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Kyle Kuzma, strong bench play help Wizards snap 4-game losing streak with 132-116 rout of Hornets

AP
Nov 08, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points and the Washington Wizards made 18 3-pointers to beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-116 on Wednesday night and snap a four-game losing streak.

Danilo Gallinari and Delon Wright each added 18 points and Landry Shamet had 15 as Washington’s reserves outscored Charlotte’s 72-23.

“The bench was unbelievable,” Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. said. “They have shown spurts for us in this young season. It's comforting to know that you have guys who can come in and impact the game offensively and defensively and stem the tide and hold off runs.”

Kuzma, who entered the game averaging a team-high 23.7 points, has ade four 3s in each of his last three games and has taken on the role of team leader even with the addition of free agent Jordan Poole.

He is shooting 45% from beyond the arc in November.

“I have to give some credit to the bench, they played phenomenal tonight,” Kuzma said. "... Those guys were huge for us and they propelled us to a win.”

LaMelo Ball, coming off a 30-point triple-double in a loss to Dallas, had a season-high 34 points for the Hornets. Gordon Hayward added 18 points for Charlotte. Brandon Miller, the No. 2 overall pick this year, had 13 points in his first home start.

Both teams are 2-5.

The Hornets led 29-24 after the first quarter, but things quickly fell apart. The Wizards opened the second quarter with a decisive 34-9 run and took a 65-46 lead at halftime behind 20 points from Kuzma.

“That second quarter defense was big for us,” Unseld said.

The Wizards entered the game having surrendered 130.7 points per game during their four-game skid, including 146 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.

So, this was a welcome improvement.

The Hornets would rally to cut the lead to eight in the third quarter behind Hayward, who took over with aggressive drives and jumpers. But Charlotte couldn't sustain the momentum, and the Wizards quickly pushed the lead back to 22 behind 3s from Gallinari and Corey Kispert and a driving two-handed dunk by Shamet over Ball.

The Hornets remain short-handed with Terry Rozier and Cody Martin out with injuries and Miles Bridges still serving a 10-game suspension, so they are trying to weather the storm until the get some bench help.

Hornets coach Steve Clifford said the biggest problem for his team has been defense, particularly when opponents go five out.

“It’s been a problem for us," Clifford said. “We have different things we’ve been doing and at times it’s worked, but tonight obviously it didn’t.”

Despite the slow start, Clifford is excited that Ball seems to rounding into form after a slow start.

“You can tell he's rhythm and his pick and roll game is really improving,” Clifford said. “And he's playing good defense. He is working hard on the defensive end.”

UP NEXT

The teams will meet again Friday night in Washington in an NBA In-Season Tournament game.

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1st Quarter
WAS
Wizards
24
CHA
Hornets
29

