Hawks vs. Hornets Recap: Hawks 128, Hornets 81

Final score

Team	Points
Atlanta Hawks	128
Charlotte Hornets	81

Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets, Spectrum Center.

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Teams before the game

Atlanta Hawks

Record	1-0
Home	0-0
Road	1-0
Points per game	132.0
Points allowed per game	125.0

Last season (2025-26: 46-36, 118.5 points per game, 116.0 allowed, No. 6 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (31.0)
Rebounds per game: Jalen Johnson (14.0)
Assists per game: Onyeka Okongwu (7.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/21 @ Orlando Magic: W 132-125
10/16 @ Dallas Mavericks: W 135-111
10/12 vs Oklahoma City Thunder: W 113-110
10/10 @ Indiana Pacers: W 119-117
10/8 @ San Antonio Spurs: W 123-116

Injury report: Henri Veesaar (C, Out); Mouhamed Gueye (F, Out)

Charlotte Hornets

Record	1-0
Home	0-0
Road	1-0
Points per game	110.0
Points allowed per game	103.0

Last season (2025-26: 44-38, 116.0 points per game, 111.2 allowed, No. 9 seed in the East)

Team leaders

Points per game: Grayson Allen (21.0)
Rebounds per game: Naz Reid (11.0)
Assists per game: Naz Reid (7.0)

Last 5 games played (preseason and playoffs included):

10/21 @ Brooklyn Nets: W 110-103
10/16 @ Memphis Grizzlies: L 116-98
10/14 @ Boston Celtics: L 114-93
10/11 vs Milwaukee Bucks: W 105-90
10/6 vs Brooklyn Nets: L 124-90

Injury report: Coby White (G, Out); Grant Williams (F, Out); Kon Knueppel (G, Out); Kylan Boswell (G, Out)

Pregame analysis

Written before the game.

Hawks vs Hornets matches two teams that won their opener on the road: Atlanta beat Orlando 132-125 and Charlotte won 110-103 at Brooklyn, on the same night. The game is at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker leads the Hawks with 31.0 points a game, Jalen Johnson with 14.0 rebounds and Onyeka Okongwu with 7.0 assists. Atlanta went 46-36 last season as the No. 6 seed in the East and has won its last five games, preseason included. Center Henri Veesaar and forward Mouhamed Gueye are out.

Charlotte went 44-38 last season as the No. 9 seed in the East, scoring 116.0 points a game and allowing 111.2. Grayson Allen leads the Hornets with 21.0 points a game, and Naz Reid has 11.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists. Guards Coby White and Kylan Boswell and forward Grant Williams are out, and guard Kon Knueppel is day-to-day. Odyn's AI quant model runs this game before tip-off, injury report included.

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Updated Oct 25, 06:25 PM ET.

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