Charlotte
Hornets
104
–
119
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 12 | 35 | 28 | 29 | 104 |
| NYK | 27 | 26 | 37 | 29 | 119 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jalen Brunson
NYK
26
PTS
2
REB
5
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots2
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending63.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.35
Impact Composite42.0
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 30.2Impact: 1.9
56.3% FG3 steals1 charge drawn+12 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 57.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
35
PTS
18
REB
5
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-23 (56.5%)
3PT3-7
FT6-7
TS%67.1%
eFG%63.0%
STL2
TOV1
ORTG124
DRTG103
NET+21
35 pointsDouble-Double56.5% FG+21 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 63.3 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidjane Salaün | 23:00 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Antonio Reeves | 9:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| LaMelo Ball | 36:55 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12-27 | 44% | 5-13 | 39% | 5-6 | 83% | -8 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 24:33 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -5 |
| Sion James | 30:25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-3 | 100% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Sexton | 8:37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Liam McNeeley | 20:54 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| KJ Simpson | 3:32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Miles Bridges | 28:31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | 25% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -28 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 19:56 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kon Knueppel | 33:44 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 31% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 44 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 36-90 | 40% | 13-42 | 31% | 19-21 | 90% | — |
Mason Plumlee —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Kolek | 13:17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 39:11 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-23 | 57% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-7 | 86% | +21 |
| Trey Jemison III | 0:16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 20:32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Jalen Brunson | 36:40 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-16 | 56% | 1-5 | 20% | 7-8 | 88% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Hart | 36:33 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-5 | 20% | 6-7 | 86% | +12 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 12:36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Mikal Bridges | 35:54 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 9:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Miles McBride | 34:02 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-5 | 80% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 44 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 42-88 | 48% | 12-38 | 32% | 23-27 | 85% | — |
Pacôme Dadiet —
Mohamed Diawara —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA36/90 (40%)
Paint
20/45 (44%)
Mid
6/9 (67%)
3PT
13/42 (31%)
RA 47%ATB3 26%Corner 3 40%Paint 47%Mid 100%
NYK42/88 (48%)
Paint
27/43 (63%)
Mid
3/10 (30%)
3PT
12/38 (32%)
RA 69%ATB3 31%Corner 3 33%Paint 29%Mid 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Moussa Diabaté
5.2 min • 7 pts • 75%
Best Defender
Ariel Hukporti
held Ryan Kalkbrenner
4.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jalen Brunson
vs Miles Bridges
2.4 min • 6 pts • 50%
| NYK Defense | Antonio Reeves | Collin Sexton | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Liam McNeeley | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tidjane Salaün |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 5pts 33% | 5.2m 7pts 75% | 2.2m 4pts 20% | 1.2m 7pts 50% | 2.5m 2pts 33% |
| Josh Hart | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 3.6m 5pts 50% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 50% |
| Jalen Brunson | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 5pts 100% | 2.4m 6pts 50% | — | — | 4.5m 7pts 100% | — |
| Mikal Bridges | — | — | 4.2m 7pts 60% | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Miles McBride | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Ariel Hukporti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan Clarkson | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guerschon Yabusele | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Tyler Kolek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 2.6m 8pts 100% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | — | 3.2m 7pts 75% | 4.1m 9pts 75% | — | 2.9m 4pts 33% | 2.0m 4pts 25% | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = CHA leads
NYK Largest Lead
22
Q4 2:31
CHA Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 5:17 – Q1 7:07
+3 → +9
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 6:22 – Q2 7:18
+15 → +9
NYK 9-0 run
Q3 10:37 – Q4 1:50
+13 → +20
NYK 11-0 run
Q3 10:37 – Q4 2:31
+13 → +22