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Wembanyama has 26 points and 11 rebounds, Spurs spoil Ball's return to Hornets

AP
Jan 13, 2024

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Victor Wembanyama had 26 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs routed Charlotte 135-99 on Friday night, spoiling Hornets star LaMelo Ball’s return from a 20-game absence.

Wembanyama was 9 for 14 from the field, hitting 2 of 3 3-pointers, and had two blocks in 20 minutes. San Antonio had 31 assists in winning consecutive games for just the second time this season.

“They look like they’re beginning to understand how to play with each other,” coach Gregg Popovich said.

Ball had 28 points, five assists and five steals in his first game since spraining his right ankle Nov. 26 at Orlando.

“It’s always good to play basketball, but not like that,” Ball said. “But it was cool to get back out there.”

The Spurs were able to sit their starters for most of the final quarter while building a 36-point lead. San Antonio hosts Chicago on Saturday night

Wembanyama will not play against the Bulls, however, as the Spurs continue to manage his minutes following a sprained ankle Dec. 23 in Dallas.

“We are doing our best to have me on the court as much as we can,” Wembanyama said. “But they want to be smart, and I have to listen to them.”

Terry Rozier added 16 points for the Hornets. While Ball returned, Charlotte is still without Gordon Hayward (strained left calf), P.J. Washington (sprained right foot) and Mark Williams (bruised back).

Ball played without covering up the “LF” tattoo just below his left ear, which had done during games before his injury because NBA rules prohibit exposing commercial logos on players’ bodies. The “LF” initials are short for LaFrance, which is the point guard’s middle name and his new clothing brand.

For San Antonio, Doug McDermott had 14 points, Jeremy Sochan 13 and Devin Vassell 12.

“I just thought that we were pretty solid on both ends of the floor and had good performances by a good number of people,” Popovich said.

A showdown between Wembanyama and Brandon Miller, the top two picks in the NBA draft, fizzed when Miller bruised his lower back after falling headfirst into the basket stanchion two minutes into the second quarter.

Spurs forward Keldon Johnson was assessed a flagrant foul 1 after attempting to disrupt Miller’s dunk attempt. Miller remained on the court for a few minutes before limping off to the locker room.

Wembanyama had consecutive alley-oop dunks followed by a one-handed slam to open the second half. Wembanyama crossed up Nick Richards at the 3-point line, sprinted through the center of the lane and threw down a right-handed dunk to put the Spurs up 75-48 two minutes into the second half.

The Spurs have faced criticism on social media for not getting the ball to Wembanyama more, but that wasn’t an issue against the Hornets.

“Of course, I heard of (the criticism), but it’s never been close to reality,” Wembanyama said. “It’s nothing to worry about. I’m not a conventional player. I needed time to figure out how I want to play and how I need to play for the team. I guess everyone needed time to figure out how to play with me.”

UP NEXT

Hornets: At Miami on Sunday night

Spurs: Host Chicago on Saturday night.

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1st Quarter
CHA
Hornets
22
SA
Spurs
28

