Wizards head to Charlotte to face the Hornets with both teams sitting at 2-1

The Washington Wizards take a 2-1 record into Charlotte on Monday night to face the Hornets at Spectrum Center. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be carried on MNMT and NBA League Pass.

Both clubs are 2-1 and sit alongside Atlanta at the top of the Southeast Division at .667. Washington is 1-0 on the road this season, while Charlotte is 1-1 at home. Each team comes in on a one-game winning streak.

How the Wizards got here

Washington opened its regular season on Wednesday, Oct. 21, with a 128-116 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Wizards then dropped a 112-102 decision to the Toronto Raptors at home on Friday, Oct. 23, before bouncing back the following night with a 124-120 win at the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Trae Young leads the Wizards in both scoring and playmaking through three games, averaging 22.3 points and 11.3 assists. Justin Champagnie is the team's leading rebounder at 9.3 per game.

The regular season start followed a pair of exhibition losses: a 131-122 home preseason defeat to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, Oct. 12, and a 107-106 preseason loss at the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, Oct. 16.

The Hornets' first week

Charlotte began its season with a 110-103 win at the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The Hornets were then beaten 128-81 at home by the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, Oct. 23, a 47-point margin, before answering with a 115-110 home win over the Miami Heat on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Naz Reid leads Charlotte in scoring at 20.0 points per game and in rebounding at 8.7 per game. Dennis Schroder is the Hornets' assists leader at 4.3 per game.

Charlotte lost both of its final two exhibition games, 114-93 at the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and 116-98 at the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, Oct. 16.

Injury report

The Wizards will be without three players. AJ Dybantsa (ankle), Tristan Vukcevic (hip) and Jamir Watkins (knee) are all listed as out.

Charlotte has four players ruled out: Kon Knueppel (hamstring), Coby White (calf), Grant Williams (hamstring) and Kylan Boswell (knee).

Division picture

In the Southeast standings as of Monday, Atlanta, Charlotte and Washington are each 2-1. Atlanta is on a one-game losing streak, while Charlotte and Washington each carry a one-game winning streak. Orlando is 1-2, one game back, and Miami is 0-3 and two games back on a three-game losing streak.