Charlotte Hornets 145, San Antonio Spurs 134 — Recap

March 14, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 145, San Antonio Spurs 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 37-26 SAS; Q2 CHA 44-29 SAS; Q3 CHA 40-40 SAS; Q4 CHA 24-39 SAS.

Top performers (box score): LaMelo Ball (CHA) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 15 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Nick Smith Jr. (CHA) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-12 shooting; Stephon Castle (SAS) 26 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Devin Vassell (SAS) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHA

LaMelo Ball

27 PTS, 3 REB, 15 AST, 7 3PM · 9-13 FG

Scoring · SAS

Stephon Castle

26 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · CHA

Nick Smith Jr.

26 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 6 3PM · 9-12 FG

Season highs

Nick Smith Jr. · Season-high 26 pointsJosh Green · Season-high 20 pointsLaMelo Ball · Season-high 15 assistsJosh Green · Season-high 6 threesNick Smith Jr. · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHA	37	44	40	24		145
SAS	26	29	40	39		134

🧮 How They Scored

CHASAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

80.0%Effective FG%61.6%

17.1%Turnover %11.0%

26.9%Offensive rebound %40.5%

0.243Free-throw rate0.232

Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
LaMelo Ball G	29	27	3	15	1	—	4	9-13	7-11	2-2	+27
Miles Bridges F	29	21	7	8	—	1	1	7-14	2-7	5-7	+12
Mark Williams C	29	14	10	3	1	—	3	5-6	—	4-4	+14
Josh Green G	28	20	1	3	4	—	—	7-11	6-9	—	+7
Nick Smith Jr. G	27	26	3	5	—	—	4	9-12	6-7	2-2	+2
Seth Curry G	19	5	2	2	—	—	1	2-4	1-2	—	+11
Jusuf Nurkic C	13	14	3	1	—	—	2	6-7	0-1	2-2	+4
Wendell Moore Jr. G	9	—	1	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-2
Moussa Diabate F	6	—	2	—	—	—	1	0-2	—	—	-8

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Vassell G-F	31	22	3	3	1	1	—	9-16	3-7	1-1	-14
Stephon Castle G	29	26	3	1	1	1	4	10-17	3-7	3-4	-16
Blake Wesley G	24	10	4	3	2	—	2	3-6	1-2	3-4	+7
Keldon Johnson F	22	12	5	3	1	—	—	4-11	1-4	3-3	-5
Harrison Barnes F	21	10	1	1	—	—	—	4-9	2-6	0-1	-18
Bismack Biyombo C	21	—	2	4	3	1	2	—	—	—	-11
Julian Champagnie F	20	12	5	2	—	—	1	4-8	3-5	1-1	-8
Chris Paul G	18	3	1	3	—	—	2	1-3	1-1	—	-18
Sandro Mamukelashvili F	17	13	3	1	2	2	—	5-12	3-7	—	+2
Jeremy Sochan F	16	14	4	2	2	—	—	4-9	1-4	5-6	-19
Malaki Branham F	7	7	—	1	1	—	1	2-2	2-2	1-2	+15
Jordan McLaughlin G	7	3	2	2	—	—	1	1-1	1-1	—	+15
Harrison Ingram F	7	2	3	1	1	—	—	1-1	—	—	+15

🔬 Advanced Stats

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
LaMelo Ball	Bench	29	27	97.3	25.7	+41.3	18.5
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	27	26	100.9	25.8	+3.5	16.7
Miles Bridges	Bench	29	21	61.5	26.1	+24.2	15.5
Josh Green	Bench	28	20	90.9	16.2	+14.3	12.2
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	13	14	88.8	33.3	+14.8	19.5
Mark Williams	Bench	29	14	90.2	16.2	+24.1	10.8
Seth Curry	Bench	19	5	62.5	11.1	+28.9	6.3
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	9	—	0.0	4.3	-11.1	1.4
Moussa Diabate	Bench	6	—	0.0	18.8	-78.6	-6.8

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Stephon Castle	Bench	29	26	69.3	29.7	-30.5	9.3
Devin Vassell	Bench	31	22	66.9	21.6	-18.9	9.9
Jeremy Sochan	Bench	16	14	60.1	26.1	-49.8	14.4
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	17	13	54.2	26.1	+5.7	11.5
Keldon Johnson	Bench	22	12	48.7	19.7	-7.7	10.0
Julian Champagnie	Bench	20	12	71.1	16.1	-15.8	11.7
Harrison Barnes	Bench	21	10	53.0	18.8	-45.0	3.1
Blake Wesley	Bench	24	10	64.4	17.2	+17.8	10.1
Malaki Branham	Bench	7	7	121.5	28.6	+115.4	21.8
Chris Paul	Bench	18	3	50.0	12.2	-59.2	0.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	7	3	150.0	14.3	+115.4	21.8
Harrison Ingram	Bench	7	2	100.0	7.1	+115.4	20.0
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	21	—	0.0	4.3	-25.0	4.4