National Basketball Association

FINAL Friday, October 23, 2026
Atlanta Hawks 128
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Charlotte Hornets 81
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Match Report

Hornets blown out by Hawks 128-81 in first game home without LaMelo Ball, booed by sellout crowd

— Jalen Johnson had 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Atlanta hammered the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on Friday night in the Hawks' largest blowout in franchise history.

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Team Stats

48-95
FG
30-87
51
Field Goal %
34
18-45
3PT
11-51
40
Three Point %
22
14-22
FT
10-12
64
Free Throw %
83
48
Rebounds
48
12
Offensive Rebounds
19
36
Defensive Rebounds
29
37
Assists
21
17
Steals
7
4
Blocks
7
12
Turnovers
25
1
Team Turnovers
2
13
Total Turnovers
27
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
25
19
Fast Break Points
6
54
Points in Paint
34
21
Fouls
18
49
Largest Lead
2
3
Lead Changes
3
96
Percent Led
1

Top Performers

ATL

  • Jalen Johnson MIN 29 · PTS 19 · FG 9-16
  • Nickeil Alexander-Walker MIN 27 · PTS 14 · FG 5-12
  • Dyson Daniels MIN 23 · PTS 11 · FG 5-10
  • CJ McCollum MIN 22 · PTS 13 · FG 4-10

CHA

  • Naz Reid MIN 25 · PTS 17 · FG 7-16
  • Tidjane Salaun MIN 23 · PTS 11 · FG 5-9
  • Moussa Diabate MIN 21 · PTS 5 · FG 2-2
  • Grayson Allen MIN 20 · PTS 11 · FG 3-8

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0.0 · 4th Quarter End of the 4th Quarter
  3. 20.2 · 4th Quarter shot clock turnover
  4. 44.3 · 4th Quarter Zuby Ejiofor defensive rebound
  5. 44.3 · 4th Quarter Hannes Steinbach misses free throw 1 of 1
  6. 44.3 · 4th Quarter Zuby Ejiofor shooting foul
  7. 44.3 · 4th Quarter Hannes Steinbach makes driving layup
  8. 58.2 · 4th Quarter Zuby Ejiofor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)

Highlights

00:18 Jalen Johnson elevates for slam Watch on ESPN 00:17 Tidjane Salaun elevates for slam dunk Watch on ESPN 00:14 Jalen Johnson rocks the rim with powerful slam Watch on ESPN 00:22 Jalen Johnson takes flight for alley-oop dunk Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Charlotte Hornets

  • Coby White Out
  • Kon Knueppel Out
  • Grant Williams Out
  • Kylan Boswell Out

Atlanta Hawks

  • Mouhamed Gueye Out
  • Henri Veesaar Out

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