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Coulibaly scores 26, Wizards overcome Bridges' first triple-double to beat Hornets 124-114
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Bilal Coulibaly had 26 points, Corey Kispert scored 25 off the bench on five 3-pointers and the Washington Wizards handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss 124-114 on Monday night.
Miles Bridges had his first career triple-double for the Hornets, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller were both out with injuries.
Nick Smith Jr. scored 24 points and Mark Williams overcame a sluggish first half to finish with 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hornets.
The Wizards outscored the Hornets 46-25 in the second quarter behind Kispert, who had 18 points in the quarter on four 3s and led by 26 in the first half.
Kyle Kuzma chipped in with 22 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Wizards, who have won two straight since snapping a 16-game losing streak.
Three of Washington’s eight wins this season have come against the Hornets.
Wizards: Made 17 3-pointers. The Wizards won despite a poor night from leading scorer Jordan Poole, who had just six points on 2-of-11 shooting and struggled with dribbling the ball. Kyshawn George only played one minute in the second half.
Hornets: Smith appears to be out of his shooting slump. After hitting five 3s and scoring 19 points against Denver on Saturday night, Smith made 4 of 7 3s against the Wizards.
After the Hornets pulled to within seven, Coulibaly knocked down a 3 from the corner to stretch the lead back to 10 with 1:16 left in the game and keep the Hornets at bay.
The Wizards were 9 of 17 from beyond the arc in the second quarter.
Both teams are in action Wednesday night with the Wizards visiting the Brooklyn Nets and the Hornets hosting the Milwaukee Bucks.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jonas Valanciunas vs. Mark Williams (Jordan Poole gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Mark Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point floating jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:06 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Kyshawn George offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup | 2-2 |
| 10:57 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:52 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Poole steals) | ||
| 10:36 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:22 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (Mark Williams assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:06 | | +2 | Bilal Coulibaly makes two point driving dunk (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:48 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Josh Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Kyle Kuzma offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Mark Williams shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-4 |
| 9:11 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-4 |
| 8:58 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point driving layup | 11-4 |
| 8:49 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:32 | | +2 | Nick Smith Jr. makes two point floating jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 11-6 |
| 8:26 | | +3 | Bilal Coulibaly makes three point jump shot (Kyle Kuzma assists) | 14-6 |
| 8:13 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 14-9 |
| 7:53 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround hook shot | 16-9 |
| 7:42 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Miles Bridges misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:36 | | Nick Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 16-12 |
| 7:14 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:10 | | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 16-14 |
| 6:40 | | Jordan Poole misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 16-17 |
| 6:28 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:16 | | Jordan Poole offensive foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:16 | | Jordan Poole turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | KJ Simpson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Kyshawn George defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Kyshawn George blocks KJ Simpson's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:18 | | Bilal Coulibaly defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running layup (Bilal Coulibaly assists) | 18-17 |
| 5:04 | | Kyshawn George shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 5:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 18-18 |
| 5:04 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 18-19 |
| 4:48 | | Bilal Coulibaly misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point running jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 21-19 |
| 4:11 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:11 | | Mark Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point tip layup | 21-21 |
| 4:11 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-22 |
| 3:53 | | Mark Williams blocks Richaun Holmes's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Richaun Holmes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Bub Carrington offensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Wizards turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:28 | | KJ Simpson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point floating jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 21-24 |
| 2:58 | | Bub Carrington misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | KJ Simpson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point tip dunk | 21-26 |
| 2:48 | | Wizards 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:31 | | Kyle Kuzma turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:18 | | KJ Simpson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:05 | | Kyle Kuzma misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (lost ball) (Corey Kispert steals) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Kyle Kuzma makes two point running layup | 23-26 |
| 1:50 | | KJ Simpson shooting foul (Kyle Kuzma draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +1 | Kyle Kuzma makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-26 |
| 1:29 | | Seth Curry turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Malcolm Brogdon makes two point driving layup (Richaun Holmes assists) | 26-26 |
| 1:00 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Richaun Holmes personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Justin Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point running jump shot (Corey Kispert assists) | 29-26 |
| 0:39 | | Isaiah Wong misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Kyle Kuzma defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | +3 | Isaiah Wong makes three point stepback jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 29-29 |
| 0:01 | | DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul (Malcolm Brogdon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Malcolm Brogdon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-29 |
| 0:00 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | DaQuan Jeffries makes two point cutting layup (Moussa Diabate assists) | 31-31 |
| 11:24 | | Isaiah Wong shooting foul (Corey Kispert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 11:24 | | +1 | Corey Kispert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 11:15 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Wong assists) | 33-34 |
| 11:02 | | Malcolm Brogdon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:44 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Wizards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +3 | Corey Kispert makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 36-34 |
| 10:22 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:22 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-35 |
| 10:08 | | +3 | Kyle Kuzma makes three point jump shot (Malcolm Brogdon assists) | 39-35 |
| 9:50 | | DaQuan Jeffries misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Corey Kispert misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Justin Champagnie blocks Vasilije Micic's two point running layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Richaun Holmes defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Corey Kispert offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Malcolm Brogdon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Isaiah Wong turnover (bad pass) (Justin Champagnie steals) | ||
| 8:57 | | Kyle Kuzma misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-36 |
| 8:46 |