Charlotte Hornets vs. Washington Wizards

FINAL

Feb 22, 2026

27-31CharlotteHornets

129

16-40WashingtonWizards

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	38	23	44	24	129
WAS	37	19	28	28	112

Game Recap

The Hornets move to 27-31 with their win over the Wizards. Washington moves to 16-40.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	28	10-18	5-9	3-5	7	4	1	0	3	1	+33	28
2Grant WilliamsPF	25	1-4	1-3	2-3	4	5	0	2	2	2	+33	5
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	15	2-3	0-0	2-2	9	2	0	3	0	0	+24	6
24Brandon MillerSG	26	8-14	5-7	1-2	4	3	1	0	2	3	+7	22
1LaMelo BallPG	27	12-20	10-15	3-3	8	7	1	0	0	1	+20	37
10Josh Green	23	4-6	2-4	2-2	4	1	2	0	0	1	+10	12
16PJ Hall	16	0-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	2	2	-7	2
31Tidjane Salaun	20	3-3	2-2	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	1	-9	9
4Sion James	21	0-3	0-2	0-2	6	0	0	0	2	3	-2	0
23Tre Mann	20	2-8	0-3	2-2	0	3	2	0	0	2	-3	6
21Pat Connaughton	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-17	2
26Xavier Tillman	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-4	0
0Miles Bridges	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Moussa Diabate	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8749.4%	25-4654.3%	18-2572.0%	53	27	9	5	12	17	-	129

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Bilal CoulibalySF	17	6-9	3-4	2-4	2	2	1	2	0	0	-6	17
18Kyshawn GeorgePF	17	4-9	2-4	3-3	2	1	1	1	0	0	-21	13
16Anthony GillC	30	4-5	0-1	0-0	5	4	1	0	2	2	-33	8
12Tre JohnsonSG	19	5-10	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	3	2	-21	11
7Bub CarringtonPG	30	2-10	1-6	1-2	3	2	0	0	3	2	-27	6
27Will Riley	30	4-11	1-4	2-2	6	4	1	0	0	1	+4	11
13Sharife Cooper	22	3-5	1-2	2-3	3	3	1	0	1	4	-4	9
8Jaden Hardy	21	5-10	4-8	2-2	4	1	0	1	0	2	+6	16
31Alondes Williams	34	3-5	2-3	0-0	7	3	1	0	2	2	+4	8
5Jamir Watkins	16	5-10	3-7	0-1	4	1	0	1	0	2	+13	13
9Justin Champagnie	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Tristan Vukcevic	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	41-8448.8%	18-4242.9%	12-1770.6%	37	24	6	5	11	17	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHAWAS

(11:58) Jump Ball Gill vs. Kalkbrenner: Tip to Miller
(11:39) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:39) George STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:34) Coulibaly 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:22) Miller 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
22
(11:03) MISS Coulibaly 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:02) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Miller 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:52) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:42) Kalkbrenner 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
42
+3 (10:28) Coulibaly 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (George 1 AST)
45
(10:09) MISS Knueppel 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:08) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (10:00) Williams 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
75
+3 (9:46) Coulibaly 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
78
+3 (9:33) Ball 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
108
+3 (9:23) Coulibaly 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1011
+2 (9:12) Ball 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1211
(9:01) MISS Coulibaly 5' Driving Layup
(9:00) Carrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:00) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (9:00) Carrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1212
(9:00) MISS Carrington Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:58) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:37) MISS Miller 33' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:35) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(8:34) MISS Kalkbrenner 4' Putback Layup
(8:34) George BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:32) Gill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:20) Gill 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Coulibaly 1 AST)
1214
+3 (8:10) Miller 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1514
+3 (8:02) George 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carrington 1 AST)
1517
+3 (7:44) Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
1817
(7:42) WIZARDS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:20) MISS Johnson 2' Driving Layup
(7:20) Kalkbrenner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:18) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(7:12) MISS Knueppel 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:09) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(7:08) Gill S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (7:08) Kalkbrenner Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1917
+1 (7:08) Kalkbrenner Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2017
(6:52) MISS Riley 3PT Jump Shot
(6:50) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:39) Gill S.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Corbin)
(6:39) MISS Knueppel Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:39) Hornets Rebound
+1 (6:39) Knueppel Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2117
+2 (6:27) Johnson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gill 1 AST)
2119
+3 (6:13) Ball 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2419
(6:03) MISS Carrington 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:00) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:47) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:45) Gill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:35) MISS Gill 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:31) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:23) MISS Ball 33' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:20) Carrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:17) MISS Cooper 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(5:17) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:17) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:10) Ball 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2719
(5:08) WIZARDS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:58) Carrington Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:58) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
(4:51) MISS Ball 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:47) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:42) MISS Riley 11' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(4:40) Riley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:40) MISS Riley 3' Tip Layup Shot
(4:38) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:28) Carrington S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (4:28) Hall Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2819
+1 (4:28) Hall Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2919
(4:11) MISS Watkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:08) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:48) Hardy S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (3:48) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3019
+1 (3:48) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3119
+2 (3:34) Coulibaly 3' Driving Layup (13 PTS)
3121
(3:16) MISS Hall 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:14) Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:08) Hardy 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
3124
+2 (2:45) Ball 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
3324
+2 (2:31) Coulibaly 1' Driving Layup (15 PTS) (Riley 1 AST)
3326
(2:22) Riley S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Corbin)
+1 (2:22) Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
3426
(2:22) MISS Miller Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:19) Coulibaly REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:14) Salaun S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
(2:14) MISS Coulibaly Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:14) WIZARDS Rebound
(2:14) MISS Coulibaly Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:11) Hall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:57) Watkins P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Corbin)
(1:57) MISS Salaun Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:57) Hornets Rebound
+1 (1:57) Salaun Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3526
+3 (1:44) Watkins 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Riley 2 AST)
3529
(1:27) MISS Hall 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:24) Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:15) Watkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hardy 1 AST)
3532
(0:57) MISS Hall 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:54) Hardy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:52) Miller P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Jelks)
(0:43) MISS Watkins 33' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:40) Coulibaly REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:34) Williams 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Coulibaly 2 AST)
3535
(0:25) MISS Mann 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:22) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:05) Riley 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3537
+3 (0:00) Miller 36' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
3837

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

WAS

129Points112

43-87(49.4%)Field Goal(%)41-84(48.8%)

25-46(54.3%)3-Point(%)18-42(42.9%)

18-25(72.0%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

53(16)Rebounds(Offensive)37(9)

27Assists24

9Steals6

5Blocks5

12Turnovers11

17Fouls17

30Pts In The Paint32

14Fast Break Pts12

20Pts Off Turnovers8

31Bench Pts57

29Largest Lead2

Game Details

Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 16,443 (80.8%)