Hayward, Ball lead late Hornets surge past Wizards in their NBA In-Season Tournament debut

— Gordon Hayward scored 27 points, LaMelo Ball added 25 and the Charlotte Hornets shook off their 3-point shooting struggles just in time to earn a 124-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Nov 11, 2023, 04:14 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

13.0%
--CHA
87.0%
--WSH

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Deni Avdija makes 2-foot two point shot (Kyle Kuzma assists)
  • P.J. Washington misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kyle Kuzma makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Deni Avdija assists)
  • Mark Williams misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Tyus Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Mark Williams makes 2-foot dunk (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tyus Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Deni Avdija assists)
  • Tyus Jones makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Deni Avdija misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Mark Williams misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Daniel Gafford makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Miller makes two point shot
  • Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • JT Thor makes 12-foot jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • JT Thor misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kyle Kuzma misses driving layup
  • Gordon Hayward makes 1-foot two point shot (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Gordon Hayward misses 18-foot two point shot
  • Corey Kispert makes driving layup
  • Mark Williams makes 6-foot dunk (Theo Maledon assists)
  • Jordan Poole misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Gordon Hayward makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Mark Williams assists)
  • Delon Wright misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nick Richards blocks Corey Kispert 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Nick Richards makes 3-foot dunk (P.J. Washington assists)
  • Corey Kispert makes driving layup
  • Theo Maledon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Washington makes two point shot
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Corey Kispert makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delon Wright assists)
  • P.J. Washington misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Theo Maledon makes two point shot
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes 22-foot three point jumper (Delon Wright assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses two point shot
  • Deni Avdija makes driving layup
  • Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Delon Wright misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Bilal Coulibaly misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Nick Richards makes 7-foot alley oop dunk shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses two point shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 20-foot jumper (Bryce McGowens assists)
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Delon Wright assists)
  • Deni Avdija makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Landry Shamet misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Deni Avdija misses layup
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
  • LaMelo Ball makes two point shot
  • Deni Avdija makes layup (Danilo Gallinari assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses driving layup
  • Landry Shamet makes driving layup (Delon Wright assists)
  • Nick Richards makes 3-foot layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses driving layup
  • Mark Williams makes tip shot
  • Mark Williams makes layup (JT Thor assists)
  • Gordon Hayward blocks Daniel Gafford 's 3-foot layup
  • Theo Maledon misses driving floating jump shot
  • Mark Williams makes 4-foot dunk
  • Tyus Jones makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Gordon Hayward makes 19-foot jumper (P.J. Washington assists)
  • Landry Shamet misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Mark Williams makes 2-foot dunk (Theo Maledon assists)
  • Gordon Hayward misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Daniel Gafford blocks JT Thor 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Daniel Gafford blocks Mark Williams 's 1-foot layup
  • Daniel Gafford makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Gordon Hayward makes 4-foot jumper (Theo Maledon assists)
  • Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • P.J. Washington misses 9-foot hook shot
  • Mark Williams misses tip shot
  • Tyus Jones misses driving layup
  • P.J. Washington makes 2-foot layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Jordan Poole makes 9-foot two point shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 6-foot two point shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 3-foot tip shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 5-foot two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Jordan Poole misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Gordon Hayward makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • P.J. Washington makes 7-foot two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma makes 3-foot layup (Deni Avdija assists)
  • Gordon Hayward misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nick Richards makes layup
  • Tyus Jones makes driving layup
  • JT Thor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • P.J. Washington misses 44-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Daniel Gafford makes dunk
  • P.J. Washington misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Mark Williams makes dunk
  • Jordan Poole misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Gordon Hayward misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kyle Kuzma makes 6-foot two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Gordon Hayward makes 9-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma misses driving layup
  • Mark Williams misses alley oop layup
  • Mark Williams makes 2-foot dunk
  • Brandon Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Mark Williams misses 4-foot tip shot
  • Jordan Poole makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Deni Avdija blocks LaMelo Ball 's 3-foot layup
  • LaMelo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kyle Kuzma makes 1-foot dunk (Daniel Gafford assists)
  • Gordon Hayward misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Poole makes 4-foot dunk (Deni Avdija assists)
  • JT Thor makes 2-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Daniel Gafford misses 1-foot two point shot
  • Tyus Jones blocks JT Thor 's 6-foot layup
  • Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Gordon Hayward misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Gordon Hayward misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Deni Avdija misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Gordon Hayward makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Mark Williams assists)
  • Brandon Miller blocks Jordan Poole 's 1-foot driving layup
  • Brandon Miller makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (P.J. Washington assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 10-foot jumper
  • Jordan Poole makes driving layup (Delon Wright assists)
  • P.J. Washington makes two point shot (Theo Maledon assists)
  • Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Danilo Gallinari assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller blocks Jordan Poole 's 30-foot step back jumpshot
  • Gordon Hayward misses two point shot
  • Corey Kispert makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)
  • Gordon Hayward misses layup
  • Mark Williams misses tip shot
  • Theo Maledon makes layup
  • Corey Kispert makes 27-foot three pointer (Danilo Gallinari assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Bilal Coulibaly makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delon Wright assists)
  • Delon Wright makes 11-foot jump bank shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes layup
  • Landry Shamet makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists)
  • Theo Maledon misses driving layup
  • LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot step back jumpshot
  • Danilo Gallinari makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
  • Bryce McGowens misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nick Richards makes dunk
  • Landry Shamet misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes two point shot
  • Danilo Gallinari misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce McGowens makes two point shot
  • Landry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • Landry Shamet misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Tyus Jones makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Gordon Hayward misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Daniel Gafford makes 4-foot dunk (Tyus Jones assists)
  • JT Thor misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot
  • Landry Shamet makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)
  • LaMelo Ball makes 29-foot three point jumper (JT Thor assists)
  • Tyus Jones misses layup
  • Bilal Coulibaly misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Mark Williams misses layup
  • Mark Williams misses 6-foot tip shot
  • Tyus Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)
  • Landry Shamet misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 13-foot jumper
  • Tyus Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • P.J. Washington misses 1-foot two point shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (P.J. Washington assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma makes driving layup
  • Gordon Hayward makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Kyle Kuzma misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Deni Avdija misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Daniel Gafford blocks Mark Williams 's 3-foot layup
  • Daniel Gafford blocks Mark Williams 's 3-foot layup
  • Kyle Kuzma misses layup
  • Daniel Gafford misses two point shot
  • Gordon Hayward makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Deni Avdija makes driving layup
  • Gordon Hayward makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Jordan Poole misses two point shot
  • P.J. Washington makes 1-foot layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
  • P.J. Washington misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Mark Williams makes 2-foot dunk
  • Landry Shamet misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • P.J. Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Mark Williams makes 3-foot dunk
  • Kyle Kuzma makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot
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