Charlotte
Hornets
129
–
112
FINAL
Washington
Wizards
Date
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 38 | 23 | 44 | 24 | 129 |
| WAS | 37 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 112 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kon Knueppel
CHA
28
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
+33
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.15
Impact Composite77.2
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 54.5Impact: 6.2
55.6% FG5-9 from 33 deflections7 contested shots+33 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 45.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
LaMelo Ball
CHA
37
PTS
8
REB
7
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-20 (60.0%)
3PT10-15
FT3-3
TS%86.8%
eFG%85.0%
STL1
TOV0
ORTG157
DRTG121
NET+36
37 points60.0% FG10-15 from 3+20 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 33.4 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Williams | 25:33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +33 |
| Brandon Miller | 26:06 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | +7 |
| LaMelo Ball | 27:29 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-20 | 60% | 10-15 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | +20 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 15:15 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +24 |
| Kon Knueppel | 28:25 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-18 | 56% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-5 | 60% | +33 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Xavier Tillman | 3:39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| PJ Hall | 16:49 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Sion James | 21:02 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -2 |
| Josh Green | 23:18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Pat Connaughton | 11:09 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 20:44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Tre Mann | 20:31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 53 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 43-87 | 49% | 25-46 | 54% | 18-25 | 72% | — |
Miles Bridges —
Moussa Diabaté —
| WAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Johnson | 19:16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Anthony Gill | 30:31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -33 |
| Kyshawn George | 17:54 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | -21 |
| Bub Carrington | 30:06 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-10 | 20% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -27 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 17:10 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-4 | 50% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaden Hardy | 21:41 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +6 |
| Will Riley | 30:37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Sharife Cooper | 22:00 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -4 |
| Jamir Watkins | 16:28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | +13 |
| Alondes Williams | 34:17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 37 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 41-84 | 49% | 18-42 | 43% | 12-17 | 71% | — |
Tristan Vukcevic —
Justin Champagnie —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA43/87 (49%)
Paint
15/35 (43%)
Mid
3/13 (23%)
3PT
25/46 (54%)
ATB3 56%RA 56%Paint 17%Corner 3 50%Mid 50%
WAS41/84 (49%)
Paint
17/25 (68%)
Mid
7/19 (37%)
3PT
18/42 (43%)
ATB3 42%RA 68%Mid 42%Corner 3 46%Paint 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Anthony Gill
defended Ryan Kalkbrenner
3.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Anthony Gill
held Ryan Kalkbrenner
3.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamir Watkins
vs PJ Hall
2.1 min • 8 pts • 60%
| WAS Defense | Brandon Miller | Grant Williams | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Pat Connaughton | PJ Hall | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tidjane Salaün | Tre Mann | Xavier Tillman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alondes Williams | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gill | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% |
| Bub Carrington | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 4pts 50% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Riley | 1.5m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.7m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Tre Johnson | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sharife Cooper | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kyshawn George | 2.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Hardy | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Bilal Coulibaly | — | 1.8m 11pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Jamir Watkins | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 8pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.8m 2pts 100% | 3.9m 6pts 15% | 3.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 7pts 75% | 2.5m 22pts 82% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | 4.0m 6pts 67% | 4.0m 8pts 43% | 3.2m 3pts 33% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = WAS leads, negative = CHA leads
WAS Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:26
CHA Largest Lead
29
Q4 5:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 5:47 – Q1 7:32
-5 → -10
CHA 9-0 run
Q1 5:47 – Q1 8:12
-5 → -11
CHA 10-0 run
Q1 5:47 – Q1 8:12
-5 → -12
WAS 9-0 run
Q1 10:16 – Q1 11:26
-6 → 0