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NBA · October 23, 2026

Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets Final — October 23, 2026

Atlanta Hawks logo
Atlanta Hawks
128
Top scorer Jalen Johnson72 games
FINAL
Charlotte Hornets logo
Charlotte Hornets
81
Top scorer Brandon Miller65 games
Friday, October 23 · 7:10 PM ET
ATLOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)CHA
14th114.2
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
116.47th
6th118.5
PPG
115.814th
ATLDefenseCHA
11th111.9
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
112.012th
18th116.0
Opp PPG
111.47th
ATLTeamCHA
12th+2.3
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+4.48th
ATLLast 10 gamesCHA
+24+24+24+7+7+7+7+7+7+7
Game by game
-18-19-19-18+7+7+7+7+7+7
10-0
Last 10
6-4
+121
Net points
-32
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
ATLRest & travelCHA
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
227 mi365 km
Travel to the game
Home
ATLKey injuriesCHA
None listed
Players out or limited
Kon Knueppel GOutCoby White GOut
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 23, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Hawks visited the Hornets on Friday, October 23 at 7:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Hawks scored 118.5 points per game (6th of 30) and allowed 116.0 (18th). The Hornets scored 115.8 points per game (14th of 30) and allowed 111.4 (7th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Hawks 114.2 (14th), Hornets 116.4 (7th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Hawks 111.9 (11th), Hornets 112.0 (12th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Hawks +2.3 (12th), Hornets +4.4 (8th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Hawks closed as 2.5-point road favorites, with the Hornets getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 226.5, down from 227 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Hawks -141, Hornets +118) prices the Hawks at 56% and the Hornets at 44%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Atlanta Hawks 128, Charlotte Hornets 81

Atlanta Hawks won by 47.

  • Against the closing spread (Charlotte Hornets +2.5): Atlanta Hawks covered.
  • Combined score 209 vs the closing total of 226.5: Under.
  • Atlanta Hawks closed at -141 on the moneyline (a 56% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadno move
OpenHornets +2.5 (-105)
Hawks -2.5 (-115)
CloseHornets +2.5 (-110)
Hawks -2.5 (-110)
Totaldown 0.5
Open227 (o -110 / u -110)
Close226.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenHawks -141 56%
Hornets +119 44%
CloseHawks -141 56%
Hornets +118 44%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Atlanta Hawks logo
Hawks
72 games · Jalen Johnson
  • Points per game22.525th
  • Rebounds per game10.310th
  • Assists per game7.97th
  • Minutes per game35.2
78 games · Nickeil Alexander-Walker
  • Points per game20.835th
  • Rebounds per game3.4212th
  • Assists per game3.781st
  • Minutes per game33.4
Charlotte Hornets logo
Hornets
65 games · Brandon Miller
  • Points per game20.241st
  • Rebounds per game4.9122nd
  • Assists per game3.396th
  • Minutes per game30.3
81 games · Kon Knueppel
  • Points per game18.556th
  • Rebounds per game5.395th
  • Assists per game3.493rd
  • Minutes per game31.5

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 390 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 16 times since 2022: the Hawks won 7 and the Hornets 9.

DateScoreLineTotal
Feb 11, 2026Hawks 107, Hornets 110
Hornets won

Feb 7, 2026Hornets 126, Hawks 119
Hornets won

Dec 18, 2025Hawks 126, Hornets 133
Hornets won

Nov 23, 2025Hornets 110, Hawks 113
Hawks won

Mar 18, 2025Hawks 134, Hornets 102
Hawks won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Atlanta Hawks

Charlotte Hornets

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