Game ID: 22500276
Charlotte Hornets @ Atlanta Hawks
Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 28 25 39 21 113CHA 25 30 33 22 110
ATL vs CHA ScoutingATL vs CHA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 8 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 26 min since (77% of 34)
BACK Kennard back 11/10 after 2, 20 min since (99% of 20)
ATL availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 9 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 29 min since (86% of 34)
BACK Kennard back 11/10 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
ATL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 10 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 29 min (120% of 24)
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Kennard back 11/10 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 11 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Alexander-Walker back 11/12 after 2, 31 min since (94% of 34)
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 29 min since (120% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 12 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 31 min since (128% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 13 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 31 min since (128% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 14 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 28 min since (115% of 24)
NEW Krejčí 22 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 15 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 11/20 after 3, 28 min since (115% of 24)
ATL availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 16 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
NEW Gueye 15 to 22 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Miller missed 10 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW Knueppel 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Bridges 31 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW James 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 26 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 11 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW Bridges 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW James 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 26 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 12 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW Bridges 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW James 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 21 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Miller missed 13 since 10/26, returns tonight: 26 min (84% of 30)
OUT Williams missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 18 min (150% of 12)
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW James 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 22 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 17 min (133% of 13)
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 18 min since (150% of 12)
NEW James 22 to 28 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 17 min since (133% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 17 min since (139% of 12)
NEW Sexton 22 to 28 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 10 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 27 min since (88% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 19 min since (149% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (135% of 12)
CHA availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Green missed 11 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 17 min since (138% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (110% of 12)
CHA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Green missed 12 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 13 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (113% of 16)
OUT Peterson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 28 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 16 min since (124% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (110% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and Okongwu at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Young (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 125, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Knueppel at 24 and Bridges at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williams (9 straight), Green (8 straight), Salaün (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 41 percent from three to Charlotte's 32 and the glass, where Charlotte has been minus-0 a night and Atlanta minus-7. Call it Atlanta 123, Charlotte 115.
11/16 @ PHX 124-122 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-122. ATL shot 53% (45 of 85) to PHX's 48%, 14 of 43 from three. The glass went 34-47 against them. Okongwu led with 27 (9 of 15, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 26, Johnson 25. The hinge was Q4, 47-27: ATL came in trailing by 18 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 67-64. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/18 vs DET 112-120 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-120. ATL shot 48% (42 of 87) to DET's 54%, 15 of 44 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DET's 24. ATL turned it over 17 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 12 steals. Johnson led with 25 (8 of 18, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 24, Okongwu 21. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 @ SAS 126-135 — ATL notes
ATL lost 126-135. ATL shot 56% (49 of 87) to SAS's 53%, 20 of 37 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 30. ATL turned it over 16 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 10 steals. Alexander-Walker led with 38 (13 of 17, 8 of 10 from three); J. Johnson added 26, Porziņģis 16. Q3 was theirs, 32-21, the deficit cut from 14 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 114-94 against them. Okongwu's -19 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ NOP 115-98 — ATL notes
ATL won 115-98. ATL shot 47% (42 of 90) to NOP's 42%, 17 of 46 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to NOP's 14. Porziņģis led with 30 (11 of 17, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Krejčí added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q2, 35-21: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 24. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/23 vs CHA 113-110 — ATL notes
ATL won 113-110. ATL shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHA's 45%, 11 of 31 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to CHA's 15. Johnson led with 28 (11 of 22, 2 of 4 from three); Alexander-Walker added 23, Daniels 22. The hinge was Q3, 39-33: ATL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 4. ATL trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 60-55.
11/25 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 18 and Sarr at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Bagley III (2 straight), Cooper (13 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Alexander-Walker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Young (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 117 a night to Washington's 129. Call it Atlanta 122, Washington 115.
11/28 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 23 and Johnson at 21 a game. Without Young (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Hunter at 18 a game. Without Allen (3 straight), Merrill (4 straight), Porter Jr. (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 119 and the line, where Cleveland takes 23 free throws a game to Atlanta's 16. Call it Atlanta 116, Cleveland 115, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/30 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Grimes at 15 a game. Without Edgecombe (3 straight), Embiid (9 straight), Oubre Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Porziņģis at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. Without Young (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Philadelphia giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 12 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35. Call it Philadelphia 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/01 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 30 free throws a game; Cunningham at 33 and Harris at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 25 and Alexander-Walker at 21 a game. Without Young (16 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta minus-0 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 17 times a game to Atlanta's 13. Call it Detroit 122, Atlanta 116.
