NBA Final Intelligence
Washington Wizards 109, Charlotte Hornets 126 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Washington Wizards 109, Charlotte Hornets 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 WAS 31-24 CHA; Q2 WAS 34-38 CHA; Q3 WAS 25-30 CHA; Q4 WAS 19-34 CHA.
Top performers (box score): LaMelo Ball (CHA) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Brandon Miller (CHA) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Kon Knueppel (CHA) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Khris Middleton (WAS) 16 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-10 shooting; Marvin Bagley III (WAS) 15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists on 5-of-7 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CHA
23 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 7-12 FG
Scoring · CHA
20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG
Scoring · CHA
19 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 7-15 FG
Season highs
Moussa Diabate · Season-high 18 reboundsMiles Bridges · Season-high 9 assists
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
WAS
10 largest lead
Q2 11:31 (WAS 34, CHA 24) · 7-0 run, Q1 5:33–Q1 3:34
CHA
19 largest lead
Q4 1:40 (WAS 105, CHA 124) · 11-0 run, Q4 6:06–Q4 4:17
Swings
11 lead changes
Tied 6 times
Ahead for good: Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2 (Q3 0:20, WAS 90, CHA 91).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 31 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 109 | |
| CHA | 24 | 38 | 30 | 34 | 126 |
🧮 How They Scored
WASCHA
50Points in the paint40
5Fast-break points11
22Second-chance points18
1Points off turnovers12
56Bench points42
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
46.4%Effective FG%55.9%
5.3%Turnover %3.7%
32.7%Offensive rebound %31.1%
0.237Free-throw rate0.290
Box Score
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum G | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-17 | 1-5 | 3-4 | -17 |
| KyShawn George F | 31 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -20 |
| Alexandre Sarr C | 25 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | -11 |
| Bilal Coulibaly G | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Khris Middleton F | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 5-5 | -12 |
| Marvin Bagley III F | 21 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -5 |
| Tre Johnson G | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Justin Champagnie F | 20 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Carlton Carrington G | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Corey Kispert F | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Malaki Branham F | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Will Riley F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Tristan Vukcevic F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| AJ Johnson G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Anthony Gill F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diabate F | 36 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +38 |
| Miles Bridges F | 34 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Brandon Miller F | 30 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 4-10 | 0-0 | +32 |
| Kon Knueppel G-F | 28 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 5-9 | 0-2 | +13 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 25 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 4-9 | 5-6 | +20 |
| Sion James G | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 8-8 | -7 |
| Tidjane Salaun F | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | -9 |
| Collin Sexton G | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 6-6 | +9 |
| Tre Mann G | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Josh Green G | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Pat Connaughton G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Liam McNeeley F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Washington WizardsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Middleton | Starter | 22 | 16 | 65.6 | 23.1 | -27.3 | 11.2 |
| CJ McCollum | Starter | 33 | 14 | 37.3 | 22.8 | -26.2 | 6.4 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | Starter | 24 | 14 | 50.4 | 25.9 | -25.7 | 8.6 |
| Alexandre Sarr | Starter | 25 | 7 | 45.1 | 13.6 | -22.4 | 10.4 |
| KyShawn George | Starter | 31 | 2 | 11.1 | 16.0 | -27.5 | -2.3 |
| Marvin Bagley III | Bench | 21 | 15 | 77.8 | 17.3 | -14.8 | 14.2 |
| Tre Johnson | Bench | 21 | 12 | 50.0 | 23.1 | +17.5 | 10.3 |
| Justin Champagnie | Bench | 20 | 10 | 71.4 | 14.6 | -17.9 | 11.8 |
| Corey Kispert | Bench | 14 | 9 | 50.7 | 27.3 | +6.2 | 9.7 |
| Carlton Carrington | Bench | 15 | 6 | 100.0 | 11.8 | -13.8 | 11.4 |
| Malaki Branham | Bench | 06 | 2 | 50.0 | 18.8 | -72.7 | 4.8 |
| Will Riley | Bench | 02 | 2 | 50.0 | 40.0 | -45.0 | 14.3 |
| Anthony Gill | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -45.0 | 0.0 |
| AJ Johnson | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -45.0 | -14.3 |
Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | Starter | 25 | 23 | 78.6 | 27.1 | +41.2 | 18.4 |
| Brandon Miller | Starter | 30 | 20 | 58.8 | 23.9 | +48.5 | 13.0 |
| Kon Knueppel | Starter | 28 | 19 | 59.8 | 25.8 | +25.1 | 8.3 |
| Moussa Diabate | Starter | 36 | 12 | 100.0 | 7.3 | +53.5 | 14.7 |
| Miles Bridges | Starter | 34 | 10 | 36.0 | 19.7 | +10.8 | 8.7 |
| Sion James | Bench | 24 | 13 | 76.3 | 17.0 | -12.6 | 15.1 |
| Collin Sexton | Bench | 16 | 12 | 62.2 | 27.0 | +31.7 | 11.7 |
| Tidjane Salaun | Bench | 22 | 11 | 44.6 | 24.0 | -20.9 | 12.2 |
| Josh Green | Bench | 11 | 3 | 75.0 | 7.7 | -20.6 | 9.5 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 12 | 3 | 30.0 | 18.5 | -26.6 | 0.0 |
| Pat Connaughton | Bench | 01 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -66.7 | 0.0 |
| Liam McNeeley | Bench | 01 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -66.7 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
WAS 0
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Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21
WAS 11
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- CHA 139@WAS 113 Recap
- WAS 113@CHA 100 Recap
- WAS 124@CHA 114 Recap
- CHA 110@WAS 113 Recap
- CHA 114@WAS 123 Recap
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