Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks
November 26, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Hornets 129-101 on 2025-11-26 on the road against the Hornets. The Hornets started Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, Ryan Kalkbrenner, and Kon Knueppel. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Miles McBride. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 18 points (7/16) in his matchups, with Kon Knueppel as his primary defender. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) scored 21 points (7/10) in his matchups, with Josh Hart as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
101
Did not play: Mason Plumlee (DNP - Coach's Decision), Grant Williams (DND - Injury/Illness)
NYK
New York Knicks
129
Lineups
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel Starter 3.5 min
- Miles Bridges · LaMelo Ball · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller · Kon Knueppel 7.6 min
- Miles Bridges · Collin Sexton · Tre Mann · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Sion James 4.3 min
- LaMelo Ball · Brandon Miller · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Liam McNeeley · Sion James 4.2 min
- Tre Mann · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Kon Knueppel · Liam McNeeley · Sion James 2.9 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride Starter 15.0 min
- Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 6.6 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Miles McBride · Tyler Kolek 4.7 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Mikal Bridges · Mitchell Robinson · Tyler Kolek 3.5 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Guerschon Yabusele · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 2.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hornets defense
-
Jalen Brunson 18 pts (7/16) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Kon Knueppel (37 %, 3 pts) · Sion James (20 %, 0 pts) · Liam McNeeley (11 %, 0 pts)
-
Karl-Anthony Towns 9 pts (4/12) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Moussa Diabaté (39 %, 4 pts) · Miles Bridges (18 %, 3 pts) · Sion James (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Josh Hart: 23 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Guerschon Yabusele: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kon Knueppel | Jalen Brunson: 23 poss., 3 pts (1/7) · Josh Hart: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Mitchell Robinson: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Brandon Miller | Mikal Bridges: 21 poss., 4 pts (0/5) · Miles McBride: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| LaMelo Ball | Miles McBride: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Josh Hart: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Sion James | Jalen Brunson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 9 poss., 3 pts (0/0) |
| Tre Mann | Miles McBride: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Collin Sexton | Miles McBride: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Josh Hart: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Moussa Diabaté | Karl-Anthony Towns: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Josh Hart: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Liam McNeeley | Jalen Brunson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyler Kolek: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
-
LaMelo Ball 21 pts (7/10) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (28 %, 3 pts) · Miles McBride (19 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Brunson (19 %, 5 pts)
-
Brandon Miller 16 pts (7/12) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Brunson (23 %, 2 pts) · Josh Hart (17 %, 10 pts) · Miles McBride (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Miles McBride | Kon Knueppel: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Tre Mann: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mikal Bridges | Miles Bridges: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Tre Mann: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Brunson | Kon Knueppel: 14 poss., 9 pts (4/10) · Brandon Miller: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Josh Hart | LaMelo Ball: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Miles Bridges: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Moussa Diabaté: 25 poss., 4 pts (0/4) · Miles Bridges: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/4) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 32 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Miles Bridges: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyler Kolek | LaMelo Ball: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brandon Miller: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Brandon Miller: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Collin Sexton: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Miles Bridges: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Liam McNeeley: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tre Mann: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Ryan Kalkbrenner: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sion James: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Kon Knueppel: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |