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LaMelo Ball scores 23, Hornets use strong fourth quarter to pull away from Wizards 126-109

By AP•Dec 24, 2025

Game Recap

Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets: Game Highlights

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — LaMelo Ball had 23 points and nine assists, Brandon Miller added 20 points and the Charlotte Hornets pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 126-109 on Tuesday night.

Rookie of the Year candidate Kon Knueppel finished with 19 points and provided a huge spark with five second-half 3-pointers for the Hornets. Moussa Diabate had a career-high 18 rebounds and 12 points for the Hornets and Miles Bridges flirted with a triple-double before finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Khris Middleton scored 16 points to lead the Wizards.

Charlotte entered the fourth quarter up 92-90, but used a 12-4 run — sparked by seven points from Ball — to begin to pull away.

Miller's 3 from the top of the key pushed the lead to double digits with 5 minutes remaining and Knueppel buried three more 3s to give the Hornets breathing room.

In Charlotte's last game, Knueppel became the fastest rookie to reach 100 3-pointers. He missed both 3-point attempts in the first half, but connected on 5 of 7 from beyond the arc after halftime.

The Hornets outscored the Wizards 34-19 in the fourth quarter and made 20 of 50 3s for the game.

The Wizards led by 10 in the first half, but the Hornets climbed back to within 65-62 at the break behind Diabate, who was dominant on the glass with 13 rebounds before the break. Diabate, who saw increased playing time with centers Ryan Kalkbrenner and Miles Plumlee out with injuries, had one possession where he grabbed back-to-back offensive rebounds giving Charlotte three shots on the possession and ultimately leading to Sion James' layup.

Washington's Bub Carrington was helped to the locker room with 5 1/2 minutes left in the game with what appeared to be a lower-leg injury.

Up Next

Washington: Hosts Toronto on Friday night.

Charlotte: At Orlando on Friday 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 leads series 2-0

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

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

WSH

CHA

40-97FG42-93

41Field Goal %45

10-353PT20-50

29Three Point %40

19-23FT22-27

18Offensive Rebounds14

31Defensive Rebounds37

22Assists35

3Steals3

7Blocks6

6Turnovers4

0Technical Fouls1

12Points Conceded Off Turnovers1

5Fast Break Points11

20Fouls16

10Largest Lead19

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	WSH
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Moussa Diabate (Brandon Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:50	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:48	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Bilal Coulibaly misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:33	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:21	Wizards defensive team rebound	0	0
11:08	Bilal Coulibaly makes 25-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	0	3
10:51	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Khris Middleton steals)	0	3
10:45	Khris Middleton misses running pullup jump shot	0	3
10:42	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	0	3
10:31	Miles Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
10:29	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	0	3
10:24	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	0	3
10:21	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	0	3
10:05	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (Alex Sarr steals)	0	3
9:51	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	0	3
9:51	Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 1 of 2	0	3
9:51	Wizards offensive team rebound	0	3
9:51	Bilal Coulibaly makes free throw 2 of 2	0	4
9:35	Brandon Miller makes 2-foot two point shot (Moussa Diabate assists)	2	4
9:19	Alex Sarr misses two point shot	2	4
9:17	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	2	4
9:07	Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	4	4
8:51	Kyshawn George misses 8-foot two point shot	4	4
8:49	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	4	4
8:45	Khris Middleton shooting foul	4	4
8:45	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 1 of 2	4	4
8:45	Hornets offensive team rebound	4	4
8:45	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 2 of 2	4	4
8:42	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	4	4
8:38	Bilal Coulibaly steps out of bounds turnover	4	4
8:21	Alex Sarr blocks Kon Knueppel 's 3-foot driving layup	4	4
8:18	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	4	4
8:14	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
8:12	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	4	4
8:09	Kyshawn George misses running layup	4	4
8:07	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	4	4
8:02	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot running jump shot	4	4
8:00	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	4	4
7:53	Kon Knueppel makes 7-foot jump bank shot (Miles Bridges assists)	6	4
7:35	Kyshawn George misses driving layup	6	4
7:31	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	6	4
7:31	Alex Sarr makes two point shot	6	6
7:19	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	8	6
7:11	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	8	6
7:09	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	8	6
7:05	Kyshawn George flagrant foul type 1	8	6
7:05	(07:05) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	8	6
7:05	Miles Bridges technical foul	8	6
7:05	CJ McCollum makes technical free throw	8	7
7:05	LaMelo Ball makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	9	7
7:05	LaMelo Ball misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2	9	7
7:05	Hornets offensive team rebound	9	7
6:47	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	12	7
6:47	LaMelo Ball personal foul	12	7
6:47	Hornets Full timeout	12	7
6:47	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Moussa Diabate	12	7
6:47	Tre Mann enters the game for Brandon Miller	12	7
6:47	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	12	7
6:43	CJ McCollum makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	12	9
6:43	Tre Mann shooting foul	12	9
6:43	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 1	12	10
6:30	Tre Mann misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	10
6:26	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	12	10
6:18	Tre Johnson enters the game for Khris Middleton	12	10
6:11	Tre Johnson makes 30-foot three pointer	12	13
