Game ID: 22501190
Charlotte Hornets @ New York Knicks
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 20 24 29 23 96CHA 30 27 30 23 110
CHA @ NYK ScoutingCHA @ 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.
NYK availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 31 min since (144% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (51% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (102% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (101% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Alvarado missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 18 min (129% of 14)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (98% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (105% of 21)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 14 min (79% of 18)
OUT Kolek missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (185% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 5 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 14 min since (79% of 18)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 26 min since (185% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Kolek missed 6 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 16 min since (89% of 18)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 20 min since (145% of 14)
NYK availability going into 4/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 7 since 4/06, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 11)
BACK Robinson back 4/18 after 2, 15 min since (80% of 18)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 17 min since (119% of 14)
CHA availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Salaün missed 15 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (33% of 13)
CHA availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 16 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 13)
CHA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 17 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 4 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/29 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 13)
CHA availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Salaün missed 18 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 13)
OUT McNeeley missed 5 since 3/31, out tonight
CHA availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 19 since 3/04, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 16)
OUT McNeeley missed 6 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 12)
BACK Mann back 4/10 after 2, 4 min since (28% of 13)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 104, shooting 53 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ball at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Salaün (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Charlotte plus-3 and the line, where New York takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it New York 116, Charlotte 110.
4/03 vs CHI 136-96 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-96. NYK shot 53% (48 of 91) to CHI's 43%, 15 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 8 times to CHI's 16. The glass went 54-36 for them. Anunoby led with 31 (9 of 15, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brunson added 17, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-16: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 47. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/06 @ ATL 108-105 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-105. NYK shot 50% (42 of 84) to ATL's 40%, 11 of 33 from three. Brunson led with 30 (11 of 26, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 22, Towns 21. The hinge was Q3, 28-22: NYK came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. NYK trailed 53-57 at the half and won the second half 55-48.
4/09 vs BOS 112-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-106. NYK shot 54% (43 of 80) to BOS's 45%, 15 of 35 from three. The glass went 30-42 against them. Hart led with 26 (10 of 15, 5 of 7 from three); Brunson added 25, Towns 16. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/10 vs TOR 112-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 112-95. NYK shot 55% (41 of 75) to TOR's 49%, 8 of 31 from three, and went to the line 27 times to TOR's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. NYK turned it over 10 times to TOR's 17. Brunson led with 29 (12 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); Towns added 22, Bridges 13. The hinge was Q2, 29-15: a lead of 1 became 15, and the lead reached 19. Alvarado was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/12 vs CHA 96-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 96-110. NYK shot 43% (39 of 90) to CHA's 46%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 8 times against 25 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 10 times to CHA's 17. McBride led with 21 (8 of 15, 4 of 7 from three); Alvarado added 16, McCullar Jr. 14. Q4 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 87-73 against them. Alvarado's -19 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/18 vs ATL — 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 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Atlanta's 116 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Atlanta 111.
4/20 vs ATL — 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 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 24 and McCollum at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 118. Call it New York 116, Atlanta 110.
