According to NBA Score Stats, On Thursday night, the Washington Wizards won a close game against the Charlotte Hornets, with a score of 113-110. Jordan Poole made a crucial 3-pointer with only 8.1 seconds left in the game.
The Washington Wizards (5-23) won against the Charlotte Hornets (7-23) in a game between two struggling teams. This victory marks the Wizards’ second win in a row. They excelled in the second quarter, building a 21-point lead. However, the Hornets fought back and cut into that lead before the game ended. The match concluded with an exciting and narrow win for Washington.
In a critical moment in the game, the Hornets were only one point ahead. With 38.3 seconds left, Josh Green went to the free-throw line but missed both shots. This miss was very important because Washington’s rookie, Alex Sarr, scored a tip-in to give the Wizards a one-point lead, 109-108, with 14.8 seconds remaining in the game.
In an exciting finish, Charlotte moved ahead again when Mark Williams sunk a powerful dunk off an alley-oop pass from LaMelo Ball with 12.3 seconds remaining. Washington then called a timeout, but Jordan Poole answered back by sinking a critical step-back three-pointer, hitting it from near the top of the key.
The situation was a bit tense for Charlotte when Brandon Miller failed to get the three-pointer. LaMelo Ball’s attempt at a putback was also unsuccessful. The game ended with Justin Champagnie sealing the Wizards’ victory by making a free throw, which narrowed down the score in the last 1.6 seconds of the game.
The Hornets lost their 14th game in a row out of 15 even though LaMelo Ball played well and scored 31. Jordan Poole and 25 points led the way for the Wizards. Another player, Bilal Coulibaly, added 20. When the Hornets were down by 68-47 and Miller returned from a sprained ankle, they showed spirit and determination. But missed free throws by Green hurt the cause of winning.
The Wizards proved they were capable of coming back after a trying moment in the fourth quarter. They permitted the Hornets to score 19 points while they only had 4, which granted Charlotte a 106-100 lead.
Jordan Poole was on. He caught his fifth 3 of the night, shooting it after 15 attempts from distance. The Wizards set up this play to where he caught Green at the top, leaving him with enough space on his shot.
The Wizards took advantage of 20 turnovers by Charlotte and scored 24 points from them.
Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Match Player Stats
Charlotte Hornets Box Score
| Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||
| PLAYER | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Josh Gree F | 29:52 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 |
| Miles Bridges F | 33:43 | 47.1 | 44.4 | 100 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Mark Williams C | 26:29 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 6 |
| Brandon Miller G | 36:22 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 100 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 37:55 | 44.4 | 30.8 | 100 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 31 | -10 |
| Nick Richards | 15:59 | 40 | 0 | 66.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 |
| Cody Martin | 18:33 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 6:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -14 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 13:13 | 66.7 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Vasilije Micić | 10:05 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Moussa Diabate | 5:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Isaiah Wong | 5:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Seth Curry | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Taj Gibson | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 43.6 | 40.5 | 78.6 | 50 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 110 | -3 | |
Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Match Player Stats
Washington Wizards Box Score
| Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||
| PLAYER | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | +/- |
| Bilal Coulibaly F | 31:19 | 37.5 | 28.6 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 |
| Justin Champagnie F | 13:17 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -10 |
| Alexandre Sarr C | 24:33 | 54.5 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Jordan Poole G | 35:24 | 36.8 | 33.3 | 85.7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 |
| Carlton Carrington G | 28:12 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -7 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 23:27 | 62.5 | 0 | 100 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 29:58 | 30.8 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
| Corey Kispert | 30:18 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Kyshawn George | 23:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Jared Butler | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Johnny Davis | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Anthony Gill | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Richaun Holmes | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| Tristan Vukcevic | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||
| TOTALS | 42.9 | 31.8 | 75 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 113 | 3 | |