5:54	Tidjane Salaun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	15	13
5:33	Bilal Coulibaly misses two point shot	15	13
5:33	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	15	13
5:33	Miles Bridges shooting foul	15	13
5:33	Alex Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2	15	13
5:33	Wizards offensive team rebound	15	13
5:33	Alex Sarr makes free throw 2 of 2	15	14
5:20	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	15	14
5:16	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	15	14
5:16	Tidjane Salaun misses tip shot	15	14
5:15	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	15	14
5:04	CJ McCollum makes two point shot (Tre Johnson assists)	15	16
4:46	Tidjane Salaun misses two point shot	15	16
4:44	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	15	16
4:40	Bilal Coulibaly misses 25-foot running jump shot	15	16
4:37	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	15	16
4:28	Bilal Coulibaly blocks Sion James 's 5-foot driving layup	15	16
4:25	Sion James offensive rebound	15	16
4:23	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	16
4:23	Wizards defensive team rebound	15	16
4:23	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	15	16
4:23	Corey Kispert enters the game for Alex Sarr	15	16
4:09	Sion James personal foul	15	16
4:09	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 2	15	17
4:09	Bub Carrington enters the game for CJ McCollum	15	17
4:09	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 2 of 2	15	18
3:55	Tre Mann misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	18
3:51	Sion James offensive rebound	15	18
3:42	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	15	18
3:40	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	15	18
3:34	Tre Johnson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	15	20
3:18	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	20
3:15	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	15	20
3:08	Kyshawn George misses two point shot	15	20
3:06	Tre Mann defensive rebound	15	20
3:04	Bub Carrington shooting foul	15	20
3:04	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	16	20
3:04	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	16	20
3:04	Collin Sexton enters the game for Tre Mann	16	20
3:04	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Kyshawn George	16	20
3:04	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	17	20
2:50	Bub Carrington makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Marvin Bagley III assists)	17	23
2:30	Sion James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)	20	23
2:25	Bub Carrington makes 25-foot three pointer	20	26
2:13	Tidjane Salaun misses 30-foot three point jumper	20	26
2:09	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	20	26
2:02	Justin Champagnie misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	26
2:00	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	20	26
1:52	Collin Sexton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	26
1:48	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	20	26
1:44	Tre Johnson misses running pullup jump shot	20	26
1:40	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	20	26
1:40	Bub Carrington personal foul	20	26
1:40	Wizards Full timeout	20	26
1:40	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Miles Bridges	20	26
1:40	Brandon Miller enters the game for Sion James	20	26
1:27	Brandon Miller misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	20	26
1:24	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	20	26
1:23	Bub Carrington offensive foul	20	26
1:23	Bub Carrington offensive foul turnover	20	26
1:23	Kyshawn George enters the game for Bub Carrington	20	26
1:07	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot layup (Josh Green assists)	22	26
54.9	Corey Kispert misses driving layup	22	26
53.8	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	22	26
53.8	Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot dunk	22	28
53.8	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	22	28
53.8	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 1	22	29
33.7	Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot	22	29
31.2	Corey Kispert defensive rebound	22	29
25.2	Corey Kispert makes driving layup (Tre Johnson assists)	22	31
2.7	Brandon Miller makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	24	31
0.0	(00:00) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	24	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	31

