Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets: player stats (Oct 23, 2026)
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Atlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81
Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC
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The Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets by a wide margin, 128-81, on October 23, 2026 at Spectrum Center. Naz Reid scored 17 for the Charlotte Hornets, while Jalen Johnson had 19 for the Atlanta Hawks.
How it happened
- FinalAtlanta beat Charlotte 128-81 in the final, shooting 48-of-97 from the field while the Hornets committed 27 turnovers. Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 19 points and eight assists.
- Q3Atlanta leads Charlotte 97-62 after three quarters, shooting 37-of-76 from the field to the Hornets' 23-of-65. Charlotte's 22 turnovers, against 9 for the Hawks, have kept the deficit at 35.
- HalftimeAtlanta leads Charlotte 68-43 at the half, shooting 26-of-54 from the field to Charlotte's 16-of-43. The Hornets' 14 turnovers gave the Hawks room to build a 35-23 second quarter.
- Q2 1:26Atlanta closes the second quarter on a 10-0 run, going from 56-43 to 66-43 in 2:23. Jalen Johnson scored six of the points, with CJ McCollum and Nickeil Alexander-Walker adding two each.
- Q1Atlanta leads Charlotte 33-20 after one quarter, shooting 11-of-25 from the field to Charlotte's 8-of-24. The Hornets are 2-of-14 from three, and Atlanta is 4-of-9.
- Q1 6:45Atlanta has closed the first quarter on an 11-0 run, taking the lead from 7-9 to 18-9 in 2:02 as CJ McCollum scored 5 of the points. Nickeil Alexander-Walker's three from 23 feet made it 18-9 with 6:45 left.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen JohnsonF | 28:32 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 9-16 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +26 |
| Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG | 27:21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +43 |
| Dyson DanielsG | 23:28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +32 |
| Onyeka OkongwuF-C | 21:40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +27 |
| CJ McCollumG | 21:40 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +27 |
| Kingston FlemingsG | 24:48 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +15 |
| Aaron WigginsG | 21:30 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| Luguentz DortG | 18:43 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 |
| Jock LandaleC | 18:12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +12 |
| Corey KispertF | 9:40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +13 |
| Dorian Finney-SmithF | 8:08 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 |
| Asa NewellF | 8:08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Zuby EjioforF | 8:08 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +8 |
| Team | 240 | 128 | 48 | 37 | 48-95 | 18-45 | 14-22 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
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| Naz ReidF-C | 24:51 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -28 |
| Sion JamesG | 23:41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -13 |
| Brandon MillerF | 22:31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-14 | 1-11 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -37 |
| Moussa DiabateF | 20:53 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -27 |
| Dennis SchroderG | 20:09 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -22 |
| Tidjane SalaunF | 23:08 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -19 |
| Grayson AllenG | 19:35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 |
| Ryan KalkbrennerC | 19:08 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -13 |
| Royce O'NealeF | 16:37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -17 |
| Christian AndersonG | 15:44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -6 |
| Liam McNeeleyF | 12:00 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -12 |
| Hannes SteinbachF | 12:00 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| PJ HallC | 9:40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 |
| Team | 240 | 81 | 48 | 21 | 30-87 | 11-51 | 10-12 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 18 |
DNP: Michael Ajayi
Recap
Atlanta forced 25 turnovers and got 19 points each from Aaron Wiggins and Jalen Johnson in a 128-81 rout of the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, October 23.
Wiggins, who came off the bench, made 7 of 9 shots, including 3 of 5 from three, in 22 minutes. Johnson shot 9 of 16 with 7 rebounds and 8 assists in 29 minutes. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 14, and Atlanta outscored Charlotte by 43 points while he was on the floor.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
ATL 50%CHA 50%
- Expected margin
- Even
- Result: ATL by 47
- The projection missed.
Season series
ATL 1, CHA 0- Oct 23 · this gameAtlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81
- Nov 20Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
- Dec 26Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks
- Jan 5Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets
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