Overview
- LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 23 points and nine assists, while Brandon Miller added 20 and Miles Bridges finished at 10 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
- Charlotte outscored Washington 34-19 in the fourth quarter, opening the period with a 12-4 push and finishing 20-for-50 from three-point range.
- Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 19 points with five second-half threes after recently becoming the fastest rookie to reach 100 made threes.
- Moussa Diabate delivered 12 points and a career-high 18 rebounds while stepping into extra minutes with Ryan Kalkbrenner and Plumlee unavailable.
- Washington’s Bub Carrington was helped to the locker room late with an apparent lower-leg issue; the Wizards host Toronto on Friday and the Hornets visit Orlando.