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	WSH
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	24	31
11:31	Corey Kispert makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	24	34
11:21	LaMelo Ball misses 24-foot three point jumper	24	34
11:19	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	24	34
11:17	Josh Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	24	34
11:16	Wizards defensive team rebound	24	34
11:08	Kyshawn George bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	24	34
10:54	Marvin Bagley III blocks Collin Sexton 's 10-foot jump bank shot	24	34
10:50	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	24	34
10:46	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	27	34
10:34	Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot dunk (Corey Kispert assists)	27	36
10:26	Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot	27	36
10:23	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	27	36
10:22	Tre Johnson misses running layup	27	36
10:18	Marvin Bagley III vs. Moussa Diabate (Brandon Miller gains possession)	27	36
10:18	Hornets defensive team rebound	27	36
10:12	Justin Champagnie shooting foul	27	36
10:12	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	28	36
10:12	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	29	36
10:03	Tre Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Corey Kispert assists)	29	38
9:52	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	32	38
9:29	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	32	38
9:29	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 2	32	39
9:29	Malaki Branham enters the game for Tre Johnson	32	39
9:29	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2	32	39
9:26	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	32	39
9:21	Corey Kispert misses 30-foot three point jumper	32	39
9:18	Josh Green defensive rebound	32	39
9:09	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot layup (Brandon Miller assists)	34	39
8:55	Corey Kispert makes driving layup (Kyshawn George assists)	34	41
8:46	LaMelo Ball makes 29-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	37	41
8:27	Brandon Miller blocks Kyshawn George 's 3-foot driving layup	37	41
8:21	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	37	41
8:21	Justin Champagnie makes two point shot	37	43
8:07	Corey Kispert shooting foul	37	43
8:07	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	38	43
8:07	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	38	43
8:07	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	39	43
8:07	CJ McCollum enters the game for Kyshawn George	39	43
7:52	Malaki Branham misses 25-foot three point jumper	39	43
7:45	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	39	43
7:42	Malaki Branham personal foul	39	43
7:42	Khris Middleton enters the game for Corey Kispert	39	43
7:35	Brandon Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper	39	43
7:31	Sion James offensive rebound	39	43
7:29	LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point jumper	39	43
7:27	Malaki Branham defensive rebound	39	43
7:19	Khris Middleton misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	39	43
7:01	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	39	43
7:00	Justin Champagnie makes two point shot	39	45
6:51	Brandon Miller makes 10-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	41	45
6:43	Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot layup (Malaki Branham assists)	41	47
6:30	Collin Sexton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	44	47
6:30	Wizards Full timeout	44	47
6:30	Miles Bridges enters the game for LaMelo Ball	44	47
6:30	Tre Mann enters the game for Collin Sexton	44	47
6:30	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	44	47
6:30	Alex Sarr enters the game for Justin Champagnie	44	47
6:30	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	44	47
6:09	Bilal Coulibaly misses 23-foot three point jumper	44	47
6:06	Malaki Branham offensive rebound	44	47
6:05	Malaki Branham bad pass turnover (Sion James steals)	44	47
5:59	Khris Middleton shooting foul	44	47
5:59	Wizards Full timeout	44	47
5:59	(05:59) [Wizards] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Wizards] charged with a timeout	44	47
5:59	Tre Johnson enters the game for Malaki Branham	44	47
5:59	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	45	47
5:59	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	46	47
5:40	CJ McCollum makes 17-foot step back jumpshot	46	49
5:25	Alex Sarr blocks Miles Bridges 's 4-foot driving layup	46	49
5:24	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	46	49
5:11	Khris Middleton makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	46	51
4:46	Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point jumper	46	51
4:44	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	46	51
4:42	Sion James misses 26-foot three point jumper	46	51
4:37	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	46	51
4:32	Sion James makes driving layup (Miles Bridges assists)	48	51
4:19	Bilal Coulibaly makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	48	54
4:07	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)	51	54
3:47	Alex Sarr misses 6-foot two point shot	51	54
3:45	Tre Mann defensive rebound	51	54
3:37	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot layup (Sion James assists)	53	54
3:21	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	53	54
3:21	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	53	55
3:21	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Moussa Diabate	53	55
3:21	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tre Mann	53	55
3:21	CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2	53	55
3:16	Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound	53	55
3:13	Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	55
3:12	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	53	55
3:12	Bilal Coulibaly makes dunk (Alex Sarr assists)	53	57
3:12	Hornets Full timeout	53	57
2:51	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup (Sion James assists)	55	57
2:38	Khris Middleton makes 13-foot fade away jump shot	55	59
2:19	CJ McCollum blocks Kon Knueppel 's 4-foot driving layup	55	59
2:16	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	55	59
2:12	Tre Johnson misses 22-foot running jump shot	55	59
2:12	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	55	59
2:12	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	55	59
2:12	Alex Sarr makes free throw 1 of 2	55	60
2:12	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	55	60
2:12	Moussa Diabate enters the game for LaMelo Ball	55	60
2:12	Kyshawn George enters the game for Khris Middleton	55	60
2:12	Alex Sarr makes free throw 2 of 2	55	61
1:51	Alex Sarr blocks Tidjane Salaun 's 4-foot driving dunk	55	61
1:48	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	55	61
1:45	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	55	61
1:40	Tre Johnson offensive rebound	55	61
1:38	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	55	61
1:32	Bilal Coulibaly offensive rebound	55	61
1:32	Bilal Coulibaly makes two point shot	55	63
1:16	Brandon Miller makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	57	63
59.4	CJ McCollum misses 6-foot floating jump shot	57	63
59.4	Hornets defensive team rebound	57	63
59.4	Hornets Coach's Challenge	57	63
59.4	(00:59.4) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Hornets] retain their timeout	57	63
59.4	Alex Sarr loose ball foul	57	63
59.4	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	58	63
59.4	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	59	63
38.9	Tre Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper	59	63
34.8	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	59	63
31.1	Tidjane Salaun makes running layup (Brandon Miller assists)	61	63
31.1	Alex Sarr shooting foul	61	63
31.1	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 1 of 1	62	63
11.1	Tre Johnson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	62	65
0.0	Brandon Miller misses 21-foot two point shot	62	65
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	62	65
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	62	65

