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Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets — 2026-10-23 NBA Game Analysis

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Atlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81. Final.

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Atlanta HawksATL128
Charlotte HornetsCHA81
  1. 1st 11:332CHAMoussa Diabate makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)0–2
  2. 1st 11:053ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)3–2
  3. 1st 10:232ATLDyson Daniels makes 1-foot layup (Onyeka Okongwu assists)5–2
  4. 1st 9:462CHAMoussa Diabate makes dunk5–4
  5. 1st 9:332ATLJalen Johnson makes driving layup7–4
  6. 1st 9:263CHANaz Reid makes 25-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)7–7
  7. 1st 8:552CHANaz Reid makes 1-foot layup (Sion James assists)7–9
  8. 1st 8:472ATLCJ McCollum makes driving layup9–9
  9. 1st 8:272ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)11–9
  10. 1st 8:271ATLJalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 112–9
  11. 1st 7:303ATLCJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)15–9
  12. 1st 6:453ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)18–9
  13. 1st 6:302CHADennis Schroder makes 19-foot pullup jump shot18–11
  14. 1st 6:141ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 319–11
  15. 1st 6:141ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 320–11
  16. 1st 6:141ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 3 of 321–11
  17. 1st 5:483ATLCJ McCollum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)24–11
  18. 1st 5:331CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 124–12
  19. 1st 4:523ATLLuguentz Dort makes 23-foot running jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)27–12
  20. 1st 4:082CHANaz Reid makes driving layup (Sion James assists)27–14
  21. 1st 3:353CHAGrayson Allen makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)27–17
  22. 1st 2:061CHAMoussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 227–18
  23. 1st 1:512ATLJock Landale makes 9-foot floating jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)29–18
  24. 1st 1:102CHATidjane Salaun makes 1-foot dunk (Moussa Diabate assists)29–20
  25. 1st 51.32ATLAaron Wiggins makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jock Landale assists)31–20
  26. 1st 4.91ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 232–20
  27. 1st 4.91ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 233–20
  28. 2nd 11:443CHANaz Reid makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot33–23
  29. 2nd 11:193ATLAaron Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)36–23
  30. 2nd 10:593ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 25-foot three pointer (Jock Landale assists)39–23
  31. 2nd 10:371ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 1 of 240–23
  32. 2nd 10:291CHADennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 240–24
  33. 2nd 10:291CHADennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 240–25
  34. 2nd 10:042ATLKingston Flemings makes two point shot42–25
  35. 2nd 9:413ATLAaron Wiggins makes 26-foot running jump shot (Kingston Flemings assists)45–25
  36. 2nd 9:232CHABrandon Miller makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot45–27
  37. 2nd 9:073ATLAaron Wiggins makes 25-foot three pointer (Kingston Flemings assists)48–27
  38. 2nd 8:523CHABrandon Miller makes 28-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)48–30
  39. 2nd 8:392ATLAaron Wiggins makes 1-foot reverse layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)50–30
  40. 2nd 8:223CHANaz Reid makes 25-foot three pointer50–33
  41. 2nd 7:372ATLAaron Wiggins makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot52–33
  42. 2nd 6:113CHASion James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grayson Allen assists)52–36
  43. 2nd 5:372CHANaz Reid makes 18-foot fade away jump shot52–38
  44. 2nd 5:212ATLDyson Daniels makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists)54–38
  45. 2nd 5:042CHARyan Kalkbrenner makes tip shot54–40
  46. 2nd 4:502ATLJalen Johnson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot56–40
  47. 2nd 4:383CHAGrayson Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)56–43
  48. 2nd 3:492ATLJalen Johnson makes driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)58–43
  49. 2nd 2:422ATLCJ McCollum makes 18-foot pullup jump shot60–43
  50. 2nd 2:222ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes running layup (Jalen Johnson assists)62–43
  51. 2nd 1:502ATLJalen Johnson makes running dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)64–43
  52. 2nd 1:262ATLJalen Johnson makes dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)66–43
  53. 2nd 56.42ATLDyson Daniels makes two point shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)68–43
  54. 3rd 9:282ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes running layup (CJ McCollum assists)70–43
  55. 3rd 8:382ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes layup (Jalen Johnson assists)72–43
  56. 3rd 8:182ATLDyson Daniels makes running layup (Jalen Johnson assists)74–43
  57. 3rd 8:052CHANaz Reid makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)74–45
  58. 3rd 7:522ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)76–45
  59. 3rd 6:582ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists)78–45
  60. 3rd 6:273ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 29-foot running jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)81–45
  61. 3rd 6:103CHARoyce O'Neale makes 26-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)81–48
  62. 3rd 5:511ATLDyson Daniels makes free throw 2 of 282–48
  63. 3rd 5:101CHAGrayson Allen makes free throw 1 of 282–49
  64. 3rd 5:101CHAGrayson Allen makes free throw 2 of 282–50
  65. 3rd 4:572ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (Jock Landale assists)84–50
  66. 3rd 3:471ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 1 of 385–50
  67. 3rd 3:471ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 2 of 386–50
  68. 3rd 3:471ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 3 of 387–50
  69. 3rd 3:353CHARoyce O'Neale makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grayson Allen assists)87–53
  70. 3rd 3:212ATLJalen Johnson makes driving layup89–53
  71. 3rd 3:053CHAGrayson Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists)89–56
  72. 3rd 2:521ATLAaron Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 290–56
  73. 3rd 2:332CHARyan Kalkbrenner makes alley oop layup (Grayson Allen assists)90–58
  74. 3rd 2:032CHAChristian Anderson makes dunk (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)90–60
  75. 3rd 1:472ATLJalen Johnson makes two point shot92–60
  76. 3rd 1:372CHARyan Kalkbrenner makes dunk (Christian Anderson assists)92–62
  77. 3rd 1:232ATLLuguentz Dort makes 2-foot layup (Kingston Flemings assists)94–62
  78. 3rd 15.41ATLJock Landale makes free throw 1 of 295–62
  79. 3rd 7.52ATLAaron Wiggins makes layup (Luguentz Dort assists)97–62
  80. 4th 11:473ATLJock Landale makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)100–62
  81. 4th 11:353CHATidjane Salaun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)100–65
  82. 4th 11:261ATLAaron Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2101–65
  83. 4th 10:582ATLJock Landale makes alley oop layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)103–65
  84. 4th 10:282CHATidjane Salaun makes 1-foot running dunk103–67
  85. 4th 9:521CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 2103–68
  86. 4th 9:521CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 2103–69
  87. 4th 8:443ATLCorey Kispert makes 27-foot three pointer106–69
  88. 4th 8:092ATLDyson Daniels makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Jock Landale assists)108–69
  89. 4th 6:392CHAHannes Steinbach makes 1-foot reverse layup (PJ Hall assists)108–71
  90. 4th 5:582ATLCorey Kispert makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot110–71
  91. 4th 5:291CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 2110–72
  92. 4th 5:291CHALiam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 2110–73
  93. 4th 5:143ATLDorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corey Kispert assists)113–73
  94. 4th 3:583ATLKingston Flemings makes 25-foot three pointer116–73
  95. 4th 3:212CHAHannes Steinbach makes layup (Tidjane Salaun assists)116–75
  96. 4th 3:063ATLCorey Kispert makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)119–75
  97. 4th 2:412CHATidjane Salaun makes 6-foot floating jump shot (PJ Hall assists)119–77
  98. 4th 2:243ATLCorey Kispert makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)122–77
  99. 4th 1:453ATLAsa Newell makes 30-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)125–77
  100. 4th 1:082CHATidjane Salaun makes 1-foot running dunk (PJ Hall assists)125–79
  101. 4th 58.23ATLZuby Ejiofor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)128–79
  102. 4th 44.32CHAHannes Steinbach makes driving layup128–81