4/23 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Johnson at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it Atlanta 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
4/25 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; McCollum at 28 and Johnson at 20 a game. Without Risacher (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 114 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Atlanta minus-2. Call it Atlanta 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/03 vs IND 129-108 — CHA notes
CHA won 129-108. CHA shot 48% (46 of 96) to IND's 46%, 24 of 49 from three. Miller led with 22 (9 of 17, 4 of 8 from three); Knueppel added 20, Bridges 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 27. James was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/05 @ MIN 122-108 — CHA notes
CHA won 122-108. CHA shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIN's 46%, 19 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 23. Ball led with 35 (13 of 22, 7 of 14 from three); Bridges added 25, White 17. The hinge was Q3, 34-19: CHA came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 22. CHA trailed 55-60 at the half and won the second half 67-48. Miller was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/07 @ BOS 102-113 — CHA notes
CHA lost 102-113. CHA shot 43% (38 of 88) to BOS's 49%, 16 of 49 from three. Ball led with 36 (12 of 24, 6 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Miller added 20, Knueppel 13. Q1 was theirs, 31-20, but the other 3 periods went 93-71 against them. They led by as many as 11. Knueppel's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs DET 100-118 — CHA notes
CHA lost 100-118. CHA shot 39% (34 of 88) to DET's 51%, 13 of 47 from three. Ball led with 27 (7 of 20, 6 of 16 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Miller added 22, White 11. Q2 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 6 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 86-65 against them. White's -20 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ NYK 110-96 — CHA notes
CHA won 110-96. CHA shot 46% (39 of 85) to NYK's 43%, 19 of 52 from three, and went to the line 17 times to NYK's 8 — 13 points from the stripe to their 5. CHA turned it over 17 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Ball led with 19 (7 of 19, 5 of 16 from three); Miller added 19, White 19. The hinge was Q1, 30-20: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 21. White was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 5 8 +2 1 2 50 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 2
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClDiHuMc 6 8 -2 2 7 29 1 5 20 1 1 100 2 5 1 0 0 1 3
NYK Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
in Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiJaMi 2 2 0 1 1 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, James, Miller
in James
out Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClDiHuMc 6 8 -2 2 7 29 1 5 20 1 1 100 2 5 1 0 0 1 3
NYK Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
in Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JaKaKnWhWi 4 13 +1 2 2 100 3 6 50 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1
CHA James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
in Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
out Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDaIiMcSo 2 8 +3 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2
NYK Clarkson, Dadiet, Jemison III, McBride, Sochan
in Dadiet, Jemison III, Sochan
out Alvarado, Diawara, Hukporti
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JaKaKnWhWi 4 13 +1 2 2 100 3 6 50 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1
CHA James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
in Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
out Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDaIiMcSo 2 2 -5 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
NYK Alvarado, Dadiet, Jemison III, McBride, Sochan
in Alvarado
out Clarkson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaGrKaMiWi 2 7 0 1 1 100 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Green, Kalkbrenner, Miller, Williams
in Ball, Miller
out Knueppel, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDaDiIiJr 4 9 -1 3 4 75 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
NYK Alvarado, Dadiet, Diawara, Jemison III, McCullar Jr.
in McCullar Jr.
out Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrMi 2 3 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, Miller
in Bridges, Diabaté
out Kalkbrenner, Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDaDiIiJr 4 9 -1 3 4 75 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
NYK Alvarado, Dadiet, Diawara, Jemison III, McCullar Jr.
in McCullar Jr.
out Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiMiWh 2 2 -1 1 2 50 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Miller, White
in White
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClHuMcJrSo 4 6 +1 0 5 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2
NYK Clarkson, Hukporti, McBride, McCullar Jr., Sochan
in Clarkson, Hukporti, McBride, Sochan
out Alvarado, Dadiet, Diawara, Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiKnMiWh 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
CHA Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller, White
in Knueppel
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClHuMcJrSo 4 6 +1 0 5 0 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2
NYK Clarkson, Hukporti, McBride, McCullar Jr., Sochan
in Clarkson, Hukporti, McBride, Sochan
out Alvarado, Dadiet, Diawara, Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DiKnMiWhWi 1 5 +2 0 2 0 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
CHA Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller, White, Williams
in Williams
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClDiHuMc 4 9 -3 3 4 75 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 3
NYK Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
in Alvarado, Diawara
out McCullar Jr., Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaJaKaKnWi 1 3 -1 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1
CHA Ball, James, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, Williams
in Ball, James, Kalkbrenner
out Diabaté, Miller, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClDiHuMc 4 9 -3 3 4 75 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 3
NYK Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
in Alvarado, Diawara
out McCullar Jr., Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrKnMiWi 1 3 +1 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Knueppel, Miller, Williams
in Bridges, Miller
out James, Kalkbrenner
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlClDiHuMc 4 9 -3 3 4 75 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 3
NYK Alvarado, Clarkson, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride
in Alvarado, Diawara
out McCullar Jr., Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 5 12 -3 1 1 100 3 8 38 1 2 50 1 1 3 2 0 3 3
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Diabaté
out Williams
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDiHuMcSo 6 17 +5 4 6 67 2 4 50 1 2 50 2 3 6 1 0 2 4
NYK Alvarado, Diawara, Hukporti, McBride, Sochan
in Sochan
out Clarkson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrKaMiWhWi 2 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
CHA Green, Kalkbrenner, Miller, White, Williams
in Green, White, Williams
out Ball, Bridges, James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDaDiHuJr 1 2 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
NYK Alvarado, Dadiet, Diawara, Hukporti, McCullar Jr.
in McCullar Jr.
out Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrKaKnWhWi 3 13 +3 2 2 100 2 3 67 5 5 100 0 3 3 0 1 1 1
CHA Green, Kalkbrenner, Knueppel, White, Williams
in Knueppel
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiIiJoJr 7 17 -2 5 8 62 2 5 40 1 3 33 0 3 4 2 0 0 4
NYK Dadiet, Diawara, Jemison III, Jones, McCullar Jr.
in Jemison III, Jones
out Alvarado, Hukporti
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJaKnWi 3 6 -1 3 3 100 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 1
CHA Ball, Diabaté, James, Knueppel, Williams
in Ball, Diabaté, James
out Green, Kalkbrenner, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiIiJoJr 7 17 -2 5 8 62 2 5 40 1 3 33 0 3 4 2 0 0 4
NYK Dadiet, Diawara, Jemison III, Jones, McCullar Jr.
in Jemison III, Jones
out Alvarado, Hukporti
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiJaKn 2 4 0 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, James, Knueppel
in Knueppel
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDaHuJrSo 2 4 -3 2 2 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
NYK Alvarado, Dadiet, Hukporti, McCullar Jr., Sochan
in Hukporti
out Jemison III
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JaKaMaMcSa 4 5 -7 1 4 25 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 2
CHA James, Kalkbrenner, Mann, McNeeley, Salaün
in Kalkbrenner, Mann, McNeeley, Salaün
out Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlDaHuJoJr 2 7 +1 2 3 67 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
NYK Alvarado, Dadiet, Hukporti, Jones, McCullar Jr.
in Jones
out Sochan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JaKaMaMcSa 4 5 -7 1 4 25 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 2
CHA James, Kalkbrenner, Mann, McNeeley, Salaün
in Kalkbrenner, Mann, McNeeley, Salaün
out Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
DaDiHuJoJr 2 5 +3 1 1 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0
NYK Dadiet, Diawara, Hukporti, Jones, McCullar Jr.
in Diawara
out Alvarado
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
DJ D. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JC J. Clarkson
JS J. Sochan
KM K. McCullar Jr.
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
PD P. Dadiet
TJ T. Jemison III
CHABM B. Miller
CW C. White
DI Diabate
GW G. Williams
JG J. Green
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
LM L. McNeeley
MD M. Diabaté
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
TM T. Mann
TS T. Salaün
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
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
Hornets clinch the No. 9 seed and a home game in the East play-in tournament by beating the Knicks
NEW YORK -- — LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller each scored 19 points, Kon Knueppel made three 3-pointers in his record-setting rookie season and the Charlotte Hornets beat the New York Knicks 110-96 on Sunday to clinch the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Coby White also had 19 points for the Hornets, who will host No. 10 Miami on Tuesday in the play-in tournament. Charlotte will have to win that game and then go on the road Friday and beat the loser of the game between No. 7 Philadelphia and No. 8 Orlando to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
With the Knicks locked into the No. 3 seed in the East, Jalen Brunson , Karl-Anthony Towns , Josh Hart and OG Anunoby all sat. Mikal Bridges was the only starter to play for the Knicks, going the opening 23 seconds to extend his consecutive games played streak to 638 , eighth-longest in NBA history. He then committed a foul to check out of the game.
The Knicks will face No. 6 seed Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs. Deuce McBride scored 21 points and Jose Alvarado had 16 as New York finished 53-29.
Knueppel finished 3 for 10 behind the arc and scored 14 points. He led the NBA and set the rookie record with 273 3-pointers in what could be a close race with No. 1 pick and Duke teammate Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year.
The Hornets went 33-16 in 2026 and finished 44-38. They won 17 of their last 21 road games.
Anunoby sprained his left ankle in the Knicks' victory over Toronto on Friday and it's unclear if he could have played. Coach Mike Brown said he didn't even ask the medical staff because there was no need, and the Knicks said the forward was considered day to day.