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	WSH
12:00	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Sion James	62	65
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	62	65
12:00	Khris Middleton enters the game for Tre Johnson	62	65
11:43	Kyshawn George misses 25-foot three point jumper	62	65
11:40	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	62	65
11:20	Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	65	65
11:09	Miles Bridges personal foul	65	65
10:59	CJ McCollum makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	65	68
10:51	CJ McCollum personal foul	65	68
10:45	Brandon Miller misses 28-foot three point jumper	65	68
10:41	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	65	68
10:36	Bilal Coulibaly misses running layup	65	68
10:34	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	65	68
10:27	Alex Sarr blocks Kon Knueppel 's 1-foot driving dunk	65	68
10:24	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	65	68
10:20	Brandon Miller blocks CJ McCollum 's 5-foot running layup	65	68
10:17	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	65	68
10:09	Alex Sarr shooting foul	65	68
10:09	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	66	68
10:09	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	67	68
9:55	Bilal Coulibaly misses 25-foot three point jumper	67	68
9:53	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	67	68
9:48	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot running jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)	70	68
9:48	Wizards Full timeout	70	68
9:35	Khris Middleton misses 18-foot fade away jump shot	70	68
9:31	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	70	68
9:18	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	70	68
9:15	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	70	68
9:08	Alex Sarr misses 26-foot three point jumper	70	68
9:05	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	70	68
8:56	LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	73	68
8:37	Bilal Coulibaly makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)	73	71
8:34	LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	73	71
8:16	Kyshawn George out of bounds bad pass turnover	73	71
8:01	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	75	71
7:36	Miles Bridges blocks Alex Sarr 's 5-foot layup	75	71
7:32	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	75	71
7:28	Kon Knueppel misses 23-foot running jump shot	75	71
7:25	Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound	75	71
7:19	Khris Middleton makes 25-foot running jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)	75	74
6:58	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	75	74
6:55	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	75	74
6:46	Khris Middleton makes 8-foot two point shot	75	76
6:32	LaMelo Ball makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	77	76
6:21	Khris Middleton misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	77	76
6:19	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	77	76
6:11	Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	80	76
5:56	Brandon Miller shooting foul	80	76
5:56	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 2	80	77
5:56	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Moussa Diabate	80	77
5:56	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	80	77
5:56	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	80	77
5:56	Bub Carrington enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	80	77
5:56	Khris Middleton makes free throw 2 of 2	80	78
5:31	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	78
5:30	Josh Green offensive rebound	80	78
5:17	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot reverse layup (Josh Green assists)	82	78
4:55	Alex Sarr makes 4-foot two point shot	82	80
4:46	Hornets Full timeout	82	80
4:46	Tre Mann enters the game for Brandon Miller	82	80
4:46	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for CJ McCollum	82	80
4:46	Tre Johnson enters the game for Kyshawn George	82	80
4:46	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Alex Sarr	82	80
4:46	Corey Kispert enters the game for Khris Middleton	82	80
4:28	Tidjane Salaun makes alley oop layup (Miles Bridges assists)	84	80
4:13	Tre Johnson makes 27-foot three pointer	84	83
3:50	Miles Bridges bad pass turnover (Tre Johnson steals)	84	83
3:50	Sion James personal foul	84	83
3:43	Tre Mann personal foul	84	83
3:38	Justin Champagnie misses alley oop layup	84	83
3:35	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	84	83
3:27	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point jumper	84	83
3:24	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	84	83
3:10	Corey Kispert misses driving layup	84	83
3:10	Wizards offensive team rebound	84	83
3:01	Miles Bridges shooting foul	84	83
3:01	Corey Kispert makes free throw 1 of 2	84	84
3:01	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Miles Bridges	84	84
3:01	Collin Sexton enters the game for Josh Green	84	84
3:01	Corey Kispert makes free throw 2 of 2	84	85
2:44	Bub Carrington shooting foul	84	85
2:44	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	85	85
2:44	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	86	85
2:29	Justin Champagnie makes driving layup (Bub Carrington assists)	86	87
2:17	Collin Sexton misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	86	87
2:14	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	86	87
2:09	Corey Kispert misses 26-foot running jump shot	86	87
2:06	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	86	87
2:00	Corey Kispert misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	87
1:57	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	86	87
1:41	Tre Mann makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	89	87
1:25	Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	89	87
1:24	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	89	87
1:24	Justin Champagnie personal foul	89	87
1:07	Justin Champagnie shooting foul	89	87
1:07	Tidjane Salaun misses free throw 1 of 2	89	87
1:07	Hornets offensive team rebound	89	87
1:07	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 2 of 2	90	87
54.1	Marvin Bagley III makes 3-foot driving dunk (Corey Kispert assists)	90	89
54.1	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	90	89
54.1	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Sion James	90	89
54.1	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 1	90	90
32.9	Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	90	90
28.9	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	90	90
20.7	Corey Kispert shooting foul	90	90
20.7	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	91	90
20.7	Sion James enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	91	90
20.7	CJ McCollum enters the game for Justin Champagnie	91	90
20.7	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	92	90
0.0	Collin Sexton blocks CJ McCollum 's 16-foot step back jumpshot	92	90
0.0	CJ McCollum offensive rebound	92	90
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	92	90