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Daniel Gafford vs. Mark Williams (P.J. Washington gains possession)
11:39	+2	Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Gordon Hayward assists)	0-2
11:28		Jordan Poole misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:24		Daniel Gafford offensive rebound
11:18		Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot
11:17		Wizards offensive rebound
11:09		Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot
11:06		Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound
11:05		Kyle Kuzma misses two point putback layup
11:04		Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point putback layup	2-2
10:49	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	2-4
10:28		Kyle Kuzma turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals)
10:23		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
10:20		Mark Williams offensive rebound
10:17		Daniel Gafford blocks Gordon Hayward's two point layup
10:13		Mark Williams offensive rebound
10:10		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
10:07		Deni Avdija defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Daniel Gafford makes two point driving hook shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	4-4
9:36	+3	Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists)	4-7
9:21	+2	Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup	6-7
9:10	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup	6-9
8:53		Deni Avdija turnover (3-second violation)
8:39		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
8:35		Daniel Gafford defensive rebound
8:28		Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot
8:25		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
8:20	+2	Mark Williams makes two point hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	6-11
8:20		Jordan Poole technical foul (Flopping)
8:20	+1	LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1	6-12
8:08		Tyus Jones misses two point pullup jump shot
8:06		Mark Williams defensive rebound
8:03		Deni Avdija blocks Brandon Miller's two point layup
7:59		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
7:55		Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup
7:55		Wizards offensive rebound
7:48		Tyus Jones misses two point floating jump shot
7:45		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
7:39		Brandon Miller misses two point floating jump shot
7:39		Brandon Miller offensive rebound
7:39		Daniel Gafford personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul)
7:37		Mark Williams offensive foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul)
7:37		Mark Williams turnover (offensive foul)
7:24	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point bank hook shot	8-12
7:11	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup	8-14
7:02		Mark Williams shooting foul (Daniel Gafford draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Daniel Gafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-14
7:02		Daniel Gafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:59		Nick Richards defensive rebound
6:46		Daniel Gafford blocks Nick Richards's two point cutting layup
6:43		Jordan Poole defensive rebound
6:39	+3	Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)	12-14
6:38		Hornets 60 second timeout
6:30		Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul)
6:30		Gordon Hayward turnover (offensive foul)
6:18		Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot
6:13		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
6:08		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
6:07		Wizards defensive rebound
6:07		Nick Richards personal foul (Loose ball) (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul)
5:47		Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot
5:43		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
5:38		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
5:34		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
5:31		Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
5:23	+3	Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	12-17
4:56	+3	Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Daniel Gafford assists)	15-17
4:37		LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Tyus Jones steals)
4:35		P.J. Washington blocks Jordan Poole's two point layup
4:33		Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound
4:32	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point putback layup	17-17
4:10		LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot
4:08		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
4:07	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point floating jump shot	17-19
3:44		Jordan Poole misses two point floating jump shot
3:41		Brandon Miller defensive rebound
3:40		Tyus Jones personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul)
3:19		JT Thor misses two point driving dunk
3:18		JT Thor offensive rebound
3:18		Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)
2:57	+2	Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Kyle Kuzma assists)	19-19
2:41	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point cutting layup (Bryce McGowens assists)	19-21
2:33		Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot
2:29		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
2:17		Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot
2:15		Corey Kispert defensive rebound
2:04	+3	Delon Wright makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	22-21
1:42		Theo Maledon misses two point pullup jump shot
1:40		Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
1:26		Corey Kispert misses two point driving layup
1:24		Brandon Miller defensive rebound
1:20		Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
1:20		Wizards 60 second timeout
1:20		Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:20		Hornets offensive rebound
1:20	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-22
1:05		Deni Avdija misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:02		Nick Richards defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	22-24
0:44		Danilo Gallinari misses two point pullup jump shot
0:41		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
0:32	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point floating jump shot	22-26
0:16		JT Thor shooting foul (Delon Wright draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
0:16	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
0:02	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot	24-29
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
WAS
Wizards
41
CHA
Hornets
17

Time		Play	Score
11:46	+3	Danilo Gallinari makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists)	27-29
11:20	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point driving floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	27-31
11:09	+3	Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists)	30-31
10:58		LaMelo Ball turnover (traveling)
10:47	+3	Danilo Gallinari makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists)	33-31
10:30		Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
10:26		Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
10:20		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
10:18		Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound
10:04		Deni Avdija misses two point driving layup
10:02		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
9:53	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving hook shot	33-33
9:36		Bryce McGowens shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul)
9:36	+1	Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-33
9:36	+1	Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-33
9:21		P.J. Washington misses two point hook shot
9:18		Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound
9:14		Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot
9:11		Deni Avdija offensive rebound
9:10		Deni Avdija turnover (bad pass) (Ish Smith steals)
8:51		Deni Avdija shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-34
8:51	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-35
8:33	+2	Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup	37-35
8:33		Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation
8:17		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
8:13		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
8:10		Landry Shamet personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
7:56		Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)
7:45	+3	Danilo Gallinari makes three point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists)	40-35
7:30		Gordon Hayward misses two point jump shot
7:27		Landry Shamet defensive rebound
7:14	+3	Kyle Kuzma makes three point stepback jump shot	43-35
7:13		Hornets 60 second timeout
6:59	+2	Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot	43-37
6:41	+2	Landry Shamet makes two point driving layup	45-37
6:19		Brandon Miller misses two point fadeaway jump shot
6:17		Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound
6:13		Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot
6:11		Hornets defensive rebound
5:56		Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:36	+2	Delon Wright makes two point driving finger roll layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)	47-37
5:17		Bilal Coulibaly kicked ball violation
5:13		Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul)
5:13		Gordon Hayward turnover (offensive foul)
4:55	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point pullup jump shot	49-37
4:42		Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot
4:37		Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
4:31		Danilo Gallinari turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals)
4:26		Gordon Hayward misses two point running layup
4:23		Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound
4:03		Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:59		Ish Smith defensive rebound
3:54		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
3:50		Delon Wright defensive rebound
3:42	+2	Danilo Gallinari makes two point driving hook shot (Landry Shamet assists)	51-37
3:42		JT Thor shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
3:42		Danilo Gallinari misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:39		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
3:32		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
3:29		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Danilo Gallinari makes two point fadeaway jump shot	53-37
3:10		Danilo Gallinari personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
3:10		Gordon Hayward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:10		Hornets offensive rebound
3:10	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-38
2:58	+3	Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)	56-38
2:46		LaMelo Ball misses two point driving reverse layup
2:46		Hornets offensive rebound
2:46		Wizards 60 second timeout
2:41		P.J. Washington misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:37		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
2:30		Theo Maledon shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-38
2:30	+1	Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-38
2:13		Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
2:13		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13		Hornets offensive rebound
2:13		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:09		Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
2:02		Theo Maledon personal foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul)
1:56		Kyle Kuzma turnover (traveling)
1:45		Landry Shamet blocks Gordon Hayward's two point layup
1:43		Gordon Hayward offensive rebound
1:42	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point putback layup	58-40
1:34	+2	Landry Shamet makes two point driving layup (Tyus Jones assists)	60-40
1:29	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point floating jump shot	60-42
1:29		Landry Shamet shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
1:29		LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:26		Daniel Gafford defensive rebound
1:06		Kyle Kuzma misses two point jump shot
1:03		Nick Richards defensive rebound
1:00		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:48		Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot
0:46		Tyus Jones offensive rebound
0:42		Nick Richards shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-42
0:42	+1	Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-42
0:32	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot	62-45
0:22	+3	Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists)	65-45
0:04		Jordan Poole shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
0:04	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-46
0:04		P.J. Washington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound
0:00		Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Wizards offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
WAS
Wizards
38
CHA
Hornets
38

