CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — On Monday at Spectrum Center, Brandon Miller scored 39 points and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Washington Wizards 110-103. Miller added six rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 36 minutes as Charlotte improved to 3-1. Washington fell to 2-2. The game drew an announced attendance of 17,949.

Miller, who had scored 34 points in Charlotte’s previous win over Miami, set the tone early with a 9-foot two-point shot on the Hornets’ first possession. He scored from the perimeter and at the rim, including a 26-foot 3-pointer in the second quarter, a 27-foot 3-pointer in the third quarter and another 26-foot 3-pointer in the fourth. Miller’s 39 points led all scorers. He also blocked two shots.

Moussa Diabate finished with 11 points, 17 rebounds, three assists and three blocks for Charlotte, while Naz Reid added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Grayson Allen scored 15 points, and Ryan Kalkbrenner had six points and four rebounds. The Hornets shot 42 of 97 from the floor, 12 of 39 from 3-point range and 14 of 17 from the free-throw line. Charlotte had 20 offensive rebounds, eight assists, five blocks, 11 turnovers and 15 fouls.

Anthony Davis led Washington with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Trae Young had 22 points, six rebounds and 10 assists, Kyshawn George scored 20 points, Alex Sarr added 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks, and Tre Johnson scored seven points. Washington shot 41 of 85 from the floor, 9 of 28 from 3-point range and 12 of 15 from the free-throw line. The Wizards had 10 offensive rebounds, three blocks, 14 turnovers and 24 fouls.

Miller played 36 minutes for Charlotte, Diabate 35, Reid 29, Allen 28 and Kalkbrenner 13. Davis played 36 minutes for Washington, Young 38, George 29, Sarr 26 and Johnson 23.

Washington scored 103 points on 96 possessions, an offensive rating of 107.2. Charlotte scored 110 points on 96 possessions, an offensive rating of 114.5.

Washington led 21-19 after the first quarter. Miller opened the game with a 9-foot shot, and Charlotte moved ahead 13-6 after Diabate made a two-point shot and a tip shot and Tidjane Salaun made a 26-foot 3-pointer. Washington answered with Kyshawn George’s driving layup and 23-foot 3-pointer, Justin Champagnie’s two-point shot, Davis’s driving floating jump shot and two free throws, Tre Johnson’s 17-foot step-back jumper and Trae Young’s 9-foot driving floating jump shot.

Charlotte took control in the second quarter, outscoring Washington 35-23 to lead 54-44 at halftime. Kalkbrenner opened the quarter with an alley-oop layup, Salaun dunked, and Miller made a driving layup, a 26-foot 3-pointer, a running dunk and a 24-foot 3-pointer. Allen made a 26-foot step-back 3-pointer, Sion James made a 6-foot shot and a 26-foot 3-pointer, and Diabate made two free throws. Washington stayed close with Davis scoring inside and from midrange, while Trae Young made three driving floaters.

Charlotte pushed its lead to 80-68 after three quarters. Washington began the third with free throws from Kyshawn George and Sarr, and Davis made a 26-foot 3-pointer and Sarr added a tip shot. Charlotte responded with Miller’s pullup jump shot, driving floating jump shot, 18-foot pullup and 27-foot 3-pointer, Diabate’s floating jump shot and dunk, and Allen’s 25-foot 3-pointer and 12-foot running jump shot. Charlotte pushed the margin to 68-59 on Miller’s 18-foot pullup and later led 78-64 on Kalkbrenner’s tip shot before Trae Young scored twice late.

Washington opened the fourth quarter with Kyshawn George’s two-point shot and eventually cut the deficit to 86-82 on Davis’s driving floating jump shot with 7:45 remaining. Charlotte responded with Reid’s two-point shot, Miller’s dunk and 26-foot 3-pointer, and Reid’s 9-foot driving floating jump shot and 24-foot 3-pointer to take a 98-84 lead with 5:15 remaining.

Washington then rallied. Davis made a 25-foot 3-pointer and a 26-foot 3-pointer, Kyshawn George made a 28-foot 3-pointer and a running layup, Tre Johnson made a 29-foot 3-pointer, and Trae Young’s 6-foot driving floating jump shot cut Charlotte’s lead to 103-100 with 1:13 remaining. Miller answered with a 12-foot shot with 50.9 seconds left and added a free throw with 33.3 seconds remaining. Allen made two free throws with 22.5 seconds left for a 108-100 lead. Trae Young made a 23-foot fadeaway with 9.3 seconds remaining to make it 108-103, but Allen sealed the result with two free throws with 6.5 seconds left.

Washington entered after a 124-120 win at Chicago on Saturday and had alternated wins and losses in its first four games. Charlotte had won two of three, including a 115-110 victory over Miami on Saturday. Washington next visits Cleveland on Wednesday. Charlotte travels to Detroit on Wednesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Washington Wizards 111, Charlotte Hornets 109. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Charlotte with a 95.6 percent probability to win. Charlotte had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The total score of 213 went over the over/under line of 226.5.