Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets

Nov 8, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	24	41	38	29	132
CHA	29	17	38	32	116

Game Recap

The Wizards defeated the Hornets, 132-116. Kyle Kuzma led the way for the Wizards with 33 points, nine rebounds, and four assists, while LaMelo Ball tallied a game-high 34 points, along with four rebounds, and seven assists for the Hornets in the losing effort. The Wizards improve to 2-5 on the season, while the Hornets fall to 2-5.

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Deni AvdijaSF	27	3-10	0-1	3-3	3	5	0	1	1	4	-5	9
33Kyle KuzmaPF	31	13-24	4-11	3-3	9	4	0	0	2	1	+8	33
21Daniel GaffordC	13	2-3	0-0	1-2	5	1	0	2	1	4	+3	5
13Jordan PooleSG	20	3-12	1-5	4-5	2	1	0	0	1	2	-5	11
5Tyus JonesPG	19	1-6	0-2	0-0	6	4	1	0	1	1	-8	2
24Corey Kispert	23	5-9	2-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	2	+6	12
88Danilo Gallinari	19	7-11	4-7	0-2	4	2	0	1	1	3	+18	18
55Delon Wright	26	4-5	2-3	8-8	3	3	4	0	1	1	+26	18
0Bilal Coulibaly	29	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	5	+23	6
20Landry Shamet	17	6-9	3-6	0-1	1	2	1	1	0	3	+24	15
16Anthony Gill	4	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
1Johnny Davis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-2	0
97Eugene Omoruyi	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	-2	0
9Ryan Rollins	2	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	-2	3
35Mike Muscala	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9748.5%	18-4341.9%	20-2580.0%	40	26	10	6	10	26	-	132

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	32	6-14	2-4	4-6	7	4	3	0	3	2	-8	18
25P.J. WashingtonPF	35	4-11	0-5	6-7	7	1	0	2	2	2	-8	14
5Mark WilliamsC	18	5-5	0-0	4-6	7	0	0	1	1	4	+2	14
24Brandon MillerSG	30	5-11	1-2	2-3	5	2	1	0	2	2	-11	13
1LaMelo BallPG	36	13-22	3-9	5-7	4	7	1	0	6	3	-3	34
4Nick Richards	15	2-3	0-0	3-4	6	0	0	0	0	2	-9	7
7Bryce McGowens	14	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	2	2	-1	2
9Theo Maledon	17	4-7	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	2	-21	9
21JT Thor	20	0-3	0-2	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	3	-21	0
14Ish Smith	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	0	-8	0
8Nick Smith Jr.	4	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	+4	5
12Leaky Black	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	+4	0
10Amari Bailey	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	41-7951.9%	8-2532.0%	26-3574.3%	47	17	8	5	20	22	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASCHA

(11:57) Jump Ball Williams vs. Gafford: Tip to Washington
+2 (11:39) Williams Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Hayward 1 AST)
02
(11:28) MISS Poole 20' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:24) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:18) MISS Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:17) Wizards Rebound
(11:09) MISS Kuzma 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:06) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:05) MISS Kuzma 2' Putback Layup
(11:04) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (11:02) Kuzma Putback Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:49) Hayward 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
24
(10:28) Kuzma Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:28) Hayward STEAL (1 STL)
(10:23) MISS Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:20) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:17) MISS Hayward 3' Layup
(10:17) Gafford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:13) Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:10) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:51) Gafford 3' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
44
+3 (9:36) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
47
+2 (9:21) Jones 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
67
+2 (9:10) Ball 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
69
(8:53) Gafford 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:39) MISS Washington 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:35) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:28) MISS Poole 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:25) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:20) Williams 4' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
611
(8:20) Poole Non-Unsportsmanlike Tech Foul - Flopping (P0.T0) (J.Butler)
+1 (8:20) Ball Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
612
(8:08) MISS Jones 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:06) Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:03) MISS Miller 3' Layup
(8:03) Avdija BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:59) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:55) MISS Poole 7' Driving Layup
(7:55) Wizards Rebound
(7:48) MISS Jones 13' Floating Jump Shot
(7:45) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:39) MISS Miller 3' Floating Jump Shot
(7:39) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:39) Gafford P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.O'Connell)
(7:37) Williams OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Butler)
(7:37) Williams Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (7:24) Kuzma 7' Hook Bank Shot (4 PTS)
812
+2 (7:11) Ball 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
814
(7:02) Williams S.FOUL (P2.T1) (J.Butler)
+1 (7:02) Gafford Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
914
(7:02) MISS Gafford Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:59) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:46) MISS Richards 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:46) Gafford BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:43) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:39) Kuzma 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
1214
(6:38) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:30) Hayward OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Butler)
(6:30) Hayward Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:18) MISS Poole 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:13) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:08) MISS Washington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:07) Wizards Rebound
(6:07) Richards L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
(5:47) MISS Kispert 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:31) Jones Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:31) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:23) Hayward 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
1217
+3 (4:56) Kuzma 34' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Gafford 1 AST)
1517
(4:37) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:37) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(4:35) MISS Poole 4' Layup
(4:35) Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:33) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (4:32) Kuzma Putback Layup (12 PTS)
1717
(4:10) MISS Ball 11' Floating Jump Shot
(4:08) Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:07) Ball 8' Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1719
(3:44) MISS Poole 8' Floating Jump Shot
(3:41) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:40) Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.O'Connell)
(3:19) MISS Thor 3' Driving Dunk
(3:18) Thor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:18) HORNETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
+2 (2:57) Kispert 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
1919
+2 (2:41) Maledon 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McGowens 1 AST)
1921
(2:33) MISS Gallinari 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:29) McGowens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:17) MISS Miller 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:15) Kispert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:04) Wright 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kuzma 3 AST)
2221
(1:42) MISS Maledon 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:40) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(1:26) MISS Kispert 6' Driving Layup
(1:24) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:20) Gallinari S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
(1:20) Wizards Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:20) MISS Richards Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:20) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (1:20) Richards Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2222
(1:05) MISS Avdija 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:02) Richards REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:57) Richards 1' Alley Oop Dunk (3 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
2224
(0:44) MISS Gallinari 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:41) McGowens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:32) Ball 7' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2226
(0:16) Thor S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Foster)
+1 (0:16) Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2326
+1 (0:16) Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2426
+3 (0:02) Ball 31' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2429

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

CHA

132Points116

47-97(48.5%)Field Goal(%)41-79(51.9%)

18-43(41.9%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)26-35(74.3%)

40(13)Rebounds(Offensive)47(11)

26Assists17

10Steals8

6Blocks5

10Turnovers20

26Fouls22

56Pts In The Paint64

8Fast Break Pts5

35Pts Off Turnovers12

72Bench Pts23

26Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 14,267 (70.6%)