Poole's 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left lifts Wizards to a 113-110 win over Hornets
WASHINGTON (AP) Jordan Poole's 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds remaining lifted the Washington Wizards to a 113-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.
In a matchup of two of the league's worst teams, the Wizards (5-23) beat Charlotte (7-23) for the second straight week. Washington blew a 21-point second-quarter lead but ultimately prevailed in a back-and-forth final minute.
The Hornets led by one and had Josh Green at the line with 38.3 seconds left. Green missed both free throws, and a tip-in by Wizards rookie Alex Sarr put Washington up 109-108 with 14.8 seconds remaining.
Charlotte took the lead back when Mark Williams dunked home an alley-oop pass from LaMelo Ball with 12.3 seconds to play, but after a Washington timeout, Poole made a step-back 3 from near the top of the key.
Brandon Miller missed a 3 at the other end for Charlotte, and Ball's desperate attempt at a putback was unsuccessful. Justin Champagnie made a free throw with 1.6 seconds left for the Wizards to complete the scoring.
The Hornets lost for the 14th time in 15 games.
Poole finished with 25 points and Bilal Coulibaly had 20 for the Wizards.
Ball scored 31 for the Hornets.
Hornets: Charlotte got Miller back from a sprained ankle and rallied gamely after falling behind 68-47, but the missed free throws by Green proved costly.
Wizards: Washington refused to wilt after allowing a 19-4 run at the start of the fourth that put Charlotte ahead 106-100.
Poole's final shot was his fifth 3-pointer of the night in 15 attempts. The Wizards were able to get him pretty well isolated against Green at the top, and he was able to create enough space to shoot.
The Wizards scored 24 points off 20 Charlotte turnovers.
Wizards host the first of two straight games against New York on Saturday, and Hornets host Oklahoma City.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Mark Williams vs. Alexandre Sarr (Brandon Miller gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 |  | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:32 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Alexandre Sarr assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point pullup jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 5-6 |
| 10:48 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 10:39 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 7-8 |
| 10:07 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Alexandre Sarr draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 9-8 |
| 9:38 | | +3 | Justin Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 9-11 |
| 9:14 | | Justin Champagnie blocks Mark Williams's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:14 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Alexandre Sarr blocks Mark Williams's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-13 |
| 8:13 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Mark Williams shooting foul (Alexandre Sarr draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | Alexandre Sarr misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:06 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:06 | | Alexandre Sarr misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:04 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Carlton Carrington personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Carlton Carrington personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 11-13 |
| 7:26 | | +3 | Alexandre Sarr makes three point pullup jump shot | 11-16 |
| 7:13 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Justin Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Jordan Poole misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Mark Williams assists) | 14-16 |
| 6:36 | | Alexandre Sarr misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Carlton Carrington shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 6:29 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-16 |
| 6:16 | | Jordan Poole misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Justin Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point tip layup | 16-18 |
| 6:04 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 19-18 |
| 5:43 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Cody Martin turnover (lost ball) (Justin Champagnie steals) | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | Justin Champagnie makes two point driving dunk | 19-20 |
| 5:25 | | Nick Richards misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Bilal Coulibaly draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:20 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Bilal Coulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-21 |
| 5:06 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 4:52 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-23 |
| 4:38 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:26 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Kyshawn George offensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Kyshawn George misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-23 |
| 4:09 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:09 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 23-23 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 23-25 |
| 3:37 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:29 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving layup | 23-27 |
| 3:17 | | Miles Bridges defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving layup | 25-27 |
| 2:50 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:50 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 25-28 |
| 2:50 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 25-29 |
| 2:50 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-30 |
| 2:38 | | DaQuan Jeffries turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:16 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Corey Kispert defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Corey Kispert turnover (lost ball) (Josh Green steals) | ||
| 1:55 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses two point running dunk | ||
| 1:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point running layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 25-32 |
| 1:39 | | Nick Richards offensive foul (Kyshawn George draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | DaQuan Jeffries personal foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-33 |
| 1:23 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-34 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 27-34 |
| 0:55 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (bad pass) (Vasilije Micic steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running layup | 29-34 |
| 0:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:17 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jordan Poole blocks Nick Richards's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Wizards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point hook shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 29-36 |
| 11:20 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 31-36 |
| 11:10 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 31-39 |
| 11:10 | | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Wizards delay of game violation | ||
| 11:10 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-40 |
| 10:44 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 33-40 |
| 10:32 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 33-42 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Miller assists) | 35-42 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Corey Kispert makes two point cutting layup (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 35-44 |
| 9:49 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-46 |
| 9:10 | | Cody Martin misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point running layup | 35-48 |
| 9:03 | | Hornets 60 second timeout |