Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets

Dec 18, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	32	37	26	31	126
CHA	37	43	27	26	133

Game Recap

The Hornets defeated the Hawks, 133-126. The Hornets move to 9-18 while the Hawks fall to 15-13.

Player Stats

HAWKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Zaccharie RisacherSF	20	2-7	0-2	1-1	3	1	0	0	1	1	-9	5
1Jalen JohnsonPF	39	16-27	4-9	7-7	11	9	1	1	4	3	-2	43
17Onyeka OkongwuC	36	5-10	0-3	2-2	4	1	3	1	1	2	-4	12
5Dyson DanielsSG	31	6-12	0-2	2-4	3	6	1	0	2	1	-13	14
11Trae YoungPG	20	3-8	0-5	2-2	1	10	1	0	3	2	-3	8
7Nickeil Alexander-Walker	34	11-18	4-9	2-2	8	2	0	0	3	2	+23	28
27Vit Krejci	23	1-3	1-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	5	-7	5
18Mouhamed Gueye	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+4	4
3Luke Kennard	13	1-2	1-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	-12	4
14Asa Newell	10	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-12	3
8Kristaps Porzingis	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Keaton Wallace	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9252.2%	11-3729.7%	19-2286.4%	35	31	6	2	15	20	-	126

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	34	10-17	6-12	2-2	5	7	3	0	4	3	+18	28
0Miles BridgesPF	32	6-13	2-5	2-2	3	2	1	1	0	1	+13	16
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	27	3-5	0-1	2-4	4	2	1	1	1	3	-2	8
24Brandon MillerSG	35	9-15	4-7	4-5	5	8	3	1	1	4	+10	26
1LaMelo BallPG	29	10-16	8-11	0-0	4	13	1	0	6	3	+17	28
10Josh Green	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	-12	3
25KJ Simpson	12	2-7	0-3	0-0	0	2	1	0	2	0	-5	4
4Sion James	20	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	-7	5
14Moussa Diabate	17	2-4	0-0	1-4	6	2	0	0	0	1	+9	5
31Tidjane Salaun	15	4-6	2-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	-6	10
22Mason Plumlee	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-9153.8%	24-4949.0%	11-1764.7%	37	39	11	3	14	21	-	133

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterATLCHA

(11:56) Jump Ball Kalkbrenner vs. Okongwu: Tip to Johnson
(11:40) Young Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:40) Kalkbrenner STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:26) Miller 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:10) MISS Daniels 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:07) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:01) MISS Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:58) Risacher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:47) Knueppel STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:41) Ball 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
05
(10:31) MISS Young 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:28) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:28) Young P.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
(10:17) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:13) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:09) Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
08
(10:08) Hawks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:49) MISS Daniels 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) HORNETS Rebound
(9:33) MISS Ball 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:30) Hawks Rebound
+2 (9:20) Risacher 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Young 1 AST)
28
(9:20) Ball S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+1 (9:20) Risacher Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
38
+3 (9:12) Ball 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
311
(9:01) MISS Johnson 19' Jump Shot
(8:58) Okongwu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:57) Okongwu 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
511
+3 (8:46) Knueppel 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
514
(8:33) MISS Johnson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:32) HORNETS Rebound
+2 (8:14) Kalkbrenner 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
516
+2 (8:05) Johnson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Young 2 AST)
716
+3 (7:45) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
719
+2 (7:35) Daniels 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
919
+3 (7:24) Knueppel 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
922
(7:11) MISS Risacher 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:00) Miller OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brothers)
(7:00) Miller Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:48) MISS Johnson 4' Driving Layup
(6:46) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:37) Kalkbrenner 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Knueppel 2 AST)
924
+3 (6:28) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Daniels 1 AST)
1224
(6:04) MISS Ball 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:04) Hawks Rebound
+2 (5:50) Okongwu 10' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1424
(5:31) MISS Knueppel 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:29) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:22) Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
1724
(5:22) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:59) MISS Bridges 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(4:57) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:55) Alexander-Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:55) Simpson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:50) Simpson 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
1726
+2 (4:33) Johnson 9' Fadeaway Bank Shot (7 PTS) (Daniels 2 AST)
1926
(4:21) Daniels P.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
(4:06) MISS Bridges 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:05) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:53) MISS Diabate 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:52) Hawks Rebound
(3:52) Bridges L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+2 (3:37) Gueye 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
2126
+3 (3:22) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Simpson 1 AST)
2129
(3:11) MISS Gueye 5' Hook Shot
(3:09) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:01) MISS Simpson 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:58) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:53) Young 4' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 3 AST)
2329
+2 (2:41) Bridges 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2331
(2:31) Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
(2:25) MISS Krejci 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:22) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) Simpson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:12) Young STEAL (1 STL)
(2:05) Miller P.FOUL (P2.T4) (K.Lane)
+2 (1:56) Alexander-Walker 3' Fadeaway Jumper (5 PTS) (Young 3 AST)
2531
+3 (1:47) Salaun 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
2534
+2 (1:32) Gueye 2' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Young 4 AST)
2734
(1:23) Simpson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (1:22) Krejci 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Young 5 AST)
3034
(1:22) Hawks Violation: Delay of game Violation
+3 (1:08) James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
3037
+2 (0:54) Young 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
3237
(0:43) Krejci P.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
(0:31) MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:23) Young Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:23) James STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Miller 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) HORNETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

ATL

CHA

126Points133

48-92(52.2%)Field Goal(%)49-91(53.8%)

11-37(29.7%)3-Point(%)24-49(49.0%)

19-22(86.4%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

35(9)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)

31Assists39

6Steals11

2Blocks3

15Turnovers14

20Fouls21

62Pts In The Paint50

16Fast Break Pts20

26Pts Off Turnovers18

44Bench Pts27

0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Thursday, December 18, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 16,124 (79.8%)