The Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets 95–79 on Friday, October 30, holding the visitors to 29.7 percent shooting in their opening NBA Cup game.
Anthony Davis led Washington with 25 points and 13 rebounds, while Trae Young supplied 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. AJ Dybantsa scored 17 in his home debut, according to the NBA’s official box score and the Associated Press game report.
Charlotte led 26–22 after the first quarter, but Washington outscored the Hornets 29–20 in the second to take a 51–46 halftime lead.
The third quarter created the decisive separation. Washington scored 28 points while allowing only 13, extending its advantage to 79–59. Charlotte won the fourth quarter 20–16, but that was insufficient to erase the deficit.
The official box score shows the Hornets making 30 of 101 field-goal attempts and 12 of 56 three-point attempts. Washington made 28 of 73 shots overall, including 10 of 30 from beyond the arc.
Free throws provided another substantial difference: the Wizards converted 29 of 35 attempts, compared with Charlotte’s seven of 12. Washington finished with 18 assists and 14 turnovers; Charlotte had 22 assists and 10 turnovers.
Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 19 points. Naz Reid added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Moussa Diabaté finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Dybantsa’s appearance followed his NBA debut at Cleveland on Wednesday, when he scored 19 points after an ankle injury delayed his first regular-season game. Friday’s result gave Washington a victory in his first appearance before its home crowd.
Charlotte next hosts Philadelphia on Saturday. Washington visits Orlando on Monday.
Sources NBA — Official Final Box Score: https://www.nba.com/game/cha-vs-was-0022600015/box-score Associated Press via ESPN — Final Game Report: https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401909277