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	WSH
12:00	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Kon Knueppel	92	90
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tre Mann	92	90
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Sion James	92	90
12:00	Kyshawn George enters the game for Tre Johnson	92	90
12:00	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Corey Kispert	92	90
11:32	LaMelo Ball misses 32-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	90
11:28	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	92	90
11:26	Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot	92	90
11:23	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	92	90
11:19	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	92	90
11:16	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	92	90
11:10	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	94	90
10:54	Marvin Bagley III misses 7-foot two point shot	94	90
10:52	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	94	90
10:43	Collin Sexton makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	97	90
10:28	CJ McCollum misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	97	90
10:24	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	97	90
10:24	Justin Champagnie makes tip shot	97	92
10:14	LaMelo Ball makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot	99	92
9:53	Tidjane Salaun blocks Kyshawn George's driving layup	99	92
9:53	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	99	92
9:42	Tidjane Salaun misses 29-foot three point jumper	99	92
9:39	Hornets offensive team rebound	99	92
9:39	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	99	92
9:34	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	99	92
9:31	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	99	92
9:20	Kyshawn George misses driving floating jump shot	99	92
9:17	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	99	92
9:17	Marvin Bagley III misses 1-foot tip shot	99	92
9:17	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	99	92
9:12	Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Collin Sexton assists)	101	92
9:12	Wizards Full timeout	101	92
9:12	Miles Bridges enters the game for Moussa Diabate	101	92
8:54	Kyshawn George bad pass turnover (Tidjane Salaun steals)	101	92
8:36	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	104	92
8:20	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	104	92
8:18	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	104	92
8:13	Collin Sexton misses 25-foot three point jumper	104	92
8:08	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	104	92
8:00	Justin Champagnie makes 2-foot dunk (CJ McCollum assists)	104	94
7:36	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper	104	94
7:34	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	104	94
7:32	Marvin Bagley III makes running layup (Bub Carrington assists)	104	96
7:32	Hornets Full timeout	104	96
7:32	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	104	96
7:32	Brandon Miller enters the game for Collin Sexton	104	96
7:32	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	104	96
7:32	Khris Middleton enters the game for Kyshawn George	104	96
7:15	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	104	96
7:15	Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2	104	96
7:15	Hornets offensive team rebound	104	96
7:15	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	105	96
7:10	Brandon Miller kicked ball violation	105	96
7:03	Khris Middleton makes 9-foot two point shot	105	98
6:40	Sion James misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	105	98
6:40	Wizards defensive team rebound	105	98
6:27	Miles Bridges shooting foul	105	98
6:27	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 3	105	99
6:27	Khris Middleton makes free throw 2 of 3	105	100
6:27	Khris Middleton makes free throw 3 of 3	105	101
6:06	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)	108	101
5:45	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	108	101
5:41	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	108	101
5:35	Miles Bridges makes driving layup	110	101
5:31	Wizards Full timeout	110	101
5:31	Alex Sarr enters the game for Bub Carrington	110	101
5:31	Kyshawn George enters the game for Justin Champagnie	110	101
5:31	Bilal Coulibaly enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	110	101
5:16	Khris Middleton misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	101
5:14	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	110	101
5:07	Bilal Coulibaly misses 25-foot three point jumper	110	101
5:04	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	110	101
4:59	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot running jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)	113	101
4:43	Bilal Coulibaly misses 27-foot three point jumper	113	101
4:40	Sion James defensive rebound	113	101
4:40	Kyshawn George personal foul	113	101
4:40	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	113	101
4:21	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	113	101
4:19	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	113	101
4:17	Kon Knueppel makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	116	101
4:07	LaMelo Ball blocks CJ McCollum 's 3-foot driving layup	116	101
4:07	Wizards offensive team rebound	116	101
4:07	Tre Johnson enters the game for Khris Middleton	116	101
3:55	CJ McCollum makes 17-foot fade away jump shot	116	103
3:28	Kon Knueppel misses 8-foot floating jump shot	116	103
3:24	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	116	103
3:22	Tre Johnson misses 28-foot running jump shot	116	103
3:19	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	116	103
3:13	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	119	103
2:55	Kyshawn George makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	119	105
2:27	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	119	105
2:24	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	119	105
2:16	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	121	105
2:16	Wizards Full timeout	121	105
2:16	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	121	105
2:16	Tristan Vukcevic enters the game for Bilal Coulibaly	121	105
2:16	Malaki Branham enters the game for CJ McCollum	121	105
2:16	AJ Johnson enters the game for Kyshawn George	121	105
2:16	Will Riley enters the game for Alex Sarr	121	105
2:16	Anthony Gill enters the game for Tre Johnson	121	105
1:59	Will Riley misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	121	105
1:56	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	121	105
1:40	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	124	105
1:26	AJ Johnson misses two point shot	124	105
1:25	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	124	105
1:25	Hornets Full timeout	124	105
1:25	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Miles Bridges	124	105
1:25	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Kon Knueppel	124	105
1:25	Liam McNeeley enters the game for Moussa Diabate	124	105
1:25	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	124	105
1:13	Tidjane Salaun misses driving layup	124	105
1:10	Malaki Branham defensive rebound	124	105
1:06	Malaki Branham makes driving layup	124	107
52.4	Tidjane Salaun misses driving layup	124	107
52.4	Hornets offensive team rebound	124	107
44.8	Malaki Branham shooting foul	124	107
44.8	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	125	107
44.8	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	126	107
30.0	Will Riley makes 3-foot two point shot	126	109
5.9	shot clock turnover	126	109
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	126	109
0.0	End of Game	126	109

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Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 24, 2025

Coverage

MNMT, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,679

Referees

Phenizee Ransom, Matt Myers, J.B. DeRosa

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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