Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks

Oct 17, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	29	25	33	21	108
NYK	30	34	26	23	113

Game Recap

The Knicks defeated the Hornets, 113-108. The Knicks improve to 4-1, while the Hornets fall to 2-3 in the preseason.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Miles BridgesSF	17	8-13	4-8	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	0	-10	20
33Liam McNeeleyPF	30	4-9	1-5	2-2	2	4	1	0	1	0	-4	11
14Moussa DiabateC	22	3-4	0-0	5-6	5	1	3	1	1	1	-6	11
7Kon KnueppelSG	24	5-12	1-7	1-1	5	3	2	0	3	0	-3	12
8Collin SextonPG	27	6-9	5-6	4-4	2	10	1	0	9	4	-5	21
25KJ Simpson	21	1-11	0-3	2-2	3	4	1	1	0	2	0	4
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	1	0	2	+8	6
4Sion James	15	0-2	0-1	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	2	+8	1
31Tidjane Salaun	29	4-9	1-5	0-2	10	3	0	0	2	4	-1	9
22Mason Plumlee	10	1-2	0-0	1-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	-7	3
13Drew Peterson	10	1-4	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	-3	3
21Pat Connaughton	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
12Antonio Reeves	12	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-2	4
Eric Dixon	— did not play —												— did not play —






TOTAL	-	39-8347.0%	14-4134.1%	16-2272.7%	41	30	9	3	21	20	-	108

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Jordan ClarksonSF	23	5-13	2-6	1-2	3	3	2	0	2	2	-13	13
51Mohamed DiawaraPF	20	3-7	0-3	2-2	7	3	2	0	3	1	+12	8
50Trey Jemison IIIC	25	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	4	0	1	0	3	+20	2
25Mikal BridgesSG	33	7-16	2-8	0-0	7	4	2	2	3	4	-4	16
11Jalen BrunsonPG	33	12-25	5-12	2-3	7	6	1	0	6	5	-1	31
28Guerschon Yabusele	21	2-8	2-7	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	1	-3	6
55Ariel Hukporti	22	2-2	0-0	1-2	5	2	0	0	1	1	-15	5
2Miles McBride	24	4-9	4-6	3-5	2	4	2	0	0	0	+20	15
44Landry Shamet	20	3-5	3-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	+3	11
13Tyler Kolek	14	2-5	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	2	+6	6
8OG Anunoby	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Pacome Dadiet	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Tosan Evbuomwan	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Josh Hart	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Alex Len	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Garrison Mathews	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Kevin McCullar Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Mitchell Robinson	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Karl-Anthony Towns	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9244.6%	18-4837.5%	13-1872.2%	44	28	11	4	15	20	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHANYK

(11:56) Jump Ball Jemison III vs. Diabate: Tip to Sexton
+2 (11:47) Diabate 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 1 AST)
20
(11:27) MISS Brunson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:24) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:18) Bridges 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Sexton 2 AST)
40
(11:03) Clarkson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:46) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) MISS Diawara 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:37) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:35) Bridges 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
42
(10:27) Sexton Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:14) MISS Diawara 1' Alley Oop Layup
(10:11) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:11) Knueppel Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (9:58) Clarkson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diawara 1 AST)
45
+2 (9:47) Bridges 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
65
+2 (9:25) Brunson 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
67
(9:13) MISS McNeeley 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:12) KNICKS Rebound
(9:00) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Diawara REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (8:54) Brunson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Clarkson 1 AST)
610
+2 (8:38) Diabate 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Sexton 3 AST)
810
(8:27) MISS Brunson 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:25) Sexton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:20) MISS Knueppel 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:15) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:09) Clarkson 17' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
812
+3 (7:55) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McNeeley 1 AST)
1112
+3 (7:39) Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jemison III 1 AST)
1115
+3 (7:27) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Sexton 4 AST)
1415
+3 (7:13) Clarkson 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
1418
(7:04) Diabate Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:04) Clarkson STEAL (1 STL)
(6:56) MISS Brunson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:52) Bridges REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:37) MISS Diawara 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:36) Bridges REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+3 (6:35) Brunson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1421
(6:35) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:20) Brunson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+3 (6:15) Bridges 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
1721
(5:58) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (5:50) Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Simpson 1 AST)
2021
(5:47) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:33) Hornets Timeout: Coach Challenge (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:33) MISS McBride 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Simpson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:33) Hornets Rebound
(5:33) Jump Ball Hukporti vs. Kalkbrenner: Tip to Simpson
(5:11) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(5:10) KNICKS Rebound
(5:10) Kalkbrenner L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(4:58) MISS Yabusele 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:57) KNICKS Rebound
(4:57) Kalkbrenner L.B.FOUL (P2.T2) (C.Washington)
+3 (4:49) Brunson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2024
(4:30) MISS Simpson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:27) Yabusele REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:16) MISS Brunson 3PT Jump Shot
(4:14) Simpson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:57) MISS James 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:53) Hukporti REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:48) MISS Shamet 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:46) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:34) MISS Simpson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:31) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:20) Salaun 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McNeeley 2 AST)
2324
(3:03) MISS Brunson 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:58) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:50) MISS Salaun 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:48) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:44) Hukporti 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
2326
(2:27) MISS Salaun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:23) Hukporti REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:17) MISS McBride 3PT Jump Shot
(2:14) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:58) McNeeley 14' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2526
+3 (1:49) Brunson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
2529
(1:49) James S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+1 (1:49) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
2530
(1:37) MISS Simpson 1' Driving Layup
(1:33) Peterson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:31) MISS Peterson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:29) Salaun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:22) MISS James 2' Driving Layup
(1:19) Bridges REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(1:12) MISS Brunson 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:11) Peterson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:54) Salaun 8' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Simpson 2 AST)
2730
(0:54) Shamet S.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(0:54) MISS Salaun Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:54) Hornets Rebound
(0:54) Jemison III L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (0:54) Diabate Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2830
+1 (0:54) Diabate Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2930
(0:38) Brunson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:38) Diabate STEAL (1 STL)
(0:17) MISS Simpson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:16) KNICKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

NYK

108Points113

39-83(47.0%)Field Goal(%)41-92(44.6%)

14-41(34.1%)3-Point(%)18-48(37.5%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

41(10)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

30Assists28

9Steals11

3Blocks4

21Turnovers15

20Fouls20

34Pts In The Paint40

3Fast Break Pts12

31Pts Off Turnovers26

33Bench Pts43

4Largest Lead17

Game Details

Friday, October 17, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,270 (92.7%)