The Washington Wizards lost to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night, 129-112 at Capital One Arena.
LaMelo Ball went off in the first half, scoring 19 of his 37 points in the first half for Charlotte. Bilal Coulibaly scored 15 of his 17 for Washington to counter Ball. Ultimately, the Wizards headed into halftime with a 61-56 deficit. Still, the Hornets were in control throughout the half, and Washington was in danger of letting the game break wide open.
Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened in the second half as the Hornets expanded their lead by outscoring the Wizards 44-28 in the third quarter. Ball scored the rest of his points in that quarter alone. By then, the rest of the game was garbage time.
Coulibaly led Washington in scoring, but Jaden Hardy added 16 more points off the bench.
The Wizards’ next game is on Tuesday when they head on the road to play the Atlanta Hawks. Tip off is at 7 p.m. ET. See you then and stay safe from the snowstorm.