129-112FinalSunday 22 February 2026

Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards Box Score

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Washington Wizards 129-112 on Sunday 22 February 2026, a margin of 17. LaMelo Ball led the Charlotte Hornets with 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Bilal Coulibaly led the Washington Wizards with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The lead changed hands 13 times.

Score by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
CHA27-31	38	23	44	24	129
WAS16-40	37	19	28	28	112

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 3
Largest lead: CHA +29
Best run: WAS 11-0

Game leaders

LaMelo Ball37 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
37
Points
Bilal Coulibaly17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
17
Ryan Kalkbrenner6 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
9
Rebounds
Alondes Williams8 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
7
LaMelo Ball37 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST
7
Assists
Will Riley11 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
4

Game flow

WAS ahead

CHA ahead

+30

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Player
Kon KnueppelG-F	28	28	7	4	1	0	3	1	10-18	5-9	3-5	1	6	+33
LaMelo BallG	27	37	8	7	1	0	0	1	12-20	10-15	3-3	1	7	+20
Brandon MillerF	26	22	4	3	1	0	2	3	8-14	5-7	1-2	1	3	+7
Grant WilliamsF	26	5	4	5	0	2	2	2	1-4	1-3	2-3	0	4	+33
Josh GreenG	23	12	4	1	2	0	0	1	4-6	2-4	2-2	1	3	+10
Tidjane SalaunF	21	9	2	1	1	0	0	1	3-3	2-2	1-2	0	2	-9
Tre MannG	21	6	0	3	2	0	0	2	2-8	0-3	2-2	0	0	-3
Sion JamesG	21	0	6	0	0	0	2	3	0-3	0-2	0-2	2	4	-2
PJ HallC	17	2	5	1	1	0	2	2	0-4	0-0	2-2	3	2	-7
Ryan KalkbrennerC	15	6	9	2	0	3	0	0	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	5	+24
Pat ConnaughtonG	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	-17
Xavier TillmanF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	-4
Team		129	53	27	9	5	12	17	43-87 49.4%	25-46 54.3%	18-25 72.0%	16	37

Did not play:Miles Bridges, Coby White, Moussa Diabate, Tosan Evbuomwan, Antonio Reeves, Liam McNeeley

Team stats

CHAWAS

43-87 (49.4%)Field goals41-84 (48.8%)
25-46 (54.3%)Three-pointers18-42 (42.9%)
18-25 (72.0%)Free throws12-17 (70.6%)
63.8%Effective FG%59.5%
65.8%True shooting61.2%
53 (16)Rebounds37 (9)
27Assists24
12Turnovers11
9Steals6
5Blocks5
17Fouls17
137.2Offensive rating119.8

Pace 95.2 possessions per 48 minutes.

First basket, rebound and assist

First basketBilal CoulibalyBilal Coulibaly makes running layup
WASQ1 11:34
First reboundRyan KalkbrennerRyan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound
CHAQ1 11:02
First assistLaMelo BallBrandon Miller makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
CHAQ1 11:22

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Quick answers2 questions

What was the final score of Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards?

Charlotte Hornets 129, Washington Wizards 112 on Sunday 22 February 2026. The Charlotte Hornets won by 17. By quarter: Q1 38-37, Q2 23-19, Q3 44-28, Q4 24-28 (away first).

Who led the Charlotte Hornets and the Washington Wizards?

LaMelo Ball led the Charlotte Hornets with 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Bilal Coulibaly led the Washington Wizards with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Every player's line, with the shooting splits, plus-minus and the advanced figures, is in the two team tables.