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Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 30 Dec 2018
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 130-126
27-29 40-32 27-31 36-34
Position#22
Record16-24
FormLWLLL
Points / game112.3
Allowed / game116.3
vs
Position#15
Record21-18
FormWWLLW
Points / game113.2
Allowed / game110.6
USANBA· Capital One Arena
NBA2018-19
Meetings · Washington Wizards v Charlotte Hornets
12 Dec 2026
WAS v CHA
upcoming
30 Oct 2026
WAS v CHA
upcoming
22 Feb 2026
WAS112
CHA129
26 Oct 2025
WAS113
CHA139
26 Dec 2024
WAS113
CHA110
19 Dec 2024
WAS123
CHA114
08 Mar 2024
WAS112
CHA100
10 Nov 2023
WAS117
CHA124
12 Oct 2023
WAS98
CHA92
08 Feb 2023
WAS118
CHA104
20 Nov 2022
WAS106
CHA102
03 Jan 2022
WAS124
CHA121
22 Nov 2021
WAS103
CHA109
16 May 2021
WAS115
CHA110
30 Mar 2021
WAS104
CHA114
30 Jan 2020
WAS121
CHA107
22 Nov 2019
WAS125
CHA118
15 Mar 2019
WAS110
CHA116
29 Dec 2018
WAS130
CHA126
31 Mar 2018
WAS107
CHA93
23 Feb 2018
WAS105
CHA122
04 Apr 2017
WAS118
CHA111
14 Dec 2016
WAS109
CHA106
10 Apr 2016
WAS113
CHA98
19 Dec 2015
WAS109
CHA101
27 Mar 2015
WAS110
CHA107
02 Feb 2015
WAS88
CHA92
17 Oct 2014
WAS86
CHA96
09 Apr 2014
WAS88
CHA94
12 Mar 2014
WAS85
CHA98
09 Mar 2013
WAS104
CHA87
24 Nov 2012
WAS106
CHA108
23 Apr 2012
WAS101
CHA73
25 Jan 2012
WAS92
CHA75
20 Dec 2010
WAS108
CHA75
12 Nov 2010
WAS85
CHA93
23 Mar 2010
WAS86
CHA95
28 Nov 2009
WAS76
CHA92
25 Mar 2009
WAS95
CHA93
10 Jan 2009
WAS89
CHA92
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Washington Wizards winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Charlotte Hornets winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Washington WizardsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana Pacers
#13
L
101-109
101
109
-8
A11/12
NBA
Boston Celtics
#11
L
125-130 OT
125
130
-5
H13/12
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#14
L
118-125
118
125
-7
A15/12
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
W
128-110
128
110
+18
H16/12
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#26
L
110-118
110
118
-8
A19/12
NBA
Houston Rockets
#5
L
118-136
118
136
-18
A20/12
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#29
W
149-146 OT
149
146
+3
H23/12
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#13
L
89-105
89
105
-16
A23/12
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#18
L
95-106
95
106
-11
A27/12
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#27
L
92-101
92
101
-9
H29/12
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
33-29
17-30
25-28
26-22
28-24
27-22
22-38
36-29
31-27
28-43
26-31
33-24
33-23
38-28
28-25
29-34
24-35
30-23
28-24
28-36
28-34
30-36
32-31
28-35
33-29
22-26
28-24
26-30
25-27
21-26
18-31
25-21
28-27
27-27
17-31
23-21
22-20
20-20
30-34
20-27
231.1Avg total
112.5Scored
118.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (40)112.3116.3228.6-4.040%
Season at home (18)117.5115.2232.7+2.356%
Season away (22)108.0117.3225.3-9.327%
Last 10 (10)112.5118.6231.1-6.120%
Last 5 (5)108.6118.8227.4-10.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)110.3123.6233.9-13.211%
vs Similar ◀ (15)111.8113.2225.0-1.447%
vs Weaker (6)113.2110.0223.2+3.267%
This opponent (Charlotte Hornets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Charlotte HornetsUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Denver Nuggets
#4
W
113-107
113
107
+6
H08/12
NBA
New York Knicks
#30
W
119-107
119
107
+12
A10/12
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#18
W
108-107
108
107
+1
H13/12
NBA
New York Knicks
#30
L
124-126 OT
124
126
-2
H15/12
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
L
100-128
100
128
-28
H16/12
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#28
W
110-99
110
99
+11
H20/12
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#18
W
98-86
98
86
+12
H22/12
NBA
Boston Celtics
#11
L
103-119
103
119
-16
A23/12
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#14
L
132-134 OT
132
134
-2
A27/12
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#14
W
100-87
100
87
+13
H29/12
NBA
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
24-25
40-28
23-26
26-28
27-24
34-23
38-31
20-29
37-25
23-30
22-38
26-14
33-16
39-37
21-25
20-35
22-32
28-25
17-40
33-31
16-25
25-21
41-29
28-24
25-21
20-19
30-25
23-21
26-29
21-39
20-26
36-25
29-22
22-34
26-23
37-35
33-17
21-25
19-23
27-22
220.7Avg total
110.7Scored
110.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (39)113.2110.6223.8+2.554%
Season at home (23)113.4107.6221.0+5.870%
Season away (16)112.9115.0227.9-2.131%
Last 10 (10)110.7110.0220.7+0.760%
Last 5 (5)108.6105.0213.6+3.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)110.8112.8223.6-2.060%
vs Similar ◀ (15)112.1112.5224.5-0.440%
vs Weaker (10)115.7107.7223.4+8.060%
This opponent (Washington Wizards) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-5-3+0+3+5Q1Q1: +1.0+1.0Q1: +3.6+3.6Q2Q2: -2.1-2.1Q2: -0.8-0.8Q3Q3: -4.3-4.3Q3: -2.9-2.9Q4Q4: -0.5-0.5Q4: +1.2+1.2
Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
Washington WizardsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indiana Pacers
#13
L
50-59
50
59
-9
A11/12
NBA
Boston Celtics
#11
W
55-46
55
46
+9
H13/12
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#14
L
59-70
59
70
-11
A15/12
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
W
71-51
71
51
+20
H16/12
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
#26
L
54-58
54
58
-4
A19/12
NBA
Houston Rockets
#5
L
58-70
58
70
-12
A20/12
NBA
Phoenix Suns
#29
D
55-55
55
55
+0
H23/12
NBA
Indiana Pacers
#13
L
46-53
46
53
-7
A23/12
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#18
W
55-54
55
54
+1
A27/12
NBA
Chicago Bulls
#27
W
42-40
42
40
+2
H29/12
NBA
110.1Avg total
54.5Scored
55.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)54.459.1113.5-4.730%-
Last 30 at home (14)56.156.5112.6-0.450%-
Last 30 away (16)52.961.3114.2-8.412%-
Last 10 (10)54.555.6110.1-1.140%-
Last 5 (5)51.254.4105.6-3.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)52.863.6116.3-10.822%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)55.458.7114.1-3.327%-
vs Weaker (6)54.353.3107.7+1.050%-
This opponent (Charlotte Hornets) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Charlotte HornetsLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Denver Nuggets
#4
W
64-53
64
53
+11
H08/12
NBA
New York Knicks
#30
W
61-47
61
47
+14
A10/12
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#18
W
60-55
60
55
+5
H13/12
NBA
New York Knicks
#30
W
72-53
72
53
+19
H15/12
NBA
Los Angeles Lakers
#20
L
50-57
50
57
-7
H16/12
NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers
#28
L
41-46
41
46
-5
H20/12
NBA
Detroit Pistons
#18
W
45-40
45
40
+5
H22/12
NBA
Boston Celtics
#11
L
47-68
47
68
-21
A23/12
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#14
L
51-56
51
56
-5
A27/12
NBA
Brooklyn Nets
#14
W
54-42
54
42
+12
H29/12
NBA
106.2Avg total
54.5Scored
51.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)56.655.5112.1+1.153%-
Last 30 at home (19)57.153.0110.1+4.163%-
Last 30 away (11)55.759.8115.5-4.136%-
Last 10 (10)54.551.7106.2+2.860%-
Last 5 (5)47.650.498.0-2.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (5)56.657.2113.8-0.640%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)55.855.9111.7-0.153%-
vs Weaker (10)57.754.1111.8+3.660%-
This opponent (Washington Wizards) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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Washington Wizardstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Washington Wizards: 112.5 points a game scored
🏀🏀56%
🏀🏀🏀29%
🏀15%
🏀🏀 2-pointers62.8 pts a game · 56% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers32.7 pts a game · 29% of the points
🏀 Free throws17.0 pts a game · 15% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers57.031.4
55.1%
51.7%62.8
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers32.710.9
33.3%
35.4%32.7
🏀 Free throws22.217.0
76.6%
76.6%17.0
They take 89.7 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 32.7 of them are 3-pointers, so 36% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.
Charlotte Hornetstheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

Charlotte Hornets: 110.7 points a game scored
🏀🏀52%
🏀🏀🏀32%
🏀17%
🏀🏀 2-pointers57.2 pts a game · 52% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers35.1 pts a game · 32% of the points
🏀 Free throws18.4 pts a game · 17% of the points
League average for comparison: 110.7 points a game
53%
31%
16%

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers59.428.6
48.1%
51.7%57.2
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers31.911.7
36.7%
35.4%35.1
🏀 Free throws23.318.4
79.0%
76.6%18.4
They take 91.3 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 31.9 of them are 3-pointers, so 35% of their shots are threes (league average: 36%). Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Last 10/10 games with a box score before 30 Dec 2018 (all competitions); ratings are points per 100 possessions. The better figure is green.
Washington Wizards
LLLWLLWLLL
Charlotte Hornets
WLLWWLLWWW
#22
League position
#15
-5.8
Net rating
+0.7
106.2
Offensive rating
107.2
111.9
Defensive rating
106.5
53.2%
Effective FG%
50.5%
55.4%
Opp. effective FG%
52.3%
14.2%
Turnover %
11.6%
18.3%
Off. rebound %
21.4%
0.25
Free-throw rate
0.26
33.3%
3-point %
36.7%
61.7%
Assist %
57.6%
20%
Form (last 10/10)
60%

Profile

Offence106.2 · 107.2Defence111.9 · 106.5Shooting53.2% · 50.5%3-point %33.3% · 36.7%Ball care14.2% · 11.6%Off. rebounds18.3% · 21.4%Free throws0.25 · 0.26Form (last 10/10)20% · 60%
■ Washington Wizards   ■ Charlotte Hornets
The middle ring is the league average on each axis; outward = better than the league (defence and ball care: fewer points / turnovers is better). Form: share of the last 10 won. The figures are each team's own, the better one bold.

🤝 10. Games History

DateH/AOpponentScore
29/12/18HChicago Bulls92-101
27/12/18ADetroit Pistons95-106
23/12/18AIndiana Pacers89-105
23/12/18HPhoenix Suns149-146 OT
20/12/18AHouston Rockets118-136
19/12/18AAtlanta Hawks110-118
16/12/18HLos Angeles Lakers128-110
15/12/18ABrooklyn Nets118-125
13/12/18HBoston Celtics125-130 OT
11/12/18AIndiana Pacers101-109
DateH/AOpponentScore
29/12/18HBrooklyn Nets100-87
27/12/18ABrooklyn Nets132-134 OT
23/12/18ABoston Celtics103-119
22/12/18HDetroit Pistons98-86
20/12/18HCleveland Cavaliers110-99
16/12/18HLos Angeles Lakers100-128
15/12/18HNew York Knicks124-126 OT
13/12/18HDetroit Pistons108-107
10/12/18ANew York Knicks119-107
08/12/18HDenver Nuggets113-107

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Washington Wizards
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL40%
HomeWLWWL56%
AwayLLLLL27%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games401822
Win %40%56%27%
Points / game112.3117.5108.0
Allowed / game116.3115.2117.3
Point differential-4.0+2.3-9.3
Avg total228.6232.7225.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%28%9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)33% (6)75% (4)
Overtime %12%22%5%
Charlotte Hornets
NBA 2018-19
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLLW54%
HomeLLWWW70%
AwayLLWLL31%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games392316
Win %54%70%31%
Points / game113.2113.4112.9
Allowed / game110.6107.6115.0
Point differential+2.5+5.8-2.1
Avg total223.8221.0227.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+31%39%19%
Close games (≤5 pts) won31% (16)43% (7)22% (9)
Overtime %10%9%12%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Milwaukee Bucks39281172%117.7107.8+9.8
2 Toronto Raptors41291271%113.6107.4+6.2
3 Denver Nuggets37251268%109.5104.4+5.1
4 Oklahoma City Thunder38251366%111.7105.3+6.5
5 Indiana Pacers40261465%106.9101.2+5.8
6 Philadelphia 76ers39251464%114.7111.8+2.9
7 Los Angeles Clippers38241463%115.8113.1+2.7
8 Golden State Warriors41241759%115.0111.7+3.2
9 Houston Rockets38221658%110.4108.3+2.1
10 Portland Trail Blazers40231757%111.2110.4+0.8
11 Boston Celtics38211755%110.7105.9+4.8
12 Los Angeles Lakers42231955%113.0111.7+1.4
13 Charlotte Hornets39211854%113.2110.6+2.5
14 San Antonio Spurs41221954%110.6108.3+2.3
15 Utah Jazz39201951%107.9105.3+2.6
16 Memphis Grizzlies39201951%102.4103.2-0.9
17 Miami Heat40202050%107.6107.0+0.7
18 Sacramento Kings40202050%114.1117.2-3.0
19 Detroit Pistons38182047%107.3109.1-1.7
20 Dallas Mavericks37172046%111.4111.0+0.4
21 Brooklyn Nets42192345%110.0111.6-1.6
22 Minnesota Timberwolves40172342%111.0113.0-1.9
23 Orlando Magic38162242%102.6106.1-3.5
24 Washington Wizards40162440%112.3116.3-4.0
25 New Orleans Pelicans41162539%115.9116.6-0.7
26 Atlanta Hawks39122731%109.8118.0-8.2
27 New York Knicks41122929%107.9114.8-6.9
28 Chicago Bulls41122929%100.9109.2-8.3
29 Cleveland Cavaliers40103025%102.6111.1-8.5
30 Phoenix Suns40103025%104.4113.5-9.1
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Washington Wizards27402736130
Charlotte Hornets29323134126
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