Two of Washington’s 5 wins this season have come in opposition to the Hornets over the previous seven days.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — The Charlotte Frelons misplaced their second recreation in every week to the worst crew within the Jap Convention, the Washington Wizards.
Washington’s Jordan Poole made a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining that proved the distinction. Charlotte’s Brandon Miller missed a 3-pointer with one second remaining. The Wizards (5-23) received 113-110.
Charlotte (7-23) trailed by 9 factors to start out the fourth quarter earlier than three straight 3-pointers tied the sport. Vasilije Micic and rookie Tidjane Salaun scored these factors.
The benefit shifted between the 2 groups within the last minutes.
A wild scramble for the ball put the Wizards up 109-108 with 16 seconds remaining. Mark Williams gave Charlotte the lead with a dunk 4 seconds later earlier than Poole’s game-winning 3-pointer.
Ball led the Hornets with 31 factors. Miles Bridges had 22 factors and 14 rebounds for the Hornets.
Poole led the Wizards with 25 factors.
Washington held a 68-54 halftime lead and managed a lot of the recreation.
Each groups had comparable taking pictures percentages. One notable issue was that Washington scored extra free throws (21) than Charlotte tried (14).
This victory takes the Wizards from the worst crew within the NBA to the worst crew within the Jap Convention. The New Orleans Pelicans now maintain the worst successful proportion within the NBA (0.167). Two of Washington’s 5 wins this season have come in opposition to the Hornets within the final seven days. The Hornets misplaced to the Wizards 123-114 on December 19.
Charlotte’s shedding streak extends to seven with Thursday’s loss. The Hornets have received simply considered one of their final 15 video games.
The Hornets host the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (24-5) on Saturday on the Spectrum Middle.
