Jordan Poole's 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds remaining lifted the Washington Wizards to a 113-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night. In a matchup of two of the league's worst teams, the Wizards (5-23) beat Charlotte (7-23) for the second straight week.

Jordan Poole has always been confident, and he needed every bit of confidence on Thursday night with his Washington Wizards down a point to the Charlotte Hornets with seconds left. Poole got the ball out of the in-bounds and started driving like he was going to make a run at the basket.

The Washington Wizards are facing off against the Charlotte Hornets tonight and they are getting closer to full strength. According to Washington Post reporter Varun Shankar, Bilal Coulibaly (groin),

Miller, who is in his second NBA season, is averaging 21.5 points per game on 40.6 percent field goal and 35.3 percent three-point shooting so far this season. The Hornets forward is recording per game averages of 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per outing as well.

The team listed second-year wing Brandon Miller as questionable on its injury report Wednesday night after being out since Dec. 16. He left the game that night against the Sixers with a right ankle sprain and has missed the last three games.

It’s Thursday, December 26, and the Charlotte Hornets (7-22) and Washington Wizards (4-23) are all set to square off from Capital One Arena in Washington. The Hornets are currently 2-11 on the road with a point differential of -7, while the Wizards have a 2-8 record in their last ten games at home.

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