11/15 vs OKC 96-109 — CHA notes
CHA lost 96-109. CHA shot 39% (37 of 96) to OKC's 51%, 16 of 42 from three. Bridges led with 15 (6 of 16, 3 of 9 from three); Sexton added 13, Kalkbrenner 13. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 17 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 87-70 against them. Bridges's -20 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 @ TOR 108-110 — CHA notes
CHA lost 108-110. CHA shot 43% (37 of 87) to TOR's 50%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 30 times to TOR's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 12. Knueppel led with 24 (9 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Bridges added 22, Ball 20. Q3 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 82-77 against them. Kalkbrenner's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ IND 118-127 — CHA notes
CHA lost 118-127. CHA took 22 more shots (107 to 85), fed by 22 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to IND's 54%, 13 of 45 from three. Knueppel led with 28 (11 of 20, 5 of 12 from three); Bridges added 25, Ball 18. Q4 was theirs, 34-23, the deficit cut from 20 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 104-84 against them. Kalkbrenner's -11 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs LAC 116-131 — CHA notes
CHA lost 116-131. CHA shot 48% (41 of 85) to LAC's 51%, 11 of 36 from three. Knueppel led with 26 (9 of 12, 6 of 9 from three); Miller added 21, Bridges 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 107-89 against them. Sexton's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 @ ATL 110-113 — CHA notes
CHA lost 110-113. CHA shot 45% (39 of 86) to ATL's 49%, 14 of 44 from three. CHA turned it over 15 times to ATL's 7. Knueppel led with 28 (9 of 17, 7 of 11 from three); Sexton added 22, Bridges 21. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 88-80 against them. Mann's -14 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Knueppel at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williams (10 straight), Green (9 straight), Salaün (10 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 28 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 21. Call it New York 118, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/28 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Knueppel at 22 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williams (11 straight), Green (10 straight), Salaün (11 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 131, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; White at 23 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Okoro (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and Chicago minus-13 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 122 a night to Chicago's 131. Call it Charlotte 122, Chicago 121, Chicago keeping it close.
11/29 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Miller at 22 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Williams (12 straight), Simpson (2 straight), Green (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Barrett at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 105 a night to Charlotte's 123 and the arc, Toronto at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 31. Call it Toronto 120, Charlotte 112.
12/01 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Clowney at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Thomas (11 straight), Traore (5 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Sexton at 19 a game. Without Williams (13 straight), Simpson (3 straight), Green (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 114 a night to Charlotte's 120 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 16 times a game to Charlotte's 13. Call it Brooklyn 115, Charlotte 114, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHACS C. Sexton
DP D. Peterson
DI Diabate
KK K. Knueppel
KS K. Simpson
LM L. McNeeley
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
MP M. Plumlee
SJ S. James
TM T. Mann
ATLAN A. Newell
DD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KW K. Wallace
KR Krejci
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
CHA/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jalen Johnson scores 28 and lifts Hawks over Hornets 113-110
ATLANTA -- — Jalen Johnson had 28 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks won for the seventh time in nine games with a 113-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 23 points and five rebounds, and Dyson Daniels added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Hawks. Onyeka Okongwu scored 20 points.
The Hornets, who saw their losing streak extended to six games, were led by rookie Kon Knueppel with 28 points. He set a Hornets rookie record with seven made 3-pointers.
The Hornets trailed 112-110 with 11 seconds left. Alexander-Walker stripped Knueppel on a drive to the basket and was immediately fouled. He made 1 of 2 free throws. The Hornets had a chance at a game-tying three-pointer, but Miles Bridges shot an air ball under heavy pressure at the buzzer.
Johnson has eight straight games of at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, setting a franchise record.
The Hornets entered the game shooting an NBA-best 41.5%, but were held to 31.8% (14 for 44).
Knueppel has shot at least 40% from 3-point range in six straight games and hit 16 of 23 in his last two. He entered the game leading all rookies in scoring at 18.8 points per game and has seven games in November with at least 24 point.
The Hawks had a nice burst at the end of a tight third quarter sparked in part by Mouhamed Gueye . The big man had a dunk off an assist from Johnson, a blocked shot of Collin Sexton (22 points) and a pretty baseline drive early in the fourth that gave the Hawks contributions from deep in the rotation. The Hawks put together a 16-2 run over the end of the third and beginning of fourth quarters, but the Hornets would not go away.
Up next The Hornets host the New York Knicks on Wednesday.