Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards?

The Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-110 on December 26, 2024.

LaMelo Ball scored 31 for the Charlotte Hornets; Jordan Poole scored 25 for the Washington Wizards.

Charlotte Hornets at Washington Wizards

2024-25 · Regular season Thu, Dec 26, 2024 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Washington Wizards schedule

Final

Away

Washington Wizards

113

Venue: Capital One Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-110 at home on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Capital One Arena. Jordan Poole had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Washington Wizards. LaMelo Ball had 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The Washington Wizards led 68-54 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-25. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jonas Valančiūnas (double-double, Washington Wizards), Miles Bridges (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 20, Washington Wizards 38. Bilal Coulibaly had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards?: The Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-110 on December 26, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: LaMelo Ball scored 31 for the Charlotte Hornets; Jordan Poole scored 25 for the Washington Wizards.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	29	25	33	23	110
Washington Wizards	34	34	28	17	113

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 31 LaMelo Ball
Rebounds: 14 Miles Bridges
Assists: 9 Brandon Miller

Washington Wizards

Points: 25 Jordan Poole
Rebounds: 12 Jonas Valančiūnas
Assists: 6 Malcolm Brogdon

Miles Bridges double-double (22 PTS, 14 REB) · Jonas Valančiūnas double-double (14 PTS, 12 REB)

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
LaMelo Ball starter	37:55	31	6	6	1	0	5	12-27	4-13	3-3	2	-10
Brandon Miller starter	36:22	18	3	9	1	0	1	6-21	4-12	2-2	3	+6
Miles Bridges starter	33:43	22	14	6	1	2	2	8-17	4-9	2-2	0	+1
Josh Green starter	29:52	3	3	2	1	2	1	1-2	1-2	0-2	3	-6
Mark Williams starter	26:28	16	8	5	1	0	0	8-11	0-0	0-0	4	+6
Cody Martin bench	18:33	2	4	1	0	0	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	4	-1
Nick Richards bench	15:59	6	5	1	0	0	3	2-5	0-0	2-3	4	-3
Tidjane Salaun bench	13:13	6	4	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-2	0-0	0	+1
Vasilije Micic bench	10:05	6	0	1	1	0	1	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	+7
DaQuan Jeffries bench	6:59	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	-14
Moussa Diabate bench	5:26	0	3	0	0	0	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	-5
Isaiah Wong bench	5:25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	+3

Not available: Tre Mann, Grant Williams

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jordan Poole starter	35:25	25	6	3	1	2	1	7-19	5-15	6-7	2	+12
Bilal Coulibaly starter	31:19	20	6	5	0	0	1	6-16	2-7	6-8	2	+4
Bub Carrington starter	28:12	7	1	3	0	0	1	3-6	1-2	0-0	4	-7
Alexandre Sarr starter	24:33	15	3	1	1	3	1	6-11	3-6	0-2	2	+1
Justin Champagnie starter	13:16	8	6	0	1	2	2	3-4	1-2	1-2	2	-10
Corey Kispert bench	30:18	13	2	2	0	0	2	5-9	2-6	1-1	2	+1
Malcolm Brogdon bench	29:58	11	3	6	2	0	1	4-13	0-2	3-4	0	+9
Kyshawn George bench	23:32	0	4	2	1	0	0	0-5	0-3	0-0	2	+3
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	23:27	14	12	3	3	0	2	5-8	0-1	4-4	3	+2

Not available: Marvin Bagley III, Saddiq Bey, Kyle Kuzma

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	Washington Wizards
11/14 (78%)	Free throws	21/28 (75%)
24/52 (46%)	2 pointers	25/47 (53%)
17/42 (40%)	3 pointers	14/44 (31%)
41/94 (43%)	Field goals	39/91 (42%)
50	Rebounds	43
39	Defensive rebounds	35
11	Offensive rebounds	8
31	Assists	25
18	Turnovers	11
6	Steals	9
4	Blocks	7
23	Fouls	19
10	Max points in a row	9
7:33	Time spent in lead	39:07
6	Biggest lead	21

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Washington Wizards ahead)

Largest margin: 20 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 13
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 6 Q4 4:33
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 21 Q2 1:56
Longest run: 10-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q4 8:02 to Q4 4:33

Scoring plays

Q1 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Wizards
11:49	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:32	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	2	3
11:10	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	5	3
10:59	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	5	6
10:39	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	5	7
10:39	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	5	8
10:28	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	7	8
9:50	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	9	8
9:38	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	9	11
8:32	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	9	13
7:42	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	11	13
7:26	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	11	16
6:51	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	14	16
6:29	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	15	16
6:29	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	16	16
6:14	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	16	18
6:04	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	19	18
5:34	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	19	20
5:20	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	19	21
4:52	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	19	22
4:52	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	19	23
4:09	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Richards Free throw	20	23
4:05	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	23	23
3:48	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	23	25
3:17	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	23	27
2:58	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	25	27
2:50	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	25	28
2:50	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	25	29
2:50	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	25	30
1:48	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon 2-pt field goal	25	32
1:23	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon Free throw	25	33
1:23	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon Free throw	25	34
1:05	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	27	34
0:51	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	29	34

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Wizards
11:41	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	29	36
11:20	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	31	36
11:10	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 3-pt field goal	31	39
11:10	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert Free throw	31	40
10:44	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	33	40
10:29	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	33	42
10:13	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	35	42
10:00	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	35	44
9:33	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	35	46
9:03	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon 2-pt field goal	35	48
8:38	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon Free throw	35	49
7:55	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	37	49
7:30	Charlotte Hornets	Cody Martin Free throw	38	49
7:30	Charlotte Hornets	Cody Martin Free throw	39	49
7:11	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	39	52
6:16	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	42	52
6:01	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	42	54
5:29	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	42	57
5:17	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	45	57
4:58	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	45	59
4:37	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	45	61
3:53	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	47	61
3:38	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	47	63
2:33	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	47	65
2:14	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	47	67
1:56	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	47	68
1:17	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	50	68
0:45	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	51	68
0:45	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller Free throw	52	68
0:15	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	53	68
0:15	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	54	68

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Wizards
11:07	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	56	68
10:42	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	56	71
10:27	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	58	71
10:12	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	58	74
9:53	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	60	74
9:32	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	60	76
9:00	Charlotte Hornets	Josh Green 3-pt field goal	63	76
8:35	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	66	76
8:11	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	66	77
7:38	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 2-pt field goal	66	79
7:10	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	69	79
6:36	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	71	79
6:36	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	72	79
5:53	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	72	80
5:53	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly Free throw	72	81
5:27	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 3-pt field goal	72	84
5:15	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	74	84
4:46	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	76	84
4:46	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Richards Free throw	77	84
4:10	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	79	84
3:52	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	79	87
3:14	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon 2-pt field goal	79	89
2:10	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	79	90
2:10	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	79	91
1:44	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	79	93
1:30	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	81	93
1:07	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	84	93
0:27	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	87	93
0:01	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	87	96

Q4 · 18 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Wizards
11:38	Charlotte Hornets	Vasilije Micic 3-pt field goal	90	96
10:57	Charlotte Hornets	Vasilije Micic 3-pt field goal	93	96
9:49	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	96	96
9:13	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	96	97
9:13	Washington Wizards	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	96	98
8:19	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	96	100
8:02	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	99	100
7:38	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	101	100
5:23	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	104	100
4:33	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	106	100
4:12	Washington Wizards	Malcolm Brogdon 2-pt field goal	106	102
2:55	Washington Wizards	Bilal Coulibaly 3-pt field goal	106	105
2:24	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	106	107
1:21	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	108	107
0:16	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	108	109
0:13	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	110	109
0:09	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	110	112
0:02	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	110	113

2024-25 season series

After this game: Washington Wizards 2-0. Final series: Washington Wizards 4-0.

Dec 19: Charlotte Hornets 114 at Washington Wizards 123
Dec 26: Charlotte Hornets 110 at Washington Wizards 113 (this game)
Feb 3: Washington Wizards 124 at Charlotte Hornets 114
Mar 1: Washington Wizards 113 at Charlotte Hornets 100

Highlights

Washington Wizards 113-110 Charlotte Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.

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