Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets
November 23, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Hawks beat the Hornets 113-110 on 2025-11-23 at home. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. The Hornets started Mason Plumlee, Miles Bridges, Collin Sexton, Kon Knueppel, and Sion James. Collin Sexton (Hornets) scored 17 points (7/10) in his matchups, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 20 points (9/18) in his matchups, with Miles Bridges as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
113
Did not play: Caleb Houstan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Luke Kennard (DND - Injury/Illness), Jacob Toppin (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
110
Did not play: Antonio Reeves (DNP - Coach's Decision), Grant Williams (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 14.4 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 10.6 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Keaton Wallace · Mouhamed Gueye 5.3 min
- Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Dyson Daniels · Keaton Wallace · Mouhamed Gueye 4.0 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Mouhamed Gueye · Zaccharie Risacher 3.1 min
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Mason Plumlee · Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Kon Knueppel · Sion James Starter 10.2 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 7.2 min
- Mason Plumlee · Collin Sexton · Drew Peterson · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 6.0 min
- Miles Bridges · Tre Mann · Moussa Diabaté · KJ Simpson · Liam McNeeley 5.3 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Tre Mann · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel 4.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Collin Sexton 17 pts (7/10) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (40 %, 8 pts) · Dyson Daniels (17 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Johnson (11 %, 2 pts)
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Tre Mann 8 pts (3/5) in 29 possessions
Guarded by: Vít Krejčí (45 %, 0 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (16 %, 0 pts) · Dyson Daniels (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Sion James: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Miles Bridges: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/6) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Collin Sexton: 28 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Sion James: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Dyson Daniels | Mason Plumlee: 22 poss., 9 pts (4/9) · Collin Sexton: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Miles Bridges: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Moussa Diabaté: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Vít Krejčí | Kon Knueppel: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tre Mann: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Kon Knueppel: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Sion James: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Moussa Diabaté: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Liam McNeeley: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Keaton Wallace | KJ Simpson: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kon Knueppel: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Asa Newell | Miles Bridges: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mason Plumlee: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hornets defense
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Jalen Johnson 20 pts (9/18) in 77 possessions
Guarded by: Miles Bridges (47 %, 4 pts) · Moussa Diabaté (13 %, 6 pts) · Sion James (11 %, 5 pts)
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker 11 pts (3/8) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Collin Sexton (29 %, 1 pts) · Kon Knueppel (23 %, 2 pts) · Sion James (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Jalen Johnson: 36 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Onyeka Okongwu: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/6) |
| Kon Knueppel | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Dyson Daniels: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Collin Sexton | Dyson Daniels: 24 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 22 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Sion James | Zaccharie Risacher: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Onyeka Okongwu: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mouhamed Gueye: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Mason Plumlee | Onyeka Okongwu: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Johnson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Mann | Vít Krejčí: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Dyson Daniels: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Liam McNeeley | Vít Krejčí: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Mouhamed Gueye: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| KJ Simpson | Keaton Wallace: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Drew Peterson | Mouhamed Gueye: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keaton Wallace: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |