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Feb 22, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) celebrates during the first half against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nLaMelo Ball made a career-high 10 3-pointers in a 37-point performance as the visiting Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game losing skid with a 129-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ball shot 12 of 20 from the field and 10 of 15 from behind the arc for Charlotte, which led by as many as 29 and made a season-high 25 3-pointers, one shy of its franchise record. Kon Knueppel made five 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, and Brandon Miller scored 22 while shooting 5 of 7 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Ball tied the Hornets’ single-game franchise record for made 3-pointers and moved into third place on the franchise’s all-time leaderboard for 3-pointers made (873). He also contributed eight rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Hornets completed a four-game season sweep of the Wizards while shooting 49.4% from the field and 54.3% (25 of 46) from 3-point range. Josh Green added 12 points off the bench.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Charlotte led by five at halftime before shooting 85.7% (12 of 14) from beyond the arc and outscoring Washington 44-28 in the decisive third quarter. Ball had six 3-pointers and 18 points in the period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Bilal Coulibaly led Washington with 17 points. Jaden Hardy scored 16 points, Kyshawn George and Jamir Watkins added 13 apiece, and Tre Johnson and Will Riley each finished with 11.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Coulibaly scored the first 11 points for the Wizards, who trailed 31-19 with 3:48 left in the first quarter. Washington rallied to pull within 38-37 at the end of the period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The tempo slowed in the second quarter, when the Wizards were limited to six field goals. Ball had 19 points in the first half to lead Charlotte, which led 61-56 at intermission.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Charlotte extended its lead to 81-65 with 6:37 left in the third quarter before Ball took control. The sixth-year point guard made four straight 3-pointers over the next 99 seconds to put the Hornets ahead 93-72 with 4:28 remaining in the period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Hornets played without forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate, who completed their four-game suspensions for their roles in a fight during a loss to the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n