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LaMelo Ball hits career-high 10 3s, scores 37 points to help Hornets rout Wizards

By AP•Feb 23, 2026

Game Recap

LaMelo Ball hits a pair of 3-pointers from the logo and the Hornets announcer loves it.

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.

Up next

Hornets: At Chicago on Tuesday night.

Wzards: At Atlanta on Tuesday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CHA wins series 4-0

Regular Season Series

CHA at WSH

Sun, Oct 26

139 - 113

Final

WSH at CHA

Wed, Dec 24

109 - 126

Final

WSH at CHA

Sat, Jan 24

115 - 119

Final

CHA at WSH

Sun, Feb 22

129 - 112

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

WSH

43-87FG41-84

49Field Goal %49

25-463PT18-42

54Three Point %43

18-25FT12-17

16Offensive Rebounds9

37Defensive Rebounds28

27Assists24

9Steals6

5Blocks5

12Turnovers11

0Technical Fouls0

8Points Conceded Off Turnovers20

14Fast Break Points12

17Fouls17

29Largest Lead2

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	WSH	CHA
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

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	WSH	CHA
12:00	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	37	38
12:00	Kyshawn George enters the game for Jamir Watkins	37	38
12:00	Bub Carrington enters the game for Will Riley	37	38
12:00	Kon Knueppel enters the game for PJ Hall	37	38
12:00	Grant Williams enters the game for Brandon Miller	37	38
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	37	38
11:51	Sion James personal foul	37	38
11:46	Jaden Hardy misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	38
11:42	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	37	38
11:30	Kon Knueppel misses driving layup	37	38
11:29	Sion James offensive rebound	37	38
11:28	Sion James misses two point shot	37	38
11:28	Sion James offensive rebound	37	38
11:25	Jaden Hardy personal foul	37	38
11:25	Anthony Gill enters the game for Jaden Hardy	37	38
11:12	Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	37	41
10:56	Kyshawn George misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	37	41
10:54	Grant Williams defensive rebound	37	41
10:47	Sharife Cooper shooting foul	37	41
10:47	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	37	42
10:47	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 2 of 2	37	42
10:44	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	37	42
10:29	Kyshawn George misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	37	42
10:26	Sion James defensive rebound	37	42
10:17	Grant Williams lost ball turnover (Alondes Williams steals)	37	42
10:10	Alondes Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	42
9:58	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	42
9:55	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	37	42
9:55	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot tip in dunk	37	44
9:45	Sion James shooting foul	37	44
9:45	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2	38	44
9:45	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	39	44
9:45	Josh Green enters the game for Sion James	39	44
9:29	Hornets Full timeout	39	44
9:29	(09:29) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Hornets] retain their timeout	39	44
9:29	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	39	46
9:29	Sharife Cooper shooting foul	39	46
9:29	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 1	39	47
9:14	Kyshawn George misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	39	47
9:10	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	39	47
8:56	Alondes Williams shooting foul	39	47
8:56	Grant Williams misses free throw 1 of 3	39	47
8:56	Hornets offensive team rebound	39	47
8:56	Grant Williams makes free throw 2 of 3	39	48
8:56	Grant Williams makes free throw 3 of 3	39	49
8:43	Sharife Cooper bad pass turnover (Tre Mann steals)	39	49
8:34	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Anthony Gill steals)	39	49
8:30	Kyshawn George misses 28-foot running jump shot	39	49
8:26	Alondes Williams offensive rebound	39	49
8:24	Sharife Cooper misses 23-foot three point jumper	39	49
8:21	Josh Green defensive rebound	39	49
8:01	Tre Mann misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	39	49
7:57	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	39	49
7:52	Sharife Cooper makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Alondes Williams assists)	41	49
7:52	Grant Williams shooting foul	41	49
7:52	Tre Johnson enters the game for Kyshawn George	41	49
7:52	Sharife Cooper makes free throw 1 of 1	42	49
7:36	Kon Knueppel misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	42	49
7:32	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	42	49
7:25	Tre Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper	42	49
7:22	Grant Williams defensive rebound	42	49
7:19	Grant Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	42	49
7:19	Will Riley enters the game for Sharife Cooper	42	49
7:14	Tre Johnson misses 19-foot turnaround jump shot	42	49
7:11	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	42	49
7:04	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	42	49
7:01	Alondes Williams defensive rebound	42	49
6:55	Bub Carrington lost ball turnover (Kon Knueppel steals)	42	49
6:51	Josh Green makes 1-foot running dunk (Tre Mann assists)	42	51
6:31	Bub Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	51
6:29	Grant Williams defensive rebound	42	51
6:13	Grant Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	51
6:09	Wizards defensive team rebound	42	51
6:09	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Grant Williams	42	51
6:09	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	42	51
5:45	Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Tre Johnson 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	42	51
5:43	Alondes Williams offensive rebound	42	51
5:43	Alondes Williams misses driving floating jump shot	42	51
5:43	Wizards offensive team rebound	42	51
5:43	Tre Mann loose ball foul	42	51
5:43	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tre Mann	42	51
5:35	Tre Johnson makes 10-foot two point shot	44	51
5:16	Tre Johnson away from play foul	44	51
5:16	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	44	52
5:16	Xavier Tillman enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	44	52
5:05	Brandon Miller makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	44	54
4:50	Anthony Gill makes 3-foot two point shot (Tre Johnson assists)	46	54
4:28	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	46	54
4:24	Xavier Tillman offensive rebound	46	54
4:23	Xavier Tillman misses 9-foot hook shot	46	54
4:21	Will Riley defensive rebound	46	54
4:03	Anthony Gill makes layup (Tre Johnson assists)	48	54
3:52	Brandon Miller offensive foul	48	54
3:52	Brandon Miller offensive foul turnover	48	54
3:52	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Tre Johnson	48	54
3:35	Anthony Gill lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	48	54
3:18	LaMelo Ball makes 30-foot three pointer	48	57
2:59	Will Riley makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Gill assists)	50	57
2:44	Xavier Tillman offensive foul	50	57
2:44	Xavier Tillman offensive foul turnover	50	57
2:44	Wizards Full timeout	50	57
2:44	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Josh Green	50	57
2:30	Bub Carrington misses 14-foot two point shot	50	57
2:26	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	50	57
2:18	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	50	57
2:15	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	50	57
2:09	Bub Carrington makes 28-foot running jump shot (Anthony Gill assists)	53	57
1:45	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	53	57
1:44	Alondes Williams defensive rebound	53	57
1:37	Wizards Full timeout	53	57
1:37	Josh Green enters the game for Pat Connaughton	53	57
1:37	Grant Williams enters the game for Xavier Tillman	53	57
1:26	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	53	57
1:26	Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 2	54	57
1:26	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Bub Carrington	54	57
1:26	Will Riley makes free throw 2 of 2	55	57
1:08	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Grant Williams assists)	55	59
56.6	Josh Green personal foul	55	59
56.6	Sharife Cooper makes free throw 1 of 2	56	59
56.6	Sharife Cooper misses free throw 2 of 2	56	59
55.1	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	56	59
31.2	LaMelo Ball misses 11-foot fade away jump shot	56	59
29.4	Anthony Gill defensive rebound	56	59
27.8	Sharife Cooper loose ball foul	56	59
27.8	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	56	60
27.8	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	56	61
27.8	Anthony Gill bad pass turnover	56	61
3.8	Will Riley misses 19-foot two point shot	56	61
3.8	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	56	61
0.1	LaMelo Ball misses heave jump shot	56	61
0.1	Hornets offensive team rebound	56	61
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	56	61

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	WSH	CHA
12:00	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Sharife Cooper	56	61
12:00	Bub Carrington enters the game for Will Riley	56	61
12:00	Kyshawn George enters the game for Alondes Williams	56	61
12:00	Tre Johnson enters the game for Jaden Hardy	56	61
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Josh Green	56	61
11:42	Bub Carrington misses 16-foot two point shot	56	61
11:39	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	56	61
11:29	Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	56	64
11:12	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	56	64
11:09	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	56	64
11:02	Kon Knueppel lost ball turnover (Bilal Coulibaly steals)	56	64
10:59	Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Bilal Coulibaly 's 4-foot running layup	56	64
10:57	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	56	64
10:49	Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	56	67
10:37	Tre Johnson bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	56	67
10:34	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	56	70
10:21	Grant Williams personal foul	56	70
10:21	PJ Hall enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	56	70
10:02	Kyshawn George makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Anthony Gill assists)	58	70
9:37	Brandon Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover	58	70
9:28	Kyshawn George makes 31-foot three pointer	61	70
9:05	Kon Knueppel makes 29-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	61	73
8:49	Bub Carrington misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	61	73
8:46	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	61	73
8:37	Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	61	76
8:21	Tre Johnson makes two point shot	63	76
8:03	Tre Johnson personal foul	63	76
7:49	PJ Hall out of bounds lost ball turnover	63	76
7:44	Bub Carrington misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	63	76
7:40	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	63	76
7:36	Grant Williams misses 24-foot running jump shot	63	76
7:32	PJ Hall offensive rebound	63	76
7:31	Bilal Coulibaly blocks PJ Hall 's 1-foot two point shot	63	76
7:29	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	63	76
7:25	Tre Johnson bad pass turnover (PJ Hall steals)	63	76
7:20	Brandon Miller misses dunk	63	76
7:16	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	63	76
7:11	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)	63	79
6:57	PJ Hall shooting foul	63	79
6:57	Wizards Full timeout	63	79
6:57	Sion James enters the game for Grant Williams	63	79
6:57	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	63	79
6:57	Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 1 of 2	64	79
6:57	Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 2 of 2	65	79
6:40	Brandon Miller misses 6-foot two point shot	65	79
6:37	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	65	79
6:37	Brandon Miller makes tip shot	65	81
6:26	Tre Johnson bad pass turnover (Josh Green steals)	65	81
6:23	Wizards Full timeout	65	81
6:23	(06:23) [Wizards] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Wizards] retain their timeout	65	81
6:23	Bilal Coulibaly blocks Brandon Miller 's 1-foot running dunk	65	81
6:23	Hornets offensive team rebound	65	81
6:19	Brandon Miller vs. Bilal Coulibaly (Josh Green gains possession)	65	81
6:07	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer	65	84
5:50	Anthony Gill makes driving layup (Tre Johnson assists)	67	84
5:36	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer	67	87
5:21	Bub Carrington makes 5-foot fade away jump shot	69	87
5:09	Bub Carrington personal foul	69	87
5:09	Alondes Williams enters the game for Anthony Gill	69	87
4:55	Brandon Miller misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot	69	87
4:53	PJ Hall offensive rebound	69	87
4:50	LaMelo Ball makes 29-foot three pointer (PJ Hall assists)	69	90
4:37	Tre Johnson makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	72	90
4:28	LaMelo Ball makes 32-foot three pointer	72	93
4:12	Tre Johnson makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	74	93
3:48	Josh Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	74	96
3:36	Kyshawn George makes 16-foot fade away jump shot	76	96
3:36	Brandon Miller shooting foul	76	96
3:36	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	76	96
3:36	Will Riley enters the game for Tre Johnson	76	96
3:36	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for PJ Hall	76	96
3:36	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 1	77	96
3:16	Josh Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	77	99
3:01	Bub Carrington misses 31-foot three point step back jumpshot	77	99
2:58	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	77	99
2:52	LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	99
2:47	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	77	99
2:38	Kyshawn George misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	77	99
2:35	Will Riley offensive rebound	77	99
2:33	Will Riley makes 25-foot three point jumper	80	99
2:32	Hornets Full timeout	80	99
2:32	Jaden Hardy enters the game for Kyshawn George	80	99
2:32	Grant Williams enters the game for Sion James	80	99
2:32	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	80	99
2:11	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Grant Williams assists)	80	101
1:54	Jaden Hardy misses 24-foot three point jumper	80	101
1:50	Sharife Cooper offensive rebound	80	101
1:47	Jaden Hardy makes 2-foot layup (Sharife Cooper assists)	82	101
1:26	Josh Green makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	82	103
1:10	Will Riley makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)	84	103
59.2	Kon Knueppel misses two point shot	84	103
57.5	Will Riley defensive rebound	84	103
54.1	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Tidjane Salaun steals)	84	103
50.3	Kon Knueppel makes running dunk (Grant Williams assists)	84	105
23.4	Bub Carrington misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	84	105
21.5	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	84	105
0.9	Jaden Hardy blocks LaMelo Ball 's 2-foot driving layup	84	105
0.9	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	84	105
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	84	105

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	WSH	CHA
12:00	Anthony Gill enters the game for Bub Carrington	84	105
12:00	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Sharife Cooper	84	105
12:00	Tre Mann enters the game for LaMelo Ball	84	105
12:00	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	84	105
11:46	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	84	105
11:38	Hornets offensive team rebound	84	105
11:37	Tidjane Salaun vs. Jamir Watkins	84	105
11:37	Jamir Watkins loose ball foul	84	105
11:18	Grant Williams misses 11-foot two point shot	84	105
11:15	Will Riley defensive rebound	84	105
11:08	Grant Williams blocks Jaden Hardy 's 1-foot running dunk	84	105
11:06	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	84	105
11:02	Tre Mann misses running pullup jump shot	84	105
10:58	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	84	105
10:46	Alondes Williams misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	84	105
10:44	Grant Williams defensive rebound	84	105
10:40	Tre Mann makes running layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	84	107
10:23	Jamir Watkins misses 28-foot three point jumper	84	107
10:22	Jamir Watkins offensive rebound	84	107
10:18	Jaden Hardy misses 30-foot three point jumper	84	107
10:14	Sion James defensive rebound	84	107
10:08	Kon Knueppel makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot	84	109
9:53	Jaden Hardy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alondes Williams assists)	87	109
9:29	Tidjane Salaun makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	87	112
9:14	Will Riley misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	87	112
9:13	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	87	112
8:50	Tre Mann makes two point shot (Grant Williams assists)	87	114
8:41	Jaden Hardy makes 27-foot three pointer	90	114
8:22	Alondes Williams shooting foul	90	114
8:22	Tre Mann makes free throw 1 of 2	90	115
8:22	PJ Hall enters the game for Grant Williams	90	115
8:22	Tre Mann makes free throw 2 of 2	90	116
8:06	Sion James shooting foul	90	116
8:06	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 1 of 2	91	116
8:06	Jaden Hardy makes free throw 2 of 2	92	116
7:54	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)	92	119
7:34	Jamir Watkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Riley assists)	95	119
7:17	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three pointer	95	122
7:01	Jaden Hardy misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	95	122
6:59	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	95	122
6:47	Tidjane Salaun makes 1-foot driving dunk (Tre Mann assists)	95	124
6:37	Tre Mann personal foul	95	124
6:37	Wizards Full timeout	95	124
6:37	Sharife Cooper enters the game for Anthony Gill	95	124
6:37	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Kon Knueppel	95	124
6:26	Jamir Watkins misses driving layup	95	124
6:24	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	95	124
6:04	Sion James traveling turnover	95	124
5:43	Jamir Watkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	95	124
5:41	PJ Hall defensive rebound	95	124
5:20	PJ Hall lost ball turnover (Sharife Cooper steals)	95	124
5:12	Jaden Hardy makes 23-foot three pointer (Jamir Watkins assists)	98	124
4:52	Sion James misses 25-foot three point jumper	98	124
4:49	PJ Hall offensive rebound	98	124
4:47	Sion James misses 27-foot three point jumper	98	124
4:42	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	98	124
4:42	Pat Connaughton makes two point shot	98	126
4:27	Alondes Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sharife Cooper assists)	101	126
4:01	Tre Mann misses 15-foot turnaround jump shot	101	126
3:59	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	101	126
3:51	Will Riley misses driving floating jump shot	101	126
3:50	Jamir Watkins offensive rebound	101	126
3:50	Jamir Watkins makes layup	103	126
3:50	PJ Hall shooting foul	103	126
3:50	Jamir Watkins misses free throw 1 of 1	103	126
3:48	Sion James defensive rebound	103	126
3:34	Jamir Watkins blocks Pat Connaughton 's 4-foot layup	103	126
3:31	Jaden Hardy defensive rebound	103	126
3:26	Sharife Cooper makes running layup (Alondes Williams assists)	105	126
3:26	Hornets Full timeout	105	126
3:26	Josh Green enters the game for PJ Hall	105	126
3:01	Pat Connaughton misses 28-foot three point jumper	105	126
2:56	Josh Green offensive rebound	105	126
2:47	Tre Mann misses 29-foot three point jumper	105	126
2:42	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	105	126
2:39	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	105	126
2:35	Sharife Cooper defensive rebound	105	126
2:33	Alondes Williams makes running dunk (Sharife Cooper assists)	107	126
2:07	Tidjane Salaun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)	107	129
1:43	Jamir Watkins makes 1-foot driving dunk (Will Riley assists)	109	129
1:24	Sion James bad pass turnover (Will Riley steals)	109	129
1:17	Will Riley misses 27-foot three point jumper	109	129
1:12	Sion James defensive rebound	109	129
54.8	Sharife Cooper shooting foul	109	129
54.8	Sion James misses free throw 1 of 2	109	129
54.8	Hornets offensive team rebound	109	129
54.8	Sion James misses free throw 2 of 2	109	129
53.0	Will Riley defensive rebound	109	129
31.9	Sharife Cooper makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	112	129
8.8	Tre Mann misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	112	129
6.4	Alondes Williams defensive rebound	112	129
3.3	Alondes Williams bad pass turnover (Tre Mann steals)	112	129
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	112	129
0.0	End of Game	112	129

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Capital One Arena

Washington, DC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, February 22, 2026

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,443

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Sean Corbin, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

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