Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards — 2026-10-30 NBA Game Analysis

Charlotte Hornets 79, Washington Wizards 95. Final.

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Charlotte Hornets

Washington Wizards

Final

Friday, October 30 at 4:00 PM PDT

Capital One Arena

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Season records & next games

Charlotte Hornets

Current season record

3–4

Wins–losses · 2026-27

Next scheduled game

vs. Detroit Pistons

2026-11-03

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Washington Wizards

Current season record

3–3

Wins–losses · 2026-27

Next scheduled game

at Orlando Magic

2026-11-03

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Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Game Summary — Friday, October 30, 2026

By Basketball in 60

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Charlotte Hornets 26, 20, 13, 20; Washington Wizards 22, 29, 28, 16.

Brandon Miller 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists. Naz Reid 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists. Moussa Diabate 10 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists

Anthony Davis 25 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists. Trae Young 21 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists. AJ Dybantsa 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Official Game Highlights — Friday, October 30, 2026

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Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Official Post-Game Interviews — Friday, October 30, 2026

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Washington Wizards

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Charlotte Hornets

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Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards — NBA Game Analysis — Friday, October 30, 2026

By Basketball in 60

Washington Wizards defeated Charlotte Hornets 95–79, a 16-point margin. Washington Wizards shot 39% from the field, compared with 30% from the field for Charlotte Hornets. Washington Wizards shot 33% from three-point range, compared with 21% from three-point range for Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte Hornets led the rebounding count, 55 to 52. Charlotte Hornets committed fewer turnovers, 10 to 14.

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

Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Game Statistics — Friday, October 30, 2026

Stat	Charlotte Hornets	Washington Wizards
FG	30-101	28-72
Field Goal %	30	39
3PT	12-56	10-30
Three Point %	21	33
FT	7-12	29-35
Free Throw %	58	83
Rebounds	55	52
Offensive Rebounds	18	8
Defensive Rebounds	37	44
Assists	22	18
Steals	12	6
Blocks	1	4
Turnovers	10	14
Total Turnovers	12	15
Fast Break Points	7	11
Points in Paint	28	28

Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards Statistical Leaders — Friday, October 30, 2026

PointsAnthony Davis · WSH · 25
AssistsTrae Young · WSH · 9
ReboundsAnthony Davis · WSH · 13
PointsBrandon Miller · CHA · 19
AssistsDennis Schroder · CHA · 8
ReboundsMoussa Diabate · CHA · 12

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Point-by-point play

Scoring plays · Charlotte Hornets vs Washington Wizards

1st 11:263CHADennis Schroder makes 24-foot fade away jump shot3–0
1st 10:062WSHAJ Dybantsa makes two point shot3–2
1st 8:412CHANaz Reid makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)5–2
1st 7:562CHASion James makes 2-foot layup (Dennis Schroder assists)7–2
1st 7:392WSHAnthony Davis makes 2-foot two point shot7–4
1st 7:302CHAMoussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)9–4
1st 6:562CHABrandon Miller makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)11–4
1st 6:371WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 211–5
1st 6:371WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 211–6
1st 6:221WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 211–7
1st 6:221WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 211–8
1st 6:053WSHAJ Dybantsa makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)11–11
1st 5:382CHANaz Reid makes layup13–11
1st 5:073CHAGrayson Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)16–11
1st 4:461WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 216–12
1st 4:063CHARoyce O'Neale makes 25-foot running jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)19–12
1st 3:323CHARoyce O'Neale makes 26-foot three pointer (Grayson Allen assists)22–12
1st 3:102WSHTre Johnson makes driving layup (Trae Young assists)22–14
1st 2:281WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 222–15
1st 2:281WSHTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 222–16
1st 1:591WSHDeandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 222–17
1st 1:502CHABrandon Miller makes 14-foot jumper (Christian Anderson assists)24–17
1st 1:212CHAGrayson Allen makes running layup26–17
1st 1:082WSHTre Johnson makes alley oop layup (Trae Young assists)26–19
1st 34.13WSHAlex Sarr makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bilal Coulibaly assists)26–22
2nd 11:483WSHTrae Young makes 26-foot three pointer (Bub Carrington assists)26–25
2nd 11:152CHABrandon Miller makes 8-foot two point shot28–25
2nd 11:042WSHTrae Young makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)28–27
2nd 11:041WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 128–28
2nd 9:581CHADennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 229–28
2nd 9:162CHADennis Schroder makes 16-foot pullup jump shot31–28
2nd 9:042WSHTrae Young makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot31–30
2nd 8:553CHATidjane Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)34–30
2nd 8:341WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 234–31
2nd 8:341WSHTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 234–32
2nd 8:182CHAMoussa Diabate makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Brandon Miller assists)36–32
2nd 8:043WSHBub Carrington makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)36–35
2nd 7:062CHAMoussa Diabate makes 1-foot running dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)38–35
2nd 6:542WSHAnthony Davis makes 3-foot layup (Trae Young assists)38–37
2nd 6:322WSHAnthony Davis makes 1-foot two point shot (Trae Young assists)38–39
2nd 5:243WSHBub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Dybantsa assists)38–42
2nd 5:112CHAChristian Anderson makes 10-foot two point shot40–42
2nd 4:031WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 240–43
2nd 4:031WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 240–44
2nd 3:461CHARoyce O'Neale makes free throw 1 of 241–44
2nd 3:352WSHAJ Dybantsa makes 3-foot running pullup jump shot41–46
2nd 1:543CHASion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Naz Reid assists)44–46
2nd 1:392WSHAnthony Davis makes 3-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)44–48
2nd 1:301WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 244–49
2nd 55.21WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 244–50
2nd 55.21WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 244–51
2nd 2.91CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 245–51
2nd 2.91CHABrandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 246–51
3rd 11:383WSHKyshawn George makes 25-foot three pointer (Trae Young assists)46–54
3rd 11:073WSHKyshawn George makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)46–57
3rd 10:222WSHTrae Young makes 3-foot two point shot46–59
3rd 8:332CHABrandon Miller makes 6-foot two point shot (Sion James assists)48–59
3rd 8:173WSHKyshawn George makes 28-foot three pointer48–62
3rd 6:532WSHAJ Dybantsa makes driving layup (Trae Young assists)48–64
3rd 6:363CHANaz Reid makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)51–64
3rd 6:271WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 251–65
3rd 6:271WSHAnthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 251–66
3rd 5:572WSHAnthony Davis makes 16-foot two point shot51–68
3rd 5:313CHABrandon Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Royce O'Neale assists)54–68
3rd 5:032WSHAnthony Davis makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot54–70
3rd 3:491WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 254–71
3rd 3:491WSHTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 254–72
3rd 2:561WSHBilal Coulibaly makes free throw 1 of 254–73
3rd 2:522WSHDeandre Ayton makes tip shot54–75
3rd 1:361WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 254–76
3rd 1:361WSHTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 254–77
3rd 48.71WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 254–78
3rd 48.71WSHTrae Young makes free throw 2 of 254–79
3rd 31.41CHADennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 255–79
3rd 31.41CHADennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 256–79
3rd 0.13CHABrandon Miller makes 24-foot turnaround jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)59–79
4th 11:472CHAMoussa Diabate makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)61–79
4th 11:253WSHBub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)61–82
4th 11:141CHASion James makes free throw flagrant 2 of 262–82
4th 10:093CHANaz Reid makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)65–82
4th 9:342WSHAnthony Davis makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)65–84
4th 8:143CHABrandon Miller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Grayson Allen assists)68–84
4th 7:152CHARyan Kalkbrenner makes tip shot70–84
4th 6:532WSHAnthony Davis makes 18-foot pullup jump shot70–86
4th 5:582WSHAJ Dybantsa makes driving layup (Bub Carrington assists)70–88
4th 5:581WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 170–89
4th 4:573WSHKyshawn George makes 29-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)70–92
4th 4:362CHANaz Reid makes driving dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)72–92
4th 3:392CHAMoussa Diabate makes 11-foot floating jump shot (Sion James assists)74–92
4th 1:261WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 1 of 274–93
4th 1:261WSHAJ Dybantsa makes free throw 2 of 274–94
4th 1:043CHATidjane Salaun makes 31-foot three point jumper (Christian Anderson assists)77–94
4th 54.61WSHTrae Young makes free throw 1 of 277–95
4th 11.72CHAChristian Anderson makes 11-foot two point shot79–95