Wizards hold Hornets to 30 percent shooting in 95-79 win at Capital One Arena

The Washington Wizards beat the Charlotte Hornets 95-79 on Friday night at Capital One Arena, holding the visitors to 30-of-101 shooting from the field in front of 17,566.

Anthony Davis led Washington with 25 points and 13 rebounds, going 8-of-18 from the floor and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line. Trae Young added 21 points, nine assists and three steals, making 12 of 14 free throws. Rookie AJ Dybantsa scored 17 points with eight rebounds.

The win moved the Wizards to 3-3 overall and 2-1 at home. Charlotte dropped to 3-3 and 1-2 on the road.

How it happened

Charlotte led 26-22 after the first quarter, and the Hornets' largest lead of the night was 10. Washington outscored Charlotte 29-20 in the second quarter to take a 51-46 lead into halftime.

The third quarter decided it. The Wizards held the Hornets to 13 points in the period while scoring 28, pushing the lead to 79-59 heading into the fourth. Washington's largest lead was 25. Charlotte won the fourth quarter 20-16, but the margin never came close to closing.

There was one lead change in the game, and Washington led for 64 percent of it.

Free throws and three-point shooting

The Wizards shot 38 percent from the field (28-of-73) and 10-of-30 from three, but they made up ground at the line, going 29-of-35 (83 percent). Charlotte, which was whistled for 27 fouls to Washington's 17, went 7-of-12 from the stripe.

The Hornets attempted 56 three-pointers and made 12 (21 percent). Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 19 points on 7-of-24 shooting, including 3-of-13 from deep. Naz Reid had 12 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-17 shooting, and Moussa Diabate finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds, seven of them offensive. Dennis Schroder had eight points and eight assists before fouling out with six personals. Grayson Allen went 2-of-10 and Royce O'Neale 2-of-9, all of O'Neale's attempts from three.

Charlotte outrebounded Washington 55-53 and grabbed 18 offensive rebounds, and the Hornets had 12 steals to the Wizards' six. Washington committed 15 total turnovers to Charlotte's 12. Charlotte scored 10 points off the Wizards' turnovers, while Washington scored nine off Charlotte's.

Supporting cast

Kyshawn George scored 12 points, making 4 of 8 three-pointers, and finished a plus-14. Bub Carrington came off the bench for nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from three. Alex Sarr had three points and eight rebounds with four turnovers, but the Wizards outscored Charlotte by 22 in his 29 minutes, the best plus-minus on the floor.

Bilal Coulibaly played 22 minutes with five rebounds, a block and five fouls. Khris Middleton played five minutes and did not score.

Rookie watch

Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft out of BYU, went 5-of-11 from the field and 6-of-7 from the line in 30 minutes. His 17 points were third on the team behind Davis and Young.

Up next

The win leaves Washington in a three-way tie atop the Southeast Division with Atlanta and Charlotte at 3-3. The Wizards visit the Orlando Magic on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. ET.