Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks

Dec 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	12	35	28	29	104
NYK	27	26	37	29	119

Game Recap

The Knicks defeated the Hornets, 119-104. The Knicks move to 14-7 while the Hornets fall to 6-16

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Miles BridgesSF	28	3-12	0-5	2-2	6	0	0	0	1	2	-28	8
7Kon KnueppelPF	33	5-16	1-6	2-2	4	4	0	0	2	0	-10	13
14Moussa DiabateC	19	1-2	0-0	0-0	8	2	1	0	2	4	-6	2
1LaMelo BallSG	36	12-27	5-13	5-6	8	9	1	0	4	2	-8	34
4Sion JamesPG	30	3-6	2-5	3-3	1	0	0	2	0	2	-13	11
31Tidjane Salaun	23	5-8	3-5	0-0	4	0	1	0	3	2	+9	13
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	24	2-4	0-0	4-4	9	0	0	3	0	2	-5	8
8Collin Sexton	8	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	1	1	0	-10	4
12Antonio Reeves	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-5	0
33Liam McNeeley	20	3-8	2-5	2-2	3	1	0	1	0	3	-2	10
25KJ Simpson	3	0-1	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	1
22Mason Plumlee	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-9040.0%	13-4231.0%	19-2190.5%	44	19	4	7	13	18	-	104

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	35	7-14	2-7	0-0	4	2	2	1	0	2	+14	16
3Josh HartPF	36	4-11	1-5	6-7	8	8	1	1	2	1	+12	15
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	39	13-23	3-7	6-7	18	5	2	0	1	2	+21	35
11Jalen BrunsonSG	36	9-16	1-5	7-8	2	5	3	0	2	3	+12	26
2Miles McBridePG	34	4-9	3-7	4-5	2	1	0	0	0	3	+18	15
00Jordan Clarkson	20	3-9	0-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	1	+10	6
28Guerschon Yabusele	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-9	0
55Ariel Hukporti	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	2	6	+6	0
13Tyler Kolek	13	2-5	2-3	0-0	3	5	0	1	1	0	-6	6
51Mohamed Diawara	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
4Pacome Dadiet	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50Trey Jemison III	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	12-3831.6%	23-2785.2%	44	28	9	6	9	19	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHANYK

(11:56) Jump Ball Towns vs. Diabate: Tip to Brunson
(11:37) MISS Brunson 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:36) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:09) MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:08) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Towns Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
02
(10:34) MISS Knueppel 3PT Jump Shot
(10:32) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:15) Diabate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
+1 (10:15) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
03
+1 (10:15) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
04
(10:00) MISS Knueppel 5' Driving Layup
(9:58) Hornets Rebound
+3 (9:53) James 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
34
+2 (9:31) Hart Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
36
(9:19) MISS Ball 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:18) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:09) Brunson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:55) James 1' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
56
(8:39) MISS McBride 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:37) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) MISS Knueppel 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:30) KNICKS Rebound
(8:16) MISS Hart 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:10) Diabate Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (T.Ford)
(8:10) Diabate Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (7:48) Brunson 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
58
(7:33) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:31) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:26) MISS Towns 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:22) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:09) Ball 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
78
(6:49) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(6:48) McBride REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:43) Bridges 1' Layup (2 PTS) (McBride 1 AST)
710
(6:28) MISS Salaun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:26) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:10) MISS Brunson 2' Driving Layup
(6:08) Towns REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:08) Towns Putback Layup (6 PTS)
712
(5:50) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(5:48) Brunson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) MISS Towns 1' Driving Layup
(5:37) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:33) Salaun Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:33) Brunson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:29) Towns 1' Running Dunk (8 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
714
(5:28) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:16) Salaun Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:01) MISS Towns 1' Driving Layup
(5:00) Towns REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(4:59) MISS Towns 2' Putback Layup
(4:59) Kalkbrenner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:58) Towns REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
+2 (4:53) Towns 1' Layup (10 PTS)
716
(4:47) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:47) Brunson STEAL (2 STL)
(4:37) MISS Clarkson 3PT Jump Shot
(4:33) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:17) MISS Salaun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:15) Clarkson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:02) MISS Yabusele 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:58) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:41) Salaun 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
1016
(3:17) MISS Clarkson 6' Floating Jump Shot
(3:12) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:04) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:01) Towns REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
+2 (2:50) Brunson 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1018
(2:34) MISS Knueppel 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(2:31) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:20) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:11) MISS Ball 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:10) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:09) Knueppel Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:09) Brunson STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (2:04) Clarkson Running Layup (2 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
1020
(1:45) Ball Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:45) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:42) Bridges Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
1022
+2 (1:24) Knueppel 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1222
(1:23) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(0:59) MISS Brunson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:57) McNeeley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:41) MISS McNeeley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:39) KNICKS Rebound
(0:33) Bridges FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
+1 (0:33) Brunson Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 3 (5 PTS)
1223
(0:33) MISS Brunson Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 3
(0:33) KNICKS Rebound
+1 (0:33) Brunson Free Throw Flagrant 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
1224
(0:22) MISS Brunson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:20) Hukporti REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:09) McBride 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1227
(0:00) MISS Sexton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

NYK

104Points119

36-90(40.0%)Field Goal(%)42-88(47.7%)

13-42(31.0%)3-Point(%)12-38(31.6%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)23-27(85.2%)

44(12)Rebounds(Offensive)44(13)

19Assists28

4Steals9

7Blocks6

13Turnovers9

18Fouls19

40Pts In The Paint54

7Fast Break Pts22

11Pts Off Turnovers22

36Bench Pts12

0Largest Lead22

Game Details

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)