Game ID: 22500061
New York Knicks @ Charlotte Hornets
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 31 16 28 26 101NYK 37 35 26 31 129
CHA vs NYK ScoutingCHA vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHA availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 11 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW Bridges 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW James 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 26 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 12 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW Bridges 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW James 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 21 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Miller missed 13 since 10/26, returns tonight: 26 min (84% of 30)
OUT Williams missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 18 min (150% of 12)
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (98% of 28)
NEW James 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mann 13 to 22 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 17 min (133% of 13)
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Ball back 11/14 after 5, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 18 min since (150% of 12)
NEW James 22 to 28 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Williams missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 17 min since (133% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 17 min since (139% of 12)
NEW Sexton 22 to 28 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 10 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 27 min since (88% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 19 min since (149% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (135% of 12)
CHA availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Williams missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Green missed 11 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 17 min since (138% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (110% of 12)
CHA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Green missed 12 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 13 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (113% of 16)
OUT Peterson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Miller back 11/22 after 13, 28 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 16 min since (124% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (110% of 12)
CHA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 14 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 16)
OUT Green missed 13 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Salaün back 12/01 after 13, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 16 min since (124% of 13)
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brunson missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 35 min (98% of 35)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
NEW Shamet 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Kolek missed 3 since 11/14, returns tonight: 16 min (149% of 11)
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
NEW Shamet 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Clarkson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 36 min since (101% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 16 min since (149% of 11)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 17 min since (151% of 11)
NEW Bridges 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 16 min since (147% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 11/19 after 2, 35 min since (100% of 35)
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (133% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 7 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 11/22 after 3, 15 min since (132% of 11)
NEW McBride 24 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Clarkson 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/03 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 5 since 11/24, out tonight
NEW Hart 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 24 to 35 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Knueppel at 23 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williams (10 straight), Green (9 straight), Salaün (10 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 28 a game. Without Anunoby (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 21. Call it New York 118, Charlotte 116, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/17 @ TOR 108-110 — CHA notes
CHA lost 108-110. CHA shot 43% (37 of 87) to TOR's 50%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 30 times to TOR's 16 — 24 points from the stripe to their 12. Knueppel led with 24 (9 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Bridges added 22, Ball 20. Q3 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 5 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 82-77 against them. Kalkbrenner's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ IND 118-127 — CHA notes
CHA lost 118-127. CHA took 22 more shots (107 to 85), fed by 22 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to IND's 54%, 13 of 45 from three. Knueppel led with 28 (11 of 20, 5 of 12 from three); Bridges added 25, Ball 18. Q4 was theirs, 34-23, the deficit cut from 20 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 104-84 against them. Kalkbrenner's -11 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs LAC 116-131 — CHA notes
CHA lost 116-131. CHA shot 48% (41 of 85) to LAC's 51%, 11 of 36 from three. Knueppel led with 26 (9 of 12, 6 of 9 from three); Miller added 21, Bridges 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-24, the deficit cut from 8 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 107-89 against them. Sexton's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 @ ATL 110-113 — CHA notes
CHA lost 110-113. CHA shot 45% (39 of 86) to ATL's 49%, 14 of 44 from three. CHA turned it over 15 times to ATL's 7. Knueppel led with 28 (9 of 17, 7 of 11 from three); Sexton added 22, Bridges 21. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 88-80 against them. Mann's -14 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs NYK 101-129 — CHA notes
CHA lost 101-129. CHA shot 41% (35 of 85) to NYK's 57%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 24 times to NYK's 18 — 18 points from the stripe to their 16. Miller led with 18 (5 of 12, 4 of 9 from three); M. Bridges added 17, Mann 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 25 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 103-73 against them. M. Bridges's -25 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Knueppel at 22 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Williams (11 straight), Green (10 straight), Salaün (11 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 131, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; White at 23 and Dosunmu at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Okoro (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and Chicago minus-13 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 122 a night to Chicago's 131. Call it Charlotte 122, Chicago 121, Chicago keeping it close.
11/29 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Miller at 22 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Williams (12 straight), Simpson (2 straight), Green (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Barrett at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 105 a night to Charlotte's 123 and the arc, Toronto at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 31. Call it Toronto 120, Charlotte 112.
12/01 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 25 and Clowney at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Thomas (11 straight), Traore (5 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Sexton at 19 a game. Without Williams (13 straight), Simpson (3 straight), Green (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 114 a night to Charlotte's 120 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 16 times a game to Charlotte's 13. Call it Brooklyn 115, Charlotte 114, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/03 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (8 straight), Shamet (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Williams (14 straight), Simpson (4 straight), Green (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Charlotte's 32 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-2. Call it New York 119, Charlotte 111.
11/17 @ MIA 113-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-115. NYK shot 46% (43 of 94) to MIA's 45%, 9 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to MIA's 13 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. McBride led with 25 (10 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Bridges added 23, Towns 22. Q3 was theirs, 31-28, the deficit cut from 4 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 87-82 against them. Clarkson's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ DAL 113-111 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-111. NYK shot 44% (41 of 93) to DAL's 41%, 12 of 42 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to DAL's 17. Brunson led with 28 (11 of 23, 2 of 7 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Towns added 18, Bridges 16. The hinge was Q2, 28-25: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 2. Yabusele was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/22 @ ORL 121-133 — NYK notes
NYK lost 121-133. NYK shot 54% (43 of 79) to ORL's 55%, 13 of 37 from three. Brunson led with 33 (12 of 21, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Towns added 24, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 37-33, turning a 2-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-84 against them. They led by as many as 10. Hart's -19 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/24 @ BKN 113-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-100. NYK shot 51% (45 of 88) to BKN's 38%, 12 of 35 from three, and got to the line 14 times to BKN's 28. Towns led with 37 (14 of 20, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brunson added 27, Bridges 16. The hinge was Q3, 38-27: a lead of 3 became 14, and the lead reached 19. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/26 @ CHA 129-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 129-101. NYK shot 57% (50 of 88) to CHA's 41%, 13 of 25 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHA's 24. Brunson led with 33 (14 of 28, 2 of 6 from three); Hart added 22, McBride 19. The hinge was Q2, 35-16: a lead of 6 became 25, and the lead reached 31. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/28 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 24 a game. Without Anunoby (5 straight), Shamet (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 14 free throws a game; Rollins at 23 and Portis at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (18 straight), Gia. Antetokounmpo (4 straight), Prince (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 24 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 14. Call it New York 120, Milwaukee 111.
11/30 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Anunoby (6 straight), Shamet (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 25 and Barnes at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-9 a night and New York plus-3. Call it New York 117, Toronto 112.
12/02 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Pritchard at 20 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Anunoby (7 straight), Shamet (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Boston minus-1 and the defense, New York allowing 107 a night to Boston's 118. Call it New York 116, Boston 115, Boston keeping it close.
12/03 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (8 straight), Shamet (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Williams (14 straight), Simpson (4 straight), Green (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Charlotte's 32 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-2. Call it New York 119, Charlotte 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHABM B. Miller
CS C. Sexton
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
LM L. McNeeley
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
TM T. Mann
NYKAH A. Hukporti
GY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
CHA/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Brunson scores 33 as Knicks rout Hornets 129-101 to improve to 3-1 in NBA Cup group play
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight loss 129-101 on Wednesday night.
Josh Hart added 22 points for the Knicks, who made 13 of 26 shots from 3-point range to improve to 3-1 in NBA Cup group play.
Brandon Miller had 18 points in his second game back from a shoulder injury for the Hornets, who’ve lost 10 straight Cup games over the past three seasons and were eliminated from this year’s competition.
The Knicks played like a team eager to advance in the NBA Cup midseason tournament and improve their point differential, which was at minus-2 entering the night.
New York coach Mike Brown didn't take out his starters until 2:17 remained in the game and his team up by 24.
The Knicks left no doubt about this one.
They bolted to a 25-point halftime lead behind a balanced offensive attack as all five starters scored in double digits before halftime. New York shot 64% from the field and made 6 of 10 shots from beyond the arc before the break.
Of the Knicks' 72 first-half points, 68 came from their starters including 19 from Hart.
Charlotte's LaMelo Ball struggled to keep up with Brunson, who sent him to the bench in the third quarter with his fourth foul.
Ball, the only player in Hornets history to ever sign a max contract that pays him $260 million, later was assessed a technical foul for arguing with officials and he finished with just 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting.
Meanwhile Brunson was greeted with repeated chants of “MVP! MVP!” from the crowd at Charlotte's Spectrum Center.
Up next Both teams play another NBA Cup group stage game on Friday night with New York hosting the Bucks and Charlotte hosting the Bulls.