Charlotte Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs
January 31, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Hornets beat the Spurs 111-106 on 2026-01-31 at home. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Moussa Diabaté, Brandon Miller, and Kon Knueppel. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 26 points (11/17) in his matchups, with Moussa Diabaté as his primary defender. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 4 points (1/4) in his matchups, with Julian Champagnie as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
111
Did not play: Pat Connaughton (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tre Mann (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tidjane Salaün (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
106
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Carter Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jordan McLaughlin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lindy Waters III (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller · Kon Knueppel Starter 17.4 min
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Josh Green · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner 4.8 min
- Collin Sexton · Grant Williams · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 3.6 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel 3.3 min
- Collin Sexton · Grant Williams · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 3.3 min
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 12.0 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Dylan Harper 5.4 min
- Luke Kornet · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 4.8 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.5 min
- Harrison Barnes · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hornets defense
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Victor Wembanyama 26 pts (11/17) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Moussa Diabaté (69 %, 8 pts) · Miles Bridges (7 %, 4 pts) · Brandon Miller (7 %, 7 pts)
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Stephon Castle 16 pts (4/12) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Brandon Miller (28 %, 6 pts) · LaMelo Ball (25 %, 3 pts) · Kon Knueppel (10 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | Stephon Castle: 19 poss., 6 pts (1/3) · De'Aaron Fox: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Kon Knueppel | Julian Champagnie: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · De'Aaron Fox: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Victor Wembanyama: 40 poss., 8 pts (4/5) · Luke Kornet: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Stephon Castle: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · De'Aaron Fox: 13 poss., 6 pts (1/4) |
| Miles Bridges | Devin Vassell: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julian Champagnie: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Grant Williams | Harrison Barnes: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keldon Johnson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Sexton | De'Aaron Fox: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Dylan Harper: 9 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Luke Kornet: 22 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Dylan Harper: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sion James | Harrison Barnes: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dylan Harper: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Green | Julian Champagnie: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Stephon Castle: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Spurs defense
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LaMelo Ball 4 pts (1/4) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Champagnie (29 %, 0 pts) · Harrison Barnes (20 %, 2 pts) · Dylan Harper (14 %, 2 pts)
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Brandon Miller 14 pts (5/14) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: De'Aaron Fox (27 %, 5 pts) · Devin Vassell (22 %, 1 pts) · Stephon Castle (14 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | Miles Bridges: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Brandon Miller: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| De'Aaron Fox | Brandon Miller: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Collin Sexton: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Devin Vassell | Miles Bridges: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Brandon Miller: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Moussa Diabaté: 36 poss., 6 pts (3/11) · Miles Bridges: 4 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Julian Champagnie | LaMelo Ball: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kon Knueppel: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Dylan Harper | LaMelo Ball: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Brandon Miller: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Harrison Barnes | LaMelo Ball: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Grant Williams: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Luke Kornet | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moussa Diabaté: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keldon Johnson | Grant Williams: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Kon Knueppel: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |