youngest hornets player to have 40 points in a game

P.J. Washington is the youngest for the Hornets in a game with 40+ points. He was 22 years and 189 days old against the Kings on February 28, 2021.

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youngest hornets player to have 40 or more points in a regular-season game

	NAME	Age	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	P.J. Washington	22-189	42	2/28/2021	CHA	@	SAC	42	8	2	2	2	15	22	68.2	5	8	62.5	7	7	100.0	83.7	1	7	1	4	-5
2	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	23-093	50	11/23/2024	CHA	@	MIL	40	5	10	1	0	17	38	44.7	6	17	35.3	10	13	76.9	57.2	0	5	4	3	+7
3	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	23-095	44	11/25/2024	CHA	vs	ORL	40	9	7	1	1	17	30	56.7	4	11	36.4	6	8	75.0	65.6	0	9	7	4	-2
4	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	23-248	41	3/28/2006	CHA	vs	ATL	43	8	4	3	2	17	22	77.3	0	1	0.0	7	11	63.6	76.4	3	5	1	3	+16
5	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	24-157	40	12/27/2006	CHA	vs	WAS	42	14	0	6	4	15	27	55.6	0	2	0.0	10	11	90.9	62.8	6	8	2	3	-10
6	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	24-192	42	1/31/2007	CHA	vs	NYK	46	8	3	1	3	14	22	63.6	3	5	60.0	11	17	64.7	71.2	2	6	4	3	+10
7	P.J. Washington	24-217	43	3/28/2023	CHA	@	OKC	37	6	5	1	0	16	24	66.7	5	9	55.6	6	7	85.7	79.4	2	4	2	5	+7
8	Kemba Walker K. Walker	24-233	42	12/27/2014	CHA	vs	ORL	42	3	7	0	1	15	31	48.4	5	12	41.7	7	9	77.8	60.1	1	2	2	0	0
9	Devonte' Graham D. Graham	24-292	40	12/11/2019	CHA	@	BKN	37	5	5	0	0	12	21	57.1	7	12	58.3	9	11	81.8	77.4	2	3	2	2	+6
10	P.J. Washington	25-157	43	1/27/2024	CHA	vs	UTA	36	2	3	2	0	17	22	77.3	7	9	77.8	2	3	66.7	92.2	1	1	2	1	-7
11	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	25-175	40	1/14/2008	CHA	vs	DEN	45	7	5	2	2	13	24	54.2	4	8	50.0	10	15	66.7	65.4	3	4	3	5	+5
12	Kemba Walker K. Walker	25-255	52	1/18/2016	CHA	vs	UTA	47	9	8	2	0	16	33	48.5	6	11	54.5	14	15	93.3	65.7	1	8	3	3	+4
13	Kemba Walker K. Walker	25-259	40	1/22/2016	CHA	@	ORL	46	7	9	4	1	14	28	50.0	2	7	28.6	10	12	83.3	60.1	0	7	2	0	+7
14	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	25-321	41	2/5/2024	CHA	vs	LAL	40	0	4	0	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	4	4	100.0	73.8	0	0	1	1	-4
15	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	25-323	45	2/7/2024	CHA	vs	TOR	38	8	7	0	0	17	27	63.0	6	11	54.5	5	7	71.4	74.8	5	3	1	4	-6
16	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	25-358	40	3/9/2020	CHA	@	ATL	44	4	3	1	0	15	26	57.7	8	13	61.5	2	3	66.7	73.2	1	3	1	1	-2
17	Kemba Walker K. Walker	26-187	40	11/11/2016	CHA	vs	TOR	35	10	7	0	0	12	19	63.2	7	12	58.3	9	11	81.8	83.9	1	9	1	2	+13
18	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	26-253	44	11/22/1995	CHA	vs	BOS	41	7	4	0	0	15	27	55.6	3	6	50.0	11	11	100.0	69.1	2	5	3	5
19	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	26-281	42	12/23/2020	CHA	@	CLE	38	3	2	2	1	15	23	65.2	10	16	62.5	2	4	50.0	84.8	1	2	3	5	-4
20	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	26-332	41	2/12/2021	CHA	vs	MIN	41	7	3	0	1	13	20	65.0	6	10	60.0	9	9	100.0	85.6	0	7	4	2	+10
21	Miles Bridges M. Bridges	26-351	46	3/7/2025	CHA	vs	CLE	39	8	2	2	0	15	32	46.9	4	10	40.0	12	13	92.3	61.0	1	7	1	4	+5
22	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	27-045	42	3/5/2008	CHA	vs	GSW	48	7	2	1	0	15	32	46.9	5	12	41.7	7	7	100.0	59.9	2	5	4	3	+9
23	Johnny Newman J. Newman	27-052	40	1/19/1991	CHA	@	DAL	43	5	0	2	0	11	18	61.1	0	1	0.0	18	22	81.8	72.3	2	3	0	3
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	27-053	43	5/9/2021	CHA	vs	NOP	42	5	4	1	0	16	26	61.5	7	11	63.6	4	4	100.0	77.4	1	4	3	1	+3
25	Hersey Hawkins H. Hawkins	27-133	41	2/9/1994	CHA	vs	GSW	44	9	5	1	1	14	18	77.8	2	4	50.0	11	13	84.6	86.4	3	6	6	2

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4	Nuggets	45	28	.616	12.5
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6	Rockets	43	28	.606	13.5
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9	Trail Blazers	36	37	.493	21.5
10	Warriors	34	38	.472	23.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	48	.342	32.5
12	Grizzlies	24	47	.338	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	49	.319	34.0
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