	34
1:57	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2	26	35
1:44	Jamir Watkins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)	29	35
1:27	PJ Hall misses layup	29	35
1:24	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	29	35
1:15	Jamir Watkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Hardy assists)	32	35
57.4	PJ Hall misses 4-foot two point shot	32	35
54.9	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	32	35
52.9	Brandon Miller personal foul	32	35
43.8	Jamir Watkins misses 33-foot three point jumper	32	35
40.1	Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound	32	35
34.4	Alondes Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	35	35
25.7	Tre Mann misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	35	35
22.2	Alondes Williams defensive rebound	35	35
5.3	Will Riley makes driving layup	37	35
0.1	Brandon Miller makes 35-foot three pointer	37	38
0.0	(00:00) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	37	38
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	38

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Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, February 22, 2026

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Attendance

16,443

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Sean Corbin, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	34	28	.548	W3
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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