Time		Play	Score
11:41		Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:38		Mark Williams defensive rebound
11:29	+2	Mark Williams makes two point reverse layup (P.J. Washington assists)	65-48
11:21		Mark Williams blocks Jordan Poole's two point layup
11:20		Daniel Gafford offensive rebound
11:20		Daniel Gafford misses two point tip layup
11:18		Jordan Poole offensive rebound
11:17	+2	Jordan Poole makes two point floating jump shot	67-48
11:17		Mark Williams shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul)
11:17		Jordan Poole misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:14		Mark Williams defensive rebound
11:05	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot	67-50
10:53		Tyus Jones misses two point floating jump shot
10:50		Daniel Gafford offensive rebound
10:49	+2	Daniel Gafford makes two point putback dunk	69-50
10:34		Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot
10:32		Tyus Jones defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists)	71-50
10:20		P.J. Washington shooting foul (Deni Avdija draws the foul)
10:20	+1	Deni Avdija makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-50
10:08		Gordon Hayward misses two point pullup jump shot
10:06		Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
9:56		Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot
9:52		Mark Williams defensive rebound
9:43	+2	Mark Williams makes two point reverse dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	72-52
9:43		Daniel Gafford shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
9:43	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	72-53
9:32	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup	74-53
9:23		Daniel Gafford shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
9:23	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-54
9:23	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-55
9:07		Deni Avdija misses three point jump shot
9:04		Mark Williams defensive rebound
8:58		P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot
8:55		Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
8:36		Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot
8:34		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
8:26		Deni Avdija shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-56
8:26	+1	Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-57
8:03		Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot
7:59		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
7:56	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point running layup	74-59
7:54		Wizards 60 second timeout
7:29		Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot
7:27		Hornets defensive rebound
7:17		Danilo Gallinari shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
7:17	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-60
7:17	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-61
7:03	+3	Jordan Poole makes three point stepback jump shot	77-61
6:48	+2	Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Gordon Hayward assists)	77-63
6:48		Jordan Poole shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-64
6:28		Deni Avdija misses two point stepback jump shot
6:26		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
6:16		Gordon Hayward turnover (traveling)
6:02		Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot
6:00		Brandon Miller defensive rebound
5:43	+3	Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	77-67
5:31	+2	Jordan Poole makes two point driving layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)	79-67
5:14	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	79-69
5:00		Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals)
4:58	+2	Brandon Miller makes two point running dunk	79-71
4:58		Wizards 60 second timeout
4:33	+3	Danilo Gallinari makes three point bank jump shot	82-71
4:18	+2	Gordon Hayward makes two point floating jump shot	82-73
4:05		Mark Williams shooting foul (Delon Wright draws the foul)
4:05	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-73
4:05	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-73
3:56		Danilo Gallinari blocks LaMelo Ball's two point floating jump shot
3:55		LaMelo Ball offensive rebound
3:54	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point floating jump shot	84-75
3:38	+2	Danilo Gallinari makes two point driving layup	86-75
3:38		Brandon Miller shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
3:38		Danilo Gallinari misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:35		JT Thor defensive rebound
3:23		Theo Maledon misses two point floating jump shot
3:23		Hornets offensive rebound
3:23		Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Loose ball) (Nick Richards draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-76
3:23	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-77
3:09		Danilo Gallinari misses three point jump shot
3:05		Delon Wright offensive rebound
3:01	+3	Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists)	89-77
2:59		LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals)
2:59		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Delon Wright draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-77
2:59	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	91-77
2:36		Brandon Miller turnover (bad pass) (Corey Kispert steals)
2:31	+3	Corey Kispert makes three point running jump shot	94-77
2:31		Hornets 60 second timeout
2:19		LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals)
2:12		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Delon Wright draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-77
2:12	+1	Delon Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	96-77
1:57		Bilal Coulibaly shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
1:57	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	96-78
1:57	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	96-79
1:37		P.J. Washington blocks Deni Avdija's two point driving layup
1:37		Wizards offensive rebound
1:33	+3	Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Delon Wright assists)	99-79
1:20		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
1:19		Wizards defensive rebound
1:10		Landry Shamet misses three point turnaround jump shot
1:07		JT Thor defensive rebound
1:02		P.J. Washington turnover (traveling)
0:47	+2	Landry Shamet makes two point driving dunk (Corey Kispert assists)	101-79
0:47		LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul)
0:47		Landry Shamet misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:45		P.J. Washington defensive rebound
0:32	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup	101-81
0:12	+2	Delon Wright makes two point driving finger roll layup	103-81
0:03		Landry Shamet shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
0:03		Landry Shamet technical foul
0:03	+1	LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1	103-82
0:03	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	103-83
0:03	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	103-84
0:02		Corey Kispert turnover (bad pass) (Theo Maledon steals)
0:00		Theo Maledon misses three point running jump shot
0:00		Hornets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
WAS
Wizards
29
CHA
Hornets
32

Time		Play	Score
11:43	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Gordon Hayward assists)	103-86
11:32		Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot
11:29		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
11:19		P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Landry Shamet steals)
11:11		Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot
11:07		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
11:06		Brandon Miller misses two point floating jump shot
11:04		Brandon Miller offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Brandon Miller makes two point putback layup	103-88
10:59		Hornets delay of game violation
10:46	+2	Corey Kispert makes two point driving layup	105-88
10:46		P.J. Washington defensive goaltending violation
10:31		Gordon Hayward misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot
10:29		Corey Kispert defensive rebound
10:13		Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Gordon Hayward steals)
10:13		Deni Avdija personal foul (Loose ball) (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
10:00	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot	105-91
9:45	+3	Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)	108-91
9:28	+2	Brandon Miller makes two point cutting layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	108-93
9:28		Corey Kispert shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul)
9:28		Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:25		Deni Avdija defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting layup (Deni Avdija assists)	110-93
9:18		Brandon Miller shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 1	111-93
9:10		LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals)
9:05	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point alley-oop layup (Deni Avdija assists)	113-93
9:05		Hornets 60 second timeout
8:51	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup	113-95
8:51		Corey Kispert shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
8:51	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	113-96
8:34	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup (Deni Avdija assists)	115-96
8:18		Bilal Coulibaly personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
8:11		Theo Maledon turnover (traveling)
7:57	+3	Delon Wright makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)	118-96
7:50		Delon Wright shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
7:50		Gordon Hayward misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:50		Hornets offensive rebound
7:50	+1	Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	118-97
7:40		JT Thor blocks Corey Kispert's two point cutting dunk
7:39		Corey Kispert offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Corey Kispert makes two point putback layup	120-97
7:27		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
7:24		P.J. Washington offensive rebound
7:22		Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot
7:22		Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
7:07		P.J. Washington shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul)
7:07	+1	Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 2	121-97
7:07	+1	Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 2 of 2	122-97
6:59		Deni Avdija shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
6:59	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	122-98
6:59		LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:56		Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound
6:47	+2	Kyle Kuzma makes two point cutting layup (Deni Avdija assists)	124-98
6:37	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup	124-100
6:26		Deni Avdija misses two point cutting dunk
6:24		Gordon Hayward defensive rebound
6:16		Kyle Kuzma shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul)
6:16	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	124-101
6:16	+1	P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	124-102
5:56		Delon Wright misses three point jump shot
5:52		JT Thor defensive rebound
5:43	+2	P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup	124-104
5:43		Wizards 60 second timeout
5:27		JT Thor personal foul (Delon Wright draws the foul)
5:19		Kyle Kuzma misses three point stepback jump shot
5:15		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
5:04		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
5:02		JT Thor offensive rebound
4:59	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point cutting layup (JT Thor assists)	124-106
4:45	+3	Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Deni Avdija assists)	127-106
4:28	+3	Theo Maledon makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	127-109
4:07	+2	Deni Avdija makes two point driving layup	129-109
4:07		Hornets 60 second timeout
3:52	+2	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot	129-111
3:32		Deni Avdija misses two point driving layup
3:30		Nick Richards defensive rebound
3:20		Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Delon Wright steals)
3:11		Corey Kispert misses three point pullup jump shot
3:09		Delon Wright offensive rebound
2:58		Delon Wright turnover (lost ball) (Nick Smith Jr. steals)
2:55		Nick Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:38	+2	Ryan Rollins makes two point driving layup	131-111
2:38		Nick Richards defensive goaltending violation
2:38		Bryce McGowens shooting foul (Ryan Rollins draws the foul)
2:38	+1	Ryan Rollins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	132-111
2:26		Johnny Davis blocks Leaky Black's two point driving layup
2:24		Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound
2:13		Bilal Coulibaly misses three point jump shot
2:04		Nick Richards defensive rebound
1:59		Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Rollins steals)
1:53		Anthony Gill misses two point driving floating jump shot
1:50		Nick Richards defensive rebound
1:35	+3	Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Leaky Black assists)	132-114
1:25		Eugene Omoruyi misses three point jump shot
1:25		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
1:16		Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Eugene Omoruyi steals)
0:57		Anthony Gill misses two point layup
0:52		Anthony Gill offensive rebound
0:52		Leaky Black blocks Anthony Gill's two point putback layup
0:50		Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Nick Richards makes two point layup	132-116
0:20		Wizards turnover (shot clock violation)
0:11		Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Rollins steals)
0:00		End of period

Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Ryan Rollins steals)