Washington Wizards at Charlotte Hornets
· National Basketball AssociationHornets post 119-115 win over young Wizards, whose starting 5 had an average age of 20.64 years
Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball each scored 20 points, Kon Knueppel added 16 and Moussa Diabate 11 as the Hornets won consecutive games for the first time since January 3-5 against Chicago and Oklahoma City.
Tre Johnson had career-highs of 26 points and six assists for the Wizards, who, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, fielded the youngest starting lineup, by average age, since the NBA began tracking starters in 1970-71. Washington's starting five, at an average age of 20.64 years old, beat the previous youngest lineup of 20.74, fielded by Oklahoma City on April 10, 2021 against Philadelphia.
Alex Sarr scored 24 points, reserve Justin Champagnie and Bub Carrington added 15 apiece, while Kyshawn George and Jamir Watkins each added 11 for the Eastern Conference-worst Wizards, who fell to 10-34. Will Riley made his first start for Washington and added seven points in 23 minutes. Champagnie added 11 rebounds.
Washington's losing streak is it's second-longest of the season. The Wizards, who last won on January 6 against Orlando, had lost 14 in a row in a skid in October and November.
Ahead by a point after the first quarter, Charlotte moved ahead to stay in the second, outscoring the Wizards 31-24 for a 66-58 lead at the break.
Washington was slowed by 31% (9 for 29) shooting from 3-point range in the first half while the Hornets went 24 for 40 (60%) from the field, including 10 for 16 (63%) from distance, in the first two periods. The Hornets stretched that advantage to 93-81 after three periods.
The start of the game was moved up six hours due to forecast of the winter storm moving across the country.
Hornets: At the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 3-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 115 - 119 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 115 - 119 |
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Wizards offensive team rebound | 115 - 119 |
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Tre Johnson misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot | 115 - 119 |
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Tre Johnson enters the game for Anthony Gill | 115 - 119 |
Statistics
WSH |
CHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-96 | FG | 41-79 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 19-53 | 3PT | 14-36 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 8-9 | FT | 23-30 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 35 | Assists | 30 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 18 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 86 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 28 |
| Grant Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
| PJ Hall, C | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 24 |
| Alex Sarr, C | Day-To-Day | Sep 24 |
| Trae Young, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 21 |
| Jamir Watkins, G | Out | Jul 30 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 15,698 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Miami |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Orlando |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Washington |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Charlotte |
0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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