The Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 133-126 on Dec 18, 2025 at Spectrum Center.
Final · Spectrum Center
Top performers
- Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 43 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
- LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.
Atlanta Hawks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | 39 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16-27 | 4-9 | 7-7 | 3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 34 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-18 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 32 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Trae Young | 20 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Vit Krejci | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Luke Kennard | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Asa Newell | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 238 | 126 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 48-92 | 11-37 | 19-22 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 29 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10-16 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kon Knueppel | 35 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10-17 | 6-12 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Brandon Miller | 35 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-15 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Miles Bridges | 32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Moussa Diabate | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Sion James | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| KJ Simpson | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Mason Plumlee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 133 | 37 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 49-91 | 24-49 | 11-17 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hawks · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 14, 2025: PHI 117, ATL 120 · Next Dec 19, 2025: SA 126, ATL 98
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 14, 2025: CHA 119, CLE 111 · Next Dec 20, 2025: CHA 86, DET 112