Hawks 128-81 Hornets: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 23)

Updated Oct 24, 2026, 11:05 AM ET

Regular Season

Atlanta HawksHawks

2-0 · Away

128–81

Final

Friday, October 23, 2026

Charlotte HornetsHornets

1-1 · Home

Hawks vs Hornets final: the Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on October 23, 2026 at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hawks	33	35	29	31	128
Hornets	20	23	19	19	81

Top Performers

Hawks

Hornets

Hawks vs Hornets Box Score

Atlanta Hawks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dyson Daniels G	23	11	9	4	7	1	0	5-10	0-1	1-3	+32
Onyeka Okongwu FC	21	10	4	1	0	0	0	4-8	2-4	0-0	+27
CJ McCollum G	21	13	1	2	0	1	0	4-10	2-7	3-3	+27
Jalen Johnson F	28	19	7	8	3	1	3	9-16	0-3	1-1	+26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	27	14	3	5	2	0	2	5-12	2-7	2-2	+43
Bench
Jock Landale C	18	8	6	4	1	1	0	3-8	1-4	1-2	+12
Zuby Ejiofor F	8	3	2	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-2	0-0	+8
Kingston Flemings G	24	5	6	8	1	0	3	2-5	1-1	0-0	+15
Corey Kispert F	9	11	1	1	0	0	0	4-5	3-4	0-0	+13
Luguentz Dort G	18	9	5	2	1	0	1	2-5	1-3	4-5	+8
Dorian Finney-Smith F	8	3	2	1	0	0	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	+8
Asa Newell F	8	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-2	+8
Aaron Wiggins G	21	19	1	1	2	0	1	7-9	3-5	2-4	+8

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Miller F	22	6	2	0	2	1	2	2-14	1-11	1-1	-37
Moussa Diabate FC	20	5	8	1	1	1	1	2-2	0-0	1-2	-27
Naz Reid CF	24	17	6	2	1	0	7	7-16	3-8	0-0	-28
Dennis Schröder G	20	4	4	3	0	1	4	1-5	0-2	2-2	-22
Sion James G	23	3	2	5	0	0	1	1-7	1-6	0-0	-13
Bench
Royce O'Neale F	16	6	2	0	1	0	0	2-6	2-6	0-0	-17
Ryan Kalkbrenner C	19	6	7	1	0	2	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	-13
Grayson Allen G	19	11	2	3	0	0	2	3-8	3-6	2-2	-16
Tidjane Salaun F	23	11	5	1	2	0	1	5-9	1-5	0-0	-19
Christian Anderson G	15	2	0	2	0	1	3	1-5	0-3	0-0	-6
PJ Hall F	9	0	1	3	0	1	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-13
Hannes Steinbach F	12	6	5	0	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	0-1	-12
Liam McNeeley F	12	4	4	0	0	0	3	0-4	0-2	4-4	-12

Hawks vs Hornets Recap

The Hawks beat the Hornets by opening a 13-point lead after one quarter and never trailing again. Atlanta moved to 2-0 and Charlotte fell to 1-1.

The lead grew in every quarter. The Hawks won the second 35-23 and led 68-43 at halftime. After three it was Hawks 97-62. Atlanta turned the ball over 12 times, while Charlotte gave it away 25.

Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, hitting 9 of 16 from the floor. Aaron Wiggins also scored 19 on 7 of 9 shooting. Naz Reid topped the Hornets with 17 points and 6 rebounds, but he also committed 7 turnovers. Atlanta shot 48 of 95 from the field. Charlotte made 30 of 87.

The number to know: 37 assists. Atlanta's passing produced the shots, and the Hornets managed 21.

Team Stats

Hawks	Stat	Hornets
48-95	Field Goals	30-87
50.5%	FG %	34.5%
18-45	3-Pointers	11-51
40.0%	3P %	21.6%
14-22	Free Throws	10-12
63.6%	FT %	83.3%
48	Rebounds	48
12	Off. Rebounds	19
37	Assists	21
17	Steals	7
4	Blocks	7
12	Turnovers	25
21	Fouls	18
49	Biggest Lead	2

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Hawks	60.0%	10.3%	29.3%	0.147
Hornets	40.8%	21.3%	34.5%	0.115

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Game Flow

Hornets leadHawks lead

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 2
Hornets largest lead: 2
Hawks largest lead: 49

Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Hawks-Hornets.

1st Quarter 27 scoring plays

0:05HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +133-20
0:05HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +132-20
0:52HawksAaron Wiggins +231-20
1:10HornetsTidjane Salaun +229-20
1:51HawksJock Landale +229-18
2:06HornetsMoussa Diabate +127-18
3:35HornetsGrayson Allen +327-17
4:08HornetsNaz Reid +227-14
4:52HawksLuguentz Dort +327-12
5:33HornetsBrandon Miller +124-12
5:48HawksCJ McCollum +324-11
6:14HawksCJ McCollum +121-11
6:14HawksCJ McCollum +120-11
6:14HawksCJ McCollum +119-11
6:30HornetsDennis Schröder +218-11
6:45HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +318-9
7:30HawksCJ McCollum +315-9
8:27HawksJalen Johnson +112-9
8:27HawksJalen Johnson +211-9
8:47HawksCJ McCollum +29-9
8:55HornetsNaz Reid +27-9
9:26HornetsNaz Reid +37-7
9:33HawksJalen Johnson +27-4
9:46HornetsMoussa Diabate +25-4
10:23HawksDyson Daniels +25-2
11:05HawksOnyeka Okongwu +33-2
11:33HornetsMoussa Diabate +20-2

2nd Quarter 26 scoring plays

0:57HawksDyson Daniels +268-43
1:26HawksJalen Johnson +266-43
1:50HawksJalen Johnson +264-43
2:22HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +262-43
2:42HawksCJ McCollum +260-43
3:49HawksJalen Johnson +258-43
4:38HornetsGrayson Allen +356-43
4:50HawksJalen Johnson +256-40
5:04HornetsRyan Kalkbrenner +254-40
5:21HawksDyson Daniels +254-38
5:37HornetsNaz Reid +252-38
6:11HornetsSion James +352-36
7:37HawksAaron Wiggins +252-33
8:22HornetsNaz Reid +350-33
8:39HawksAaron Wiggins +250-30
8:52HornetsBrandon Miller +348-30
9:07HawksAaron Wiggins +348-27
9:23HornetsBrandon Miller +245-27
9:41HawksAaron Wiggins +345-25
10:04HawksKingston Flemings +242-25
10:29HornetsDennis Schröder +140-25
10:29HornetsDennis Schröder +140-24
10:37HawksLuguentz Dort +140-23
10:59HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +339-23
11:19HawksAaron Wiggins +336-23
11:44HornetsNaz Reid +333-23

3rd Quarter 26 scoring plays

0:08HawksAaron Wiggins +297-62
0:16HawksJock Landale +195-62
1:23HawksLuguentz Dort +294-62
1:37HornetsRyan Kalkbrenner +292-62
1:47HawksJalen Johnson +292-60
2:03HornetsChristian Anderson +290-60
2:33HornetsRyan Kalkbrenner +290-58
2:52HawksAaron Wiggins +190-56
3:05HornetsGrayson Allen +389-56
3:21HawksJalen Johnson +289-53
3:35HornetsRoyce O'Neale +387-53
3:47HawksLuguentz Dort +187-50
3:47HawksLuguentz Dort +186-50
3:47HawksLuguentz Dort +185-50
4:57HawksJalen Johnson +284-50
5:10HornetsGrayson Allen +182-50
5:10HornetsGrayson Allen +182-49
5:51HawksDyson Daniels +182-48
6:10HornetsRoyce O'Neale +381-48
6:27HawksOnyeka Okongwu +381-45
6:58HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +278-45
7:52HawksOnyeka Okongwu +276-45
8:05HornetsNaz Reid +274-45
8:18HawksDyson Daniels +274-43
8:38HawksOnyeka Okongwu +272-43
9:28HawksNickeil Alexander-Walker +270-43

4th Quarter 23 scoring plays

0:45HornetsHannes Steinbach +2128-81
0:59HawksZuby Ejiofor +3128-79
1:08HornetsTidjane Salaun +2125-79
1:45HawksAsa Newell +3125-77
2:24HawksCorey Kispert +3122-77
2:41HornetsTidjane Salaun +2119-77
3:06HawksCorey Kispert +3119-75
3:21HornetsHannes Steinbach +2116-75
3:58HawksKingston Flemings +3116-73
5:14HawksDorian Finney-Smith +3113-73
5:29HornetsLiam McNeeley +1110-73
5:29HornetsLiam McNeeley +1110-72
5:58HawksCorey Kispert +2110-71
6:39HornetsHannes Steinbach +2108-71
8:09HawksDyson Daniels +2108-69
8:44HawksCorey Kispert +3106-69
9:52HornetsLiam McNeeley +1103-69
9:52HornetsLiam McNeeley +1103-68
10:28HornetsTidjane Salaun +2103-67
10:58HawksJock Landale +2103-65
11:26HawksAaron Wiggins +1101-65
11:35HornetsTidjane Salaun +3100-65
11:47HawksJock Landale +3100-62

Hawks vs Hornets Game Info

Date & time: Friday, October 23, 20267:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Hawks Atlanta News First / Peachtree Sports Network · Hornets Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network (WSOC-TV 9 / TV64)

Arena: Spectrum CenterCharlotte

Season: 2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Hawks vs Hornets Season Stats 2026-27

Hawks 3 GPHornets 3 GP

124.7#3

Points per game

102.0#29

109.0#8

Opponent points

113.7#15

47.7%#9

Field goal %

40.8%#29

34.9%#13

Three-point %

29.6%#23

74.7%#21

Free throw %

88.5%#1

44.7#14

Rebounds

45.7#11

33.3#1

Assists

23.0#26

11.7#5

Steals

6.3#28

3.0#26

Blocks

5.3#12

14.0#8

Turnovers

20.0#27

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025-26 season seriesHornets 3-1

Previous meetings

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That covers Hawks vs Hornets: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Hawks visit the Rockets Oct 26; Hornets host the Wizards Oct 26.

Hawks vs Hornets FAQs

Who won Hawks vs Hornets on Oct 23, 2026?

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on Friday, October 23, 2026 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 19 points.

What are the Hawks and Hornets records?

After this game the Hawks were 2-0 and the Hornets were 1-1 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Hawks vs Hornets?

Jalen Johnson scored 19 for the Hawks. Naz Reid scored 17 for the Hornets.

How did Hawks vs Hornets go last season?

The Hornets won the regular-season series 3-1 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Hawks vs Hornets game?

The Hornets beat the Hawks 110-107 on Feb 11, 2026 at home.

Where was Hawks vs Hornets played?

At Spectrum Center in Charlotte, the home arena of the Charlotte Hornets.

What was the score by quarter in Hawks vs Hornets?

Hawks-Hornets: Q1 33-20, Q2 35-23, Q3 29-19, Q4 31-19.

What is next for the Hawks and Hornets?

Hawks visit the Rockets on Monday, October 26 at 8:30 PM ET; Hornets host the Wizards on Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET.