New York Knicks @ Charlotte Hornets
Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22501063
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 38 27 29 20 114NYK 36 19 21 27 103
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Kon Knueppel scores 26 as Hornets snap Knicks' 7-game win streak with 114-103 victory
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Kon Knueppel scored 26 points and made six 3-pointers to become the youngest player in NBA history with 250 in a season, and the Charlotte Hornets snapped the New York Knicks ' seven-game winning streak with a 114-103 victory Thursday night.
Knueppel, 20, nearly had his first career triple-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and eight assists.
LaMelo Ball added 22 points and Brandon Miller had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who’ve won five straight. Miles Bridges and Coby White each chipped in with 17 points.
Jalen Brunson had 26 points and 13 assists for the Knicks, who would have clinched a playoff berth with a victory. OG Anunoby added 17 points in a game that featured a high-intensity postseason atmosphere.
Charlotte (39-34) pulled into a tie with Miami for eighth place in the Eastern Conference, although the Heat own the head-to-head tiebreaker.
Ball set the tone early for the Hornets, scoring 10 points in the first six minutes as the Hornets ran out to a 24-14 lead. The Knicks were able to close the gap behind 17 first-quarter points from Brunson but Charlotte took command late in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 10 at halftime with a series of 3s from Knueppel, Ball and Miller.
The Hornets, who tied a franchise record with 26 3s in a 134-90 win over Sacramento on Tuesday night, finished 16 of 41 from beyond the arc.
The second half belonged to the Hornets as Grant Williams ' 3 put Charlotte up 94-76 entering the fourth quarter. The Knicks made a late push and cut the lead to nine with 1:17 left after Josh Hart knocked down three jumpers from the top of the key, but Bridges' dunk off his own miss with 40 seconds left sealed the win.
Drake Maye returns home New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who grew up about 20 minutes north of the Spectrum Center in Huntersville, sat courtside along with his wife. When Maye was introduced on the videoboard, he stood up and began chucking footballs into the crowd.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiKnBrMi 6 24 +8 9 14 64 4 9 44 2 2 100 2 6 8 6 0 0 1 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller
in Ball, Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJaKaMiWi 2 2 -4 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
CHA Ball, James, Kalkbrenner, Miller, Williams
in James, Kalkbrenner, Williams
out Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrKaKnWhWi :49 5 +1 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
CHA Green, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
in Green, Knueppel, White
out Ball, James, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GrKaKnMiWh :47 5 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
CHA Green, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller, White
in Miller
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiBrMiWh 3 4 0 2 7 29 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2
CHA Ball, Diabaté, M. Bridges, Miller, White
in Ball, Diabaté, M. Bridges
out Green, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiKnBrMi 1 4 +4 2 4 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller
in Knueppel
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaKaKnBrMi :54 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
CHA Ball, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller
in Kalkbrenner
out Diabaté
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJaKaKnBr 3 7 -2 2 6 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0
CHA Ball, James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, M. Bridges
in James
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiJaKnBrWh 2 7 +1 4 4 100 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
CHA Diabaté, James, Knueppel, M. Bridges, White
in Diabaté, White
out Ball, Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
DiKnBrMiWh 1 5 +5 2 3 67 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller, White
in Miller
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiKnBrMi 7 18 +3 6 11 55 4 7 57 2 3 67 1 4 5 5 0 0 1 2
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller
in Ball
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaKaKnMiWi 1 2 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
CHA Ball, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Miller, Williams
in Kalkbrenner, Williams
out Diabaté, M. Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JaKaKnWhWi 4 9 +7 2 3 67 1 2 50 4 4 100 1 4 5 1 1 1 3 2
CHA James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
in James, White
out Ball, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiMiWhWi 5 10 0 4 11 36 2 7 29 0 2 0 2 3 5 4 1 1 0 3
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Miller, White, Williams
in Ball, Diabaté, Miller
out James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
KaKnBrMiWh 2 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
CHA Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, M. Bridges, Miller, White
in Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, M. Bridges
out Ball, Diabaté, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaKaKnBrWh 1 3 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 2 50 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2
CHA Ball, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, M. Bridges, White
in Ball
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiKnBrWh 1 2 -3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Knueppel, M. Bridges, White
in Diabaté
out Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJaKnBr 2 4 -1 1 4 25 0 3 0 4 4 100 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, James, Knueppel, M. Bridges
in James
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 6 16 -8 6 12 50 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 1
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrClHaRo 2 6 +4 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
NYK Bridges, Brunson, Clarkson, Hart, Robinson
in Clarkson, Robinson
out Anunoby, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrClDiRo 3 12 +2 3 4 75 1 1 100 5 6 83 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Clarkson, Diawara, Robinson
in Anunoby, Diawara
out Bridges, Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnClDiTo 3 4 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0
NYK Alvarado, Anunoby, Clarkson, Diawara, Towns
in Alvarado, Towns
out Brunson, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClHaRoTo 1 0 -4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
NYK Alvarado, Clarkson, Hart, Robinson, Towns
in Hart, Robinson
out Anunoby, Diawara
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBrHaRoTo :54 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
NYK Alvarado, Bridges, Hart, Robinson, Towns
in Bridges
out Clarkson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaRo 5 15 +1 6 9 67 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 1 3
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Robinson
in Anunoby, Brunson
out Alvarado, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrDiHa 1 0 -5 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Diawara, Hart
in Diawara
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaTo 7 15 -3 7 12 58 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 0 0 0 2
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Towns
in Towns
out Diawara
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrClHaRo 2 4 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Clarkson, Hart, Robinson
in Clarkson, Robinson
out Bridges, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClDiHaRo 2 2 0 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
NYK Brunson, Clarkson, Diawara, Hart, Robinson
in Diawara
out Anunoby
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrClHaKoRo 2 0 -7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
NYK Brunson, Clarkson, Hart, Kolek, Robinson
in Kolek
out Diawara
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnClDiKoTo 3 7 +2 2 3 67 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
NYK Anunoby, Clarkson, Diawara, Kolek, Towns
in Anunoby, Diawara, Towns
out Brunson, Hart, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrBrHaKoTo :46 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
NYK Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Kolek, Towns
in Bridges, Brunson, Hart
out Anunoby, Clarkson, Diawara
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrBrHaRo 8 20 +10 8 17 47 3 10 30 1 1 100 2 5 7 6 4 0 1 5
NYK Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hart, Robinson
in Anunoby, Robinson
out Kolek, Towns
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKJA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
TK T. Kolek
CHABM B. Miller
CW C. White
DI Diabate
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
MD M. Diabaté
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
NYK/CHA 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
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