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Washington Wizards beat Charlotte Hornets 95-79 as Anthony Davis has 25 and 13 and AJ Dybantsa scores 17 in his home debut
Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Trae Young scored 21 and No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa had 17 in his first home game as Washington held Charlotte to 29.7% shooting and 13 points in the third quarter.
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Anthony Davis had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Trae Young added 21 points and 9 assists, and the Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 95-79 at Capital One Arena on Friday, October 30, in both teams’ opener in Emirates NBA Cup group play. Both teams are 3-3.
No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa scored 17 points with 8 rebounds in his first home game, making 5 of 11 shots and 6 of 7 free throws. Charlotte shot 30 of 101 from the field, 29.7%, and made 12 of 56 threes.
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How it turned
The Hornets started well and led 22-12 after Royce O’Neale’s three with 3:32 left in the first quarter, and they were up 26-22 after one. Washington took over in the second, and Dybantsa’s free throws with 55 seconds left helped make it 51-46 at halftime.
Kyshawn George opened the third quarter with two quick threes and added a third, and the Wizards went on an 18-4 run that started late in the second quarter and ended on Dybantsa’s driving layup for a 64-48 lead with 6:53 left in the third. Charlotte did not make a field goal between Brandon Miller’s three with 5:31 left and his jumper at the buzzer, and Young’s free throws made it 79-54 with 48.7 seconds left, Washington’s biggest lead. The Wizards won the third quarter 28-13 and were never threatened in the fourth.
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The numbers
Davis made 8 of 18 shots and 9 of 10 free throws. Young went 4 of 9 from the field but 12 of 14 at the line, with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. George scored 12 on 4-of-8 three-point shooting, and Bub Carrington had 9 off the bench on 3-of-3 from deep. Alex Sarr scored 3 points but had 8 rebounds and was plus-22. Washington went 29 of 35 at the line; Charlotte went 7 of 12.
Charlotte’s side
Miller led the Hornets with 19 points and 7 rebounds but made 7 of 24 shots and 3 of 13 threes. Naz Reid had 12 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-17 shooting, Moussa Diabate had 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder had 8 points and 8 assists. Charlotte grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and had 12 steals but could not make shots. Kon Knueppel, Coby White and Grant Williams were out.
What’s next
The Hornets host the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, October 31, at 6 p.m. ET (midnight Cairo time). The Wizards visit the Orlando Magic on Monday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
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