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nick Richards vs. Victor Wembanyama (Jeremy Sochan gains possession)
11:47		Victor Wembanyama turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
11:46		Tre Jones personal foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
11:29	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point fadeaway jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	2-0
11:11		Brandon Miller flagrant 1 (Julian Champagnie draws the foul)
11:11	+1	Julian Champagnie makes flagrant free throw 1 of 3	2-1
11:11	+1	Julian Champagnie makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3	2-2
11:11	+1	Julian Champagnie makes flagrant free throw 3 of 3	2-3
11:01		Nick Richards shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul)
11:01	+1	Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
11:01	+1	Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-5
10:44		Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
10:40		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
10:29		Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot
10:25		Nick Richards defensive rebound
10:18		Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot
10:14		Spurs defensive rebound
10:02		Nick Richards blocks Devin Vassell's two point driving finger roll layup
10:02		Spurs offensive rebound
9:55		Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot
9:52		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
9:45		Brandon Miller misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9:42		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
9:32		Victor Wembanyama misses two point jump shot
9:29		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
9:24		LaMelo Ball misses three point running pullup jump shot
9:22		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
9:13		Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
9:09		LaMelo Ball misses two point running layup
9:08		Brandon Miller offensive rebound
9:05		Brandon Miller misses two point tip layup
9:05		Brandon Miller offensive rebound
9:05		Brandon Miller misses two point tip layup
9:05		Spurs defensive rebound
9:05		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Tre Jones draws the foul)
8:45		Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot
8:42		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
8:28		Miles Bridges misses two point jump shot
8:24		Devin Vassell defensive rebound
8:17		Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals)
8:12		LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Sochan steals)
8:06		Victor Wembanyama misses two point running dunk
8:06		Hornets defensive rebound
7:49		LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot
7:47		Spurs defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Devin Vassell makes two point layup (Victor Wembanyama assists)	2-7
7:36		Terry Rozier shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul)
7:36	+1	Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-8
7:24	+2	Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop layup (Terry Rozier assists)	4-8
7:12	+2	Tre Jones makes two point floating jump shot	4-10
7:00		Devin Vassell shooting foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul)
7:00		Brandon Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:00		Hornets offensive rebound
7:00	+1	Brandon Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-10
6:53		Jeremy Sochan turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals)
6:47		Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot
6:45		Tre Jones defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup	5-12
6:21	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists)	8-12
6:21		Spurs 60 second timeout
6:06	+2	Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot	8-14
5:48		Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup
5:43		Nick Richards offensive rebound
5:43	+2	Nick Richards makes two point putback layup	10-14
5:22		Malaki Branham misses two point floating jump shot
5:18		Nick Richards defensive rebound
5:11		Brandon Miller turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
4:52	+3	Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists)	10-17
4:32		Jeremy Sochan blocks Miles Bridges's two point turnaround jump shot
4:29		Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
4:26	+3	Devin Vassell makes three point running jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	10-20
4:08		Devin Vassell shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
4:08	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-20
4:08	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-20
3:53		Dominick Barlow misses two point floating jump shot
3:53		Spurs offensive rebound
3:53		JT Thor personal foul (Loose ball) (Cedi Osman draws the foul)
3:53	+1	Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-21
3:53		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
3:53		Cedi Osman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:53		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
3:35		Dominick Barlow blocks JT Thor's two point layup
3:30		JT Thor offensive rebound
3:30		Ish Smith turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
3:15		Jeremy Sochan misses two point driving dunk
3:14		Dominick Barlow offensive rebound
3:14		Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Dominick Barlow draws the foul)
3:14		Dominick Barlow misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:14		Spurs offensive rebound
3:14		Dominick Barlow misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:12		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
2:59		Dominick Barlow blocks JT Thor's two point layup
2:57		JT Thor offensive rebound
2:56		JT Thor misses two point putback layup
2:55		Nathan Mensah offensive rebound
2:49		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
2:49		Hornets 60 second timeout
2:36		Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot
2:34		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
2:30		Dominick Barlow blocks Miles Bridges's two point running dunk
2:30		Hornets offensive rebound
2:27	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	15-21
2:18	+2	Cedi Osman makes two point driving finger roll layup	15-23
2:18		Nathan Mensah defensive goaltending violation
2:04		Blake Wesley personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul)
2:00		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds step)
1:41	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point driving layup (Keldon Johnson assists)	15-25
1:29		Ish Smith misses two point jump shot
1:26		Dominick Barlow defensive rebound
1:25		Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
1:23		Keldon Johnson shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
1:23	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-25
1:23		LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:20		Cedi Osman defensive rebound
1:07		Keldon Johnson misses two point driving layup
1:06		Hornets defensive rebound
1:06		Dominick Barlow personal foul (Loose ball) (Miles Bridges draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
1:06	+1	Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-25
0:53		Nathan Mensah personal foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul)
0:53	+1	Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-26
0:53	+1	Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-27
0:41		Blake Wesley personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
0:41	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-27
0:41	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
0:35		Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Dominick Barlow draws the foul)
0:35		Dominick Barlow misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:35		Spurs offensive rebound
0:35	+1	Dominick Barlow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
0:16	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup	22-28
0:00		Keldon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Spurs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
CHA
Hornets
23
SA
Spurs
38

Time		Play	Score
11:42		Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot
11:37		Nick Richards offensive rebound
11:37		Nick Richards misses two point tip layup
11:37		Doug McDermott defensive rebound
11:35		Keldon Johnson turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
11:26		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
11:20		Nick Richards offensive rebound
11:20		Victor Wembanyama blocks Nick Richards's two point putback layup
11:20		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
11:04		Nick Richards shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul)
11:04		Hornets delay of game violation
11:04	+1	Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-29
11:04	+1	Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-30
10:50	+3	JT Thor makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	25-30
10:27		Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals)
10:25		Keldon Johnson flagrant 1 (Brandon Miller draws the foul)
10:25	+1	LaMelo Ball makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	26-30
10:25	+1	LaMelo Ball makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	27-30
10:12		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
10:09		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
10:02		Victor Wembanyama misses two point layup
10:00		Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound
10:00		Victor Wembanyama misses two point tip layup
9:58		Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound
9:58	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point tip dunk	27-32
9:43		Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
9:41		Tre Jones defensive rebound
9:38	+3	Malaki Branham makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	27-35
9:20		Victor Wembanyama blocks Nick Richards's two point dunk
9:14		Nick Richards offensive rebound
9:14	+2	Nick Richards makes two point putback dunk	29-35
9:09	+3	Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists)	29-38
8:57	+3	LaMelo Ball makes three point pullup jump shot	32-38
8:49		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Tre Jones draws the foul)
8:37	+3	Jeremy Sochan makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	32-41
8:17		Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:15		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
8:11		Tre Jones misses three point running jump shot
8:08		Nick Richards defensive rebound
7:50		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
7:46		Doug McDermott defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Jeremy Sochan makes two point driving layup	32-43
7:38		Hornets 60 second timeout
7:14		Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot
7:11		Nick Smith Jr. offensive rebound
7:07		Nick Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
7:04		Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
6:47	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point cutting dunk (Jeremy Sochan assists)	32-45
6:28	+3	Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Nick Richards assists)	35-45
6:11		Nick Smith Jr. personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul)
6:03		Terry Rozier shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
6:03	+1	Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-47
5:38		Nathan Mensah misses two point floating jump shot
5:35		Devin Vassell defensive rebound
5:29	+3	Doug McDermott makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists)	35-50
5:18		Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:14		Dominick Barlow defensive rebound
5:02		Devin Vassell misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:01		Spurs offensive rebound
4:58	+3	Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists)	35-53
4:40		Ish Smith misses two point driving layup
4:39		Miles Bridges offensive rebound
4:39	+2	Miles Bridges makes two point putback layup	37-53
4:39		Dominick Barlow shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-53
4:22	+3	Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Dominick Barlow assists)	38-56
4:03		Nathan Mensah misses two point floating jump shot
4:00		Dominick Barlow defensive rebound
3:56		Doug McDermott misses three point running jump shot
3:53		Nathan Mensah defensive rebound
3:45	+3	Terry Rozier makes three point pullup jump shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	41-56
3:44		Spurs 60 second timeout
3:30		Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup
3:28		Dominick Barlow offensive rebound
3:27	+2	Dominick Barlow makes two point tip dunk	41-58
3:19	+2	Miles Bridges makes two point dunk (Ish Smith assists)	43-58
3:08	+3	Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists)	43-61
2:45		Ish Smith misses two point driving layup
2:42		Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
2:38		Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot
2:36		Spurs offensive rebound
2:36		Bryce McGowens personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-62
2:36		Jeremy Sochan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:34		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
2:18	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup	45-62
2:03		Dominick Barlow misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:00		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
1:48		Nathan Mensah misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:45		Dominick Barlow defensive rebound
1:29		Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (Bryce McGowens steals)
1:24		Terry Rozier turnover (lost ball) (Devin Vassell steals)
1:05		Miles Bridges personal foul (Dominick Barlow draws the foul)
1:05	+1	Dominick Barlow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-63
1:05	+1	Dominick Barlow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-64
1:00		Nathan Mensah offensive foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul)
1:00		Nathan Mensah turnover (offensive foul)
0:47		Terry Rozier blocks Devin Vassell's two point driving layup
0:46		Hornets defensive rebound
0:30		LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot
0:28		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Jeremy Sochan makes two point turnaround jump shot (Malaki Branham assists)	45-66
0:00		LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot
0:00		Hornets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
CHA
Hornets
26
SA
Spurs
37

Time		Play	Score
11:42		LaMelo Ball offensive foul (Tre Jones draws the foul)
11:42		LaMelo Ball turnover (offensive foul)
11:27	+3	Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	45-69
11:11	+2	Miles Bridges makes two point driving finger roll layup (Terry Rozier assists)	47-69
11:01	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tre Jones assists)	47-71
10:51		LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot
10:48		Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
10:41	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devin Vassell assists)	47-73
10:26		Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-73
10:26		Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:23		Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving dunk (Tre Jones assists)	48-75
10:15		Hornets 60 second timeout
10:01		Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot
9:57		Tre Jones defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point finger roll layup	48-77
9:25		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
9:22		Devin Vassell defensive rebound
9:13		Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot
9:09		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
9:05		LaMelo Ball misses three point running jump shot
9:01		Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
8:56		Julian Champagnie misses three point running jump shot
8:56		Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound
8:54		Nick Richards shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-78
8:54	+1	Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-79
8:40	+3	Terry Rozier makes three point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	51-79
8:30	+2	Devin Vassell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tre Jones assists)	51-81
8:15	+3	Bryce McGowens makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	54-81
8:01	+2	Jeremy Sochan makes two point layup (Tre Jones assists)	54-83
7:39		Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot
7:36		Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists)	54-86
7:16		Julian Champagnie shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
7:16	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-86
7:16	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-86
7:03		Tre Jones misses two point pullup jump shot
7:00		LaMelo Ball defensive rebound
6:54		LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Tre Jones steals)
6:49		Julian Champagnie misses three point running pullup jump shot
6:45		Hornets defensive rebound
6:45		Tre Jones personal foul (Loose ball) (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
6:29	+2	Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	58-86
6:16		Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot
6:12		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
6:07		LaMelo Ball misses three point running jump shot
6:03		Keldon Johnson defensive rebound
5:49		Dominick Barlow misses two point floating jump shot
5:47		Miles Bridges defensive rebound
5:34		Cedi Osman shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-86
5:34	+1	Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-86
5:24	+3	Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists)	60-89
5:09		Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals)
5:01		Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot
4:57		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
4:52		Miles Bridges misses two point running layup
4:47		Nick Richards offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Nick Richards makes two point putback layup	62-89
4:35	+2	Keldon Johnson makes two point floating jump shot	62-91
4:21		Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot
4:17		Cedi Osman defensive rebound
4:15		Cedi Osman turnover (lost ball) (Miles Bridges steals)
4:10		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
4:07		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
3:59		Keldon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot
3:56		Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	64-91
3:45		Spurs 60 second timeout
3:32		Nick Smith Jr. flagrant 1 (Doug McDermott draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Doug McDermott makes flagrant free throw 1 of 3	64-92
3:32		Spurs offensive rebound
3:32	+1	Doug McDermott makes flagrant free throw 2 of 3	64-93
3:32		Doug McDermott misses flagrant free throw 3 of 3
3:21		Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:19		Nathan Mensah defensive rebound
3:04		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
3:00		Nathan Mensah offensive rebound
2:58	+3	Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Nathan Mensah assists)	67-93
2:48		Cedi Osman turnover (out of bounds step)
2:30		Miles Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot
2:26		Nathan Mensah offensive rebound
2:26		Nathan Mensah misses two point tip layup
2:26		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
2:22		Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals)
2:19		LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
2:02	+2	Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving finger roll layup (Cedi Osman assists)	67-95
1:47	+2	LaMelo Ball makes two point pullup jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	69-95
1:32	+3	Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	69-98
1:22		Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
1:22	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-98
1:22	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-98
1:14		Cedi Osman offensive foul (Charge) (Ish Smith draws the foul)
1:14		Cedi Osman turnover (offensive foul)
1:02		Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Keldon Johnson steals)
1:00		Keldon Johnson misses two point running layup
0:58		Cedi Osman offensive rebound
0:58	+2	Cedi Osman makes two point putback layup	71-100
0:46		Nathan Mensah turnover (lost ball) (Cedi Osman steals)
0:34		Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot
0:30		Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
0:26		Nick Smith Jr. misses two point running layup
0:24		Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound
0:02	+3	Keldon Johnson makes three point fadeaway jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	71-103
0:01		Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:00		Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Spurs offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
CHA
Hornets
28
SA
Spurs
32

Time		Play	Score
11:45		Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals)
11:41		Tre Jones shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
11:41	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-103
11:41	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-103
11:24	+2	Jeremy Sochan makes two point driving layup (Devin Vassell assists)	73-105
11:24		JT Thor shooting foul (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul)
11:24	+1	Jeremy Sochan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-106
11:05	+2	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nathan Mensah assists)	75-106
10:52		Keldon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot
10:52		Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
10:41		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
10:37		Keldon Johnson defensive rebound
10:29		Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Tre Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-107
10:29	+1	Tre Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-108
10:14		Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Sochan steals)
10:09		Keldon Johnson misses two point running dunk
10:06		Nathan Mensah defensive rebound
9:59		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
9:55		Cedi Osman defensive rebound
9:50	+3	Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	75-111
9:38		Blake Wesley shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
9:38	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-111
9:38	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-111
9:23	+2	Mamadi Diakite makes two point floating jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists)	77-113
9:14		Sandro Mamukelashvili shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul)
9:14	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-113
9:14	+1	LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-113
9:12		LaMelo Ball personal foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul)
8:58		Blake Wesley misses two point floating jump shot
8:55		Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound
8:47		Nick Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:46		Nathan Mensah offensive rebound
8:35	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point pullup jump shot	81-113
8:23	+2	Mamadi Diakite makes two point floating jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists)	81-115
8:10	+3	Nick Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	84-115
7:52		Julian Champagnie misses two point driving layup
7:50		Ish Smith defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point running layup (Ish Smith assists)	86-115
7:47		Spurs 60 second timeout
7:31		Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot
7:27		JT Thor defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point driving reverse layup	88-115
6:49		Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot
6:49		Ish Smith defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	90-115
6:22		Julian Champagnie turnover (bad pass) (Ish Smith steals)
6:12		Nick Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Blake Wesley steals)
6:08	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point running dunk	90-117
5:47		Bryce McGowens turnover (back court violation)
5:37		Leaky Black personal foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul)
5:26		Nathan Mensah shooting foul (Sandro Mamukelashvili draws the foul)
5:26		Sandro Mamukelashvili misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:26		Spurs offensive rebound
5:26	+1	Sandro Mamukelashvili makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-118
5:12		James Bouknight misses three point jump shot
5:06		Nick Smith Jr. offensive rebound
5:02		Leaky Black misses three point jump shot
4:57		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
4:43	+3	Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Blake Wesley assists)	90-121
4:28		Nick Smith Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
4:24		Julian Champagnie defensive rebound
4:07		JT Thor shooting foul (Mamadi Diakite draws the foul)
4:07	+1	Mamadi Diakite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-122
4:07	+1	Mamadi Diakite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-123
3:48		Sandro Mamukelashvili blocks Bryce McGowens's two point layup
3:44		Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound
3:41		James Bouknight blocks Sandro Mamukelashvili's two point running layup
3:41		JT Thor defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Leaky Black makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	92-123
3:26	+2	Devonte' Graham makes two point pullup jump shot	92-125
3:09		Devonte' Graham personal foul (Nick Smith Jr. draws the foul)
3:00	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point driving bank jump shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	94-125
3:00		Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	95-125
2:44	+2	Mamadi Diakite makes two point finger roll layup (Devonte' Graham assists)	95-127
2:19		James Bouknight misses three point pullup jump shot
2:17		Blake Wesley defensive rebound
2:11		Julian Champagnie misses three point running jump shot
2:08		James Bouknight defensive rebound
2:01		Bryce McGowens turnover (kicked ball violation)
2:01		Hornets 60 second timeout
1:53	+3	Devonte' Graham makes three point pullup jump shot	95-130
1:37		JT Thor turnover (bad pass) (Devonte' Graham steals)
1:31	+3	Devonte' Graham makes three point running jump shot (Mamadi Diakite assists)	95-133
1:26	+2	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	97-133
1:15		Devonte' Graham misses three point pullup jump shot
1:12		Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound
1:02	+2	Blake Wesley makes two point driving layup	97-135
0:50	+2	JT Thor makes two point dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	99-135
0:26		Spurs turnover (shot clock violation)
0:02		Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)