The Charlotte Hornets (9-18) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (15-13), 133-126 despite Jalen Johnson’s 40PTS

126 - 133

Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo

GAME SUMMARY

Location: Spectrum Center

Officials: Tony Brothers, Karl Lane, and Brandon Schwab

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Atlanta Hawks	32	37	26	31	126
Charlotte Hornets	37	43	27	26	133

TEAM STATS

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Atlanta Hawks	126	48-92	52.2%	11-37	29.7%	19-22	86.4%	9	45	31	20	6	15	2
Charlotte Hornets	133	49-91	53.8%	24-49	49.0%	11-17	64.7%	7	50	39	21	11	14	3

PLAYER STATS


Atlanta Hawks	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Zaccharie Risacher^SF	20:28	5	2-7	0-2	1-1	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	-9
Jalen Johnson^PF	39:29	43	16-27	4-9	7-7	1	10	11	9	1	1	4	3	-2
Onyeka Okongwu^C	36:09	12	5-10	0-3	2-2	1	3	4	1	3	1	1	2	-4
Dyson Daniels^SG	31:34	14	6-12	0-2	2-4	2	1	3	6	1	0	2	1	-13
Trae Young^PG	20:09	8	3-8	0-5	2-2	0	1	1	10	1	0	3	2	-3
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	34:06	28	11-18	4-9	2-2	1	7	8	2	0	0	3	2	23
Mouhamed Gueye	10:26	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Vít Krejčí	23:18	5	1-3	1-3	2-2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	5	-7
Luke Kennard	13:53	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	-12
Asa Newell	10:27	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	-12
Kristaps Porziņģis	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keaton Wallace	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N’Faly Dante	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Đurišić	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Houstan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eli John Ndiaye	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon Knueppel^SF	34:59	28	10-17	6-12	2-2	0	5	5	7	3	0	4	3	18
Miles Bridges^PF	32:06	16	6-13	2-5	2-2	0	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	13
Ryan Kalkbrenner^C	27:19	8	3-5	0-1	2-4	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	3	-2
Brandon Miller^SG	35:17	26	9-15	4-7	4-5	1	4	5	7	3	1	1	4	10
LaMelo Ball^PG	29:12	28	10-16	8-11	0-0	1	3	4	13	1	0	6	3	17
Josh Green	11:07	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	-12
Sion James	20:25	5	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	-7
KJ Simpson	12:59	4	2-7	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	-5
Moussa Diabaté	17:34	5	2-4	0-0	1-4	1	5	6	3	0	0	0	1	9
Tidjane Salaün	15:52	10	4-6	2-4	0-0	0	4	4	2	0	0	0	3	-6
Mason Plumlee	03:07	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Connaughton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Mann	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McNeeley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Peterson	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antonio Reeves	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Collin Sexton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

ComprehensiveList769 | Hawks

94 | a day ago

Kon is scary. Also get Luke Kennard off my team

aiden3buckets | Hornets

37 | a day ago

Fakest “shooter” in the league, doesn’t even shoot lmao

Don’t know why teams keep falling it

YizWasHere | Hornets

33 | a day ago

That small stretch in the 4th where Kennard was guarding Kon and Kon’s BBQ Chicken alarm started going off was fun

thedrcubed | Grizzlies

3 | 21 hours ago

I hated having him on my team. Once a month he’ll get hot and go for 20 but outside of that he refuses to shoot unless he has a 10 foot radius of space around him. He’s more worried about protecting his 3pt% than winning games. The worst kind of stat chaser

deemerritt | Hornets

85 | a day ago

These games are why you can’t quit lamelo lol

NotManyBuses | Charlotte Bobcats

60 | a day ago

I completely understand people being frustrated but cmon. You can’t trade this level of talent for mid players and the #21 pick in 2027

You gotta ride it out

Vegetable-Tooth8463 | Hornets

14 | a day ago

Hornets fans wanting him gone b/c of availability are idiotic – it’s not like any other team will part with some major piece, and we’d be lucky to get a draft pick half as talented as him.

Matthegreat34

13 | a day ago

I mean yea trust me a team like us will never quit him, you don’t get that talent level that’s happy to be in a small market often

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-5 | a day ago

I mean he’s still averaging 19 ppg on 38% shooting, and he barely shows up. His ankles are fucked, don’t think playing 30 games a season is worth what you’re paying for him.

primepierce34 | BOS

-9 | a day ago

Idk lol if you’re gonna have to depend on games where he goes ⁸⁄₁₁ from 3, and still mid everwhere else, im not sure that’s a sustainable recipe for success.

Not to mention he just gets injured way too often

Longjumping-Check429 | Hornets

7 | a day ago

If Kon and Brandon can be 20+ ppg scorers we don’t need him to score a lot. If he’s on a heater he’ll do what he did tonight otherwise he can set up the other 2 guys.

Chadme_Swolmidala | Hornets

7 | a day ago

13 assists isn’t mid lol

primepierce34 | BOS

-1 | a day ago

I meant from the field he was ²⁄₅ from 2, besides he also turned it over 6 times lmao

heat_fan_ | Raptors

53 | a day ago

Hornets turned into 2017 Warriors lol

Kon is a beast Hornets got a star

Jalen Johnson was unguardable

Kyujeon | Hornets

3 | 18 hours ago

lamelo has glass ankles just like young steph 😭

ShaiFanClub | Thunder

-6 | a day ago

Hawks fans were right the Dictator makes them worse

Mysterious_Ad7559

18 | a day ago

I get Trae is the easy target because he just came back and they lost but this was not even remotely his fault. His 20 minutes were not the issue this game.

Genuinely sad how he’s going to be the permanent scapegoat for them moving forward too since this narrative that he’s some cancer is the the norm

somethingshimmer | Hawks

14 | a day ago

Yea is trae fault they went on a 29-0 run in the 2nd while he was on the bench. Not like the same thing happened against the wizards but ig that was traes fault too while he sat on the bench injured

PlasticPresentation1

5 | a day ago

If trae isn’t shooting a respectable 3pt percentage on high volume I feel like his offensive game just isn’t worth having him on the floor with a max contract

Beyard | Hornets

43 | a day ago

yall just lost to some bugs

Chessh2036 | Hawks

35 | a day ago

Clippers fans warned Grizzilies fans. Grizzlies fans warned Hawks fans. Luke Kennard is unplayable. This man getting paid to play basketball is straight robbery.

cookomputer | Spurs

23 | a day ago

The shooter who is afraid to shoot unless he is completely open

Atl-Fan_FTS | Hawks

15 | a day ago

Nah, we’ve seen him pump fake with 7 feet of separation

cookomputer | Spurs

7 | a day ago

So the symptoms got worse 😭

fatroony5 | Hornets

32 | a day ago

It’s still insane to me Duke didn’t win the natty last year after seeing how well Kon, Coop, & Sion James are all playing right now.

spookyghostface | Hornets

25 | a day ago

Sion concussed honestly has a lot to do with it. He couldn’t inbound the ball and Houston pounced. Also Proctor tried to take things into his own hands despite being anti-clutch.

Coffee____Freak

16 | a day ago

Maluach had a terrible game too. Zero rebounds. Found out he could possibly have been deported due to our current administration right before the game started

spookyghostface | Hornets

10 | a day ago

Yeah that had to have affected him. He was always so solid.

Coffee____Freak

5 | a day ago

As a Duke fan, I can’t believe it either.

Sometimes the best team doesn’t win the championship just because how NCAA tournament is set up. Hard to win 6 games in a row in a knockout tournament like that

Dar4125 | Thunder

25 | a day ago

Yes, one step closer to .500

tandtz | Hornets

15 | a day ago

Woe to the team that has to play the 1 game under .500 Hawks though

The_Halal_Guys | Knicks

20 | a day ago

Hornets sneaky playin team 🙏

Renegadeforever2024 | Raptors

18 | a day ago

Hornets are back

DankMemesNQuickNuts | Charlotte Bobcats

19 | a day ago

Where were you for the Hornets Magnet Ball 1st half?

dank-kush | Hornets

20 | a day ago

It’s time to overreact hawks fans. Nickeil team high +23 in a 7 point loss. Also Lamelo ball is Trae young father

Gamesgtd | Magic

11 | a day ago

I can’t believe the Wolves kept Naz Reid over NAW, especially because of how much they need a point guard now. Unless he just didn’t want to come back, it’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t have taken their money.

dank-kush | Hornets

5 | a day ago

Yea I forgot about that, he coulda def just been their pg of the future in hindsight, dude is absolutely starter quality.

Gamesgtd | Magic

5 | a day ago

They had a choice and went with their heart over their head. It wasn’t an easy one because Naz is a good player, but he’s always gonna be a backup to Randle and he played a position of luxury for them.

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

3 | a day ago

naw isn’t a pg tho, his passing not that good

Gamesgtd | Magic

3 | a day ago

A point guard doesn’t have to be a passer. There are such a thing as 3 and D point guards which NAW is.

pollinium | MIN

3 | a day ago

The Wolves need a passing PG, and choosing NAW over Naz would have presented an even bigger hole in our front court since Naz is literally our only bench big

Love NAW, cheering for him all the way, but he was a cap casualty as opposed to us not valuing him (AND him rising to the occaision in a big way)

RyouBestGirl | Japan

0 | a day ago

Fuck 2nd apron and every person who voted for it v

iggymcfly

7 | a day ago

Hawks bringing their 2nd best player off the bench is crazy.

Durantye | Hawks

1 | a day ago

Trade Trae and JJ build around NAW /s

PhoenixBekfast | Heat

17 | a day ago

43PTS for Johnson, he got a late 3 at the end

Chardoggy1 | Hornets

15 | a day ago

Nothing warms my heart like seeing the Charlotte sports team beat the Atlanta sports team

amidon1130 | Hawks

9 | a day ago

Some awful defense in the first half and some truly ridiculous unlucky bounces of the ball were the difference. Trae looked good in his limited minutes, really excited to watch his two man game with Jalen. Don’t go on the hawks sub though they’re freaking the fuck out like they do after every loss.

lolimdivine | ATL

8 | a day ago

i dont care how shit he was this game benching zacch in the 4th (happens a lot) for vit (?????) is fucking stupid. #1 pick playing 20 minutes a game. last season it was a season long minute restriction so now what

KelvinHuerter

3 | a day ago

He’s been shit all season

SuperAverageGuy | Hawks

1 | 14 hours ago

ZR’s defense has been consistently solid. I know vit’s a flamethrower sometimes, but I think we needed stops more then we needed buckets. Jalen was unguardable by the end of the game.

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

8 | a day ago

I’m surprised the hawks used all of Trae’s minutes so he couldn’t finish the game out

vaan313

5 | a day ago

For anyone who didn’t watch, Trae was great this game. Minutes restriction because first game back from MCL sprain. Broke down the Hornets defense better than anyone else.