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Atlanta Hawks 33, 35, 29, 31; Charlotte Hornets 20, 23, 19, 19.

Jalen Johnson 19 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists. Aaron Wiggins 19 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists. Nickeil Alexander-Walker 14 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists

Naz Reid 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists. Tidjane Salaun 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists. Grayson Allen 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets — NBA Game Analysis

Atlanta Hawks defeated Charlotte Hornets 128–81, a 47-point margin. Atlanta Hawks shot 51% from the field, compared with 34% from the field for Charlotte Hornets. Atlanta Hawks shot 40% from three-point range, compared with 22% from three-point range for Charlotte Hornets. Atlanta Hawks committed fewer turnovers, 12 to 25. Atlanta Hawks led in points in the paint, 54 to 34.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatAtlanta HawksCharlotte Hornets
FG48-9530-87
Field Goal %5134
3PT18-4511-51
Three Point %4022
FT14-2210-12
Free Throw %6483
Rebounds4848
Offensive Rebounds1219
Defensive Rebounds3629
Assists3721
Steals177
Blocks47
Turnovers1225
Total Turnovers1327
Fast Break Points196
Points in Paint5434

Leaders

  • PointsNaz Reid · CHA · 17
  • AssistsSion James · CHA · 5
  • ReboundsMoussa Diabate · CHA · 8
  • PointsJalen Johnson · ATL · 19
  • AssistsJalen Johnson · ATL · 8
  • ReboundsDyson Daniels · ATL · 9

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