The New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-108 on Oct 17, 2025 in the preseason at Madison Square Garden.
Final · Madison Square Garden
Top performers
- Collin Sexton led the Hornets with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 27 | 21 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Miles Bridges | 18 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kon Knueppel | 24 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Moussa Diabate | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Liam McNeeley | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 29 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| KJ Simpson | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Mason Plumlee | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Pat Connaughton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sion James | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Team | 217 | 101 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 36-76 | 13-36 | 16-22 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 34 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12-25 | 5-12 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Mikal Bridges | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-16 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Miles McBride | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Landry Shamet | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 21 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tyler Kolek | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Trey Jemison III | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 239 | 113 | 44 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41-92 | 18-48 | 13-18 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Oct 15, 2025: MEM 116, CHA 145 · Next Oct 22, 2025: BKN 117, CHA 136
- Knicks · 2025-26 season · Previous Oct 13, 2025: WSH 120, NY 103 · Next Oct 22, 2025: CLE 111, NY 119