Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Hornets
October 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Hornets beat the Wizards 139-113 on 2025-10-26 on the road against the Wizards. The Wizards started Khris Middleton, CJ McCollum, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington, and Kyshawn George. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, Collin Sexton, LaMelo Ball, Ryan Kalkbrenner, and Kon Knueppel. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 16 points (6/10) in his matchups, with Bub Carrington as his primary defender. Tristan Vukcevic (Wizards) scored 12 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Moussa Diabaté as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
WAS
Washington Wizards
113
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
139
Lineups
WAS
Washington Wizards
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Khris Middleton · CJ McCollum · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington · Kyshawn George Starter 11.3 min
- Marvin Bagley III · Corey Kispert · Cam Whitmore · Kyshawn George · Tre Johnson 8.0 min
- CJ McCollum · Corey Kispert · Cam Whitmore · Tristan Vukčević · Tre Johnson 4.4 min
- Khris Middleton · CJ McCollum · Justin Champagnie · Alex Sarr · Bub Carrington 4.3 min
- Corey Kispert · Cam Whitmore · Tristan Vukčević · Kyshawn George · Tre Johnson 4.1 min
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · LaMelo Ball · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel Starter 16.2 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Tre Mann · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel 5.6 min
- LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Tidjane Salaün · Kon Knueppel · Sion James 3.5 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Kon Knueppel 2.5 min
- Collin Sexton · LaMelo Ball · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Tidjane Salaün · Sion James 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Wizards defense
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LaMelo Ball 16 pts (6/10) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Bub Carrington (32 %, 4 pts) · Corey Kispert (16 %, 0 pts) · CJ McCollum (11 %, 0 pts)
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Collin Sexton 14 pts (5/13) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: CJ McCollum (40 %, 8 pts) · Bub Carrington (15 %, 0 pts) · Tre Johnson (7 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | Collin Sexton: 29 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · LaMelo Ball: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tre Johnson | Kon Knueppel: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tre Mann: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Bub Carrington | LaMelo Ball: 23 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Collin Sexton: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Sarr | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 33 poss., 11 pts (5/10) · Moussa Diabaté: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kyshawn George | Miles Bridges: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sion James: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Khris Middleton | Miles Bridges: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kon Knueppel: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Cam Whitmore | Miles Bridges: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tidjane Salaün: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Corey Kispert | LaMelo Ball: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kon Knueppel: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tristan Vukcevic | Moussa Diabaté: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Sion James: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Moussa Diabaté: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tidjane Salaün: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Will Riley | Tidjane Salaün: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Sion James: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Justin Champagnie | LaMelo Ball: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Kon Knueppel: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| AJ Johnson | Collin Sexton: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pat Connaughton: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Sharife Cooper | Sion James: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Liam McNeeley: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anthony Gill | Mason Plumlee: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Liam McNeeley: 0 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
Hornets defense
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Tristan Vukcevic 12 pts (4/8) in 25 possessions
Guarded by: Moussa Diabaté (68 %, 2 pts) · Miles Bridges (9 %, 4 pts) · Sion James (8 %, 0 pts)
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Alex Sarr 13 pts (6/10) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Ryan Kalkbrenner (69 %, 2 pts) · LaMelo Ball (9 %, 3 pts) · Kon Knueppel (6 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | CJ McCollum: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Tre Johnson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| LaMelo Ball | Bub Carrington: 19 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Kyshawn George: 17 poss., 8 pts (2/5) |
| Collin Sexton | CJ McCollum: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Bub Carrington: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Miles Bridges | Khris Middleton: 18 poss., 6 pts (1/4) · Cam Whitmore: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Tristan Vukcevic: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Marvin Bagley III: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Alex Sarr: 36 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bub Carrington: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sion James | Kyshawn George: 7 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Cam Whitmore: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tidjane Salaün | Cam Whitmore: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Will Riley: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Mann | Tre Johnson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Corey Kispert: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Liam McNeeley | Corey Kispert: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tre Johnson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pat Connaughton | Tre Johnson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · AJ Johnson: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mason Plumlee | Anthony Gill: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alex Sarr: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |