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LaMelo Ball scores 25 points, Hornets use balanced scoring to beat the Knicks 115-98

By AP•Mar 21, 2025

Game Recap

Mark Williams elevates for the big-time block

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — LaMelo Ball had 25 points and five Charlotte players scored in double figures as the Hornets beat the New York Knicks 115-98 Thursday night for their fourth victory in seven games.

Ball added eight assists as teammates Mark Williams (19 points, 14 rebounds), Miles Bridges (15 points, 10 rebounds), DaQuan Jeffries (14 points) and Nick Smith, Jr. (13 points) also reached double figures.

Charlotte snapped a two-game skid that included losses of more than 30 points. The Hornets have lost five games by 30 or more points in the last month.

Charlotte (18-51) took the lead for good late in the first quarter and led by as many as 19 points.

O.G. Anunoby scored 25 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points, 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who have lost three of their last four games and six of their last nine.

Takeaways

Knicks: New York fans have always had a presence when the team plays in Charlotte, dating to the large number of fans who attended games at the old Charlotte Coliseum in playoff series in 1993 and 1997. But, the cheers of Knicks’ fans Thursday were so loud you’d have thought the game was at Madison Square Garden, particularly in the third quarter by the loud boos when Towns was whistled for a technical foul.

Hornets: Charlotte beat the Knicks for the first time since Dec. 5, 2024, snapping a streak of six straight losses.

Key moment

After New York closed within 92-81 with 7:39 left, Charlotte responded with a 13-8 surge, fueled by baskets from Josh Green, Smith and Ball to take a 108-91 lead with 3:03 remaining.

Key stat

Charlotte converted 15 of 32 3-pointers, with Ball going 5 for 10 and Jeffries at 3 for 5.

Up next

The Knicks host Washington on Saturday. The Hornets play at Oklahoma City on Friday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

NY wins series 2-1

Regular Season Series

NY at CHA

Fri, Nov 29

99 - 98

Final

CHA at NY

Fri, Dec 6

101 - 125

Final

NY at CHA

Thu, Mar 20

98 - 115

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CHA

36-90FG43-88

40Field Goal %49

10-393PT15-32

26Three Point %47

16-20FT14-17

9Offensive Rebounds11

29Defensive Rebounds41

26Assists25

9Steals1

2Blocks3

7Turnovers11

1Technical Fouls0

8Points Conceded Off Turnovers8

10Fast Break Points9

18Fouls20

4Largest Lead19

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	NY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Mark Williams (Josh Hart gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:36	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	0	0
11:24	Mark Williams offensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Mark Williams makes two point shot	2	0
11:07	Mikal Bridges misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:03	Mark Williams defensive rebound	2	0
10:57	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	4	0
10:37	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	0
10:34	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	4	0
10:20	DaQuan Jeffries makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	0
10:01	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 14-foot jumper (Josh Hart assists)	7	2
9:45	DaQuan Jeffries misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	2
9:41	Mark Williams offensive rebound	7	2
9:37	Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul	7	2
9:29	DaQuan Jeffries makes driving dunk (Mark Williams assists)	9	2
9:15	OG Anunoby makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	9	4
8:58	Mark Williams makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	11	4
8:52	LaMelo Ball personal foul	11	4
8:43	Josh Hart makes 6-foot two point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	11	6
8:25	Mark Williams misses 6-foot two point shot	11	6
8:23	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	11	6
8:14	Josh Green shooting foul	11	6
8:14	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	11	7
8:14	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Green	11	7
8:14	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	11	8
8:05	OG Anunoby personal foul	11	8
7:57	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	11	8
7:56	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	8
7:39	Miles McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	8
7:37	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	11	8
7:22	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	11	8
7:21	Mark Williams offensive rebound	11	8
7:21	Mark Williams makes tip shot	13	8
7:11	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	8
7:10	Knicks offensive team rebound	13	8
7:10	Seth Curry loose ball foul	13	8
7:10	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for Miles Bridges	13	8
7:01	Wendell Moore Jr. personal foul	13	8
6:55	Mikal Bridges makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (OG Anunoby assists)	13	10
6:55	Hornets Full timeout	13	10
6:42	Josh Hart shooting foul	13	10
6:42	DaQuan Jeffries makes free throw 1 of 2	14	10
6:42	DaQuan Jeffries makes free throw 2 of 2	15	10
6:29	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	15	13
6:08	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	15	13
6:07	Josh Hart defensive rebound	15	13
6:02	OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Josh Hart assists)	15	15
6:02	Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul	15	15
6:02	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	15	15
6:02	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	15	15
6:02	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1	15	16
5:53	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	15	16
5:53	Knicks defensive team rebound	15	16
5:53	LaMelo Ball loose ball foul	15	16
5:53	Precious Achiuwa misses free throw 1 of 2	15	16
5:53	Knicks offensive team rebound	15	16
5:53	Miles Bridges enters the game for LaMelo Ball	15	16
5:53	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Wendell Moore Jr.	15	16
5:53	Landry Shamet enters the game for OG Anunoby	15	16
5:53	Precious Achiuwa misses free throw 2 of 2	15	16
5:51	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	15	16
5:39	Nick Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	16
5:35	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	15	16
5:15	Josh Hart makes 24-foot three pointer	15	19
5:00	Miles Bridges makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	17	19
4:47	Landry Shamet misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:45	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	17	19
4:29	Seth Curry makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	19
4:12	Josh Hart bad pass (DaQuan Jeffries steals)	19	19
4:05	Seth Curry lost ball turnover (Landry Shamet steals)	19	19
3:55	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	19
3:53	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	19	19
3:39	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	19
3:39	Knicks defensive team rebound	19	19
3:14	Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	19
3:11	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	19	19
3:04	Nick Smith Jr. makes two point shot	21	19
2:40	Mikal Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	19
2:40	Knicks Full timeout	21	19
2:40	Josh Green enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	21	19
2:40	OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart	21	19
2:40	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mikal Bridges	21	19
2:22	Jusuf Nurkic makes 4-foot two point shot (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	23	19
2:11	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	19
2:08	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	23	19
2:03	Josh Green bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	23	19
1:54	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	23	19
1:52	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	23	19
1:38	Jusuf Nurkic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	26	19
1:16	Landry Shamet misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	19
1:13	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	26	19
58.2	Josh Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	19
56.1	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	26	19
45.0	Precious Achiuwa misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	19
41.1	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	26	19
32.0	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	26	19
32.0	Jusuf Nurkic misses free throw 1 of 2	26	19
32.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	26	19
32.0	Cameron Payne enters the game for Miles McBride	26	19
32.0	Jusuf Nurkic makes free throw 2 of 2	27	19
11.1	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 10-foot two point shot	27	19
9.1	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	27	19
0.1	Miles Bridges lost ball turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	27	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	19

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	NY
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Miles Bridges	27	19
12:00	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Seth Curry	27	19
11:50	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	27	19
11:50	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2	27	19
11:50	Hornets offensive team rebound	27	19
11:50	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	28	19
11:34	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot two point shot (Cameron Payne assists)	28	21
11:23	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	30	21
11:16	Jusuf Nurkic kicked ball violation	30	21
11:07	OG Anunoby misses two point shot	30	21
11:07	Hornets Full timeout	30	21
11:07	(11:07) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Hornets] retain their timeout	30	21
11:07	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	30	21
10:57	LaMelo Ball offensive foul	30	21
10:57	LaMelo Ball turnover	30	21
10:47	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	30	23
10:31	Nick Smith Jr. misses 8-foot two point shot	30	23
10:29	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	30	23
10:24	Precious Achiuwa out of bounds bad pass turnover	30	23
10:24	Miles Bridges enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	30	23
10:24	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for LaMelo Ball	30	23
10:12	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	23
10:10	Hornets offensive team rebound	30	23
10:10	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	30	23
10:00	Josh Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	23
9:56	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	30	23
9:50	Moussa Diabate misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	23
9:46	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	30	23
9:30	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 4-foot hook shot	30	23
9:27	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	30	23
9:18	Miles Bridges makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	32	23
9:01	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	32	25
8:45	Cameron Payne personal foul	32	25
8:45	Mark Williams enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	32	25
8:45	Josh Hart enters the game for Landry Shamet	32	25
8:37	Mark Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover	32	25
8:24	Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point shot	32	25
8:23	Mark Williams defensive rebound	32	25
8:17	DaQuan Jeffries misses driving layup	32	25
8:16	Mark Williams offensive rebound	32	25
8:16	Mark Williams makes tip shot	34	25
7:58	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	25
7:55	Knicks offensive team rebound	34	25
7:55	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for Josh Green	34	25
7:55	Knicks Full timeout	34	25
7:55	(07:55) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Knicks] retain their timeout	34	25
7:55	Josh Green loose ball foul	34	25
7:51	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	25
7:47	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	34	25
7:37	Mark Williams misses 2-foot hook shot	34	25
7:35	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	34	25
7:24	Mark Williams shooting foul	34	25
7:24	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	34	26
7:24	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	34	27
7:16	OG Anunoby blocks Miles Bridges 's 15-foot pullup jump shot	34	27
7:13	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	34	27
7:06	Cameron Payne misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	27
7:01	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	34	27
6:55	Mark Williams blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot driving layup	34	27
6:54	Mark Williams defensive rebound	34	27
6:45	DaQuan Jeffries makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	37	27
6:20	Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	37	27
6:17	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	37	27
6:05	Miles Bridges bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	37	27
5:54	Cameron Payne misses 24-foot three point jumper	37	27
5:53	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	37	27
5:44	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	37	27
5:44	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2	38	27
5:44	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	38	27
5:44	Miles McBride enters the game for Cameron Payne	38	27
5:44	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	39	27
5:20	OG Anunoby offensive charge	39	27
5:20	OG Anunoby turnover	39	27
5:01	Moussa Diabate makes 2-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	41	27
4:46	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)	41	30
4:30	Wendell Moore Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	41	30
4:28	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	41	30
4:21	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 28-foot three point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	41	33
4:21	Hornets Full timeout	41	33
4:21	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Miles Bridges	41	33
4:21	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Moussa Diabate	41	33
4:01	Nick Smith Jr. makes 6-foot pullup jump shot	43	33
3:43	OG Anunoby makes 12-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	43	35
3:26	LaMelo Ball makes 31-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	46	35
3:12	OG Anunoby misses 25-foot three point jumper	46	35
3:09	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	46	35
3:03	Nick Smith Jr. bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	46	35
2:55	Mikal Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot (Josh Hart assists)	46	37
2:45	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Mark Williams assists)	49	37
2:30	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Hart assists)	49	39
2:07	Mark Williams makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	51	39
2:07	Seth Curry enters the game for Wendell Moore Jr.	51	39
2:07	Miles McBride shooting foul	51	39
2:07	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 1	52	39
1:52	DaQuan Jeffries personal foul	52	39
1:44	Mark Williams blocks OG Anunoby 's 3-foot driving layup	52	39
1:43	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	52	39
1:42	Karl-Anthony Towns makes dunk	52	41
1:29	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	52	41
1:28	Miles McBride defensive rebound	52	41
1:25	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	52	41
1:25	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	52	42
1:25	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	52	43
1:25	Miles Bridges enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	52	43
1:25	Josh Green enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	52	43
1:15	LaMelo Ball makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	54	43
59.1	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	54	43
59.1	Josh Hart offensive rebound	54	43
59.1	Josh Hart misses 1-foot tip shot	54	43
59.1	Josh Hart offensive rebound	54	43
56.0	Josh Hart misses tip shot	54	43
55.1	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	54	43
44.1	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	54	43
43.1	Knicks defensive team rebound	54	43
43.1	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for LaMelo Ball	54	43
32.1	DaQuan Jeffries personal foul	54	43
32.1	Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2	54	43
32.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	54	43
32.1	LaMelo Ball enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	54	43
32.1	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	54	44
14.2	Mark Williams misses 8-foot two point shot	54	44
12.1	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	54	44
0.1	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	54	44
0.0	Knicks offensive team rebound	54	44
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	44

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	NY
12:00	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Seth Curry	54	44
11:49	DaQuan Jeffries bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	54	44
11:43	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 29-foot three point shot	54	44
11:40	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	54	44
11:39	Mikal Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	54	44
11:36	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	54	44
11:29	DaQuan Jeffries makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	57	44
11:09	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	57	47
10:56	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	59	47
10:44	Miles McBride makes driving layup	59	49
10:33	Miles Bridges makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	62	49
10:13	Miles McBride makes 25-foot three pointer	62	52
10:02	LaMelo Ball makes 17-foot driving floating jump shot	64	52
9:44	Karl-Anthony Towns traveling	64	52
9:22	LaMelo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper	64	52
9:22	Hornets offensive team rebound	64	52
9:22	Josh Hart loose ball foul	64	52
9:09	LaMelo Ball bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	64	52
9:07	Josh Green personal foul	64	52
9:04	OG Anunoby misses 27-foot three point jumper	64	52
9:02	Knicks offensive team rebound	64	52
8:54	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Miles McBride assists)	64	54
8:42	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	64	54
8:41	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	64	54
8:22	OG Anunoby makes 2-foot dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	64	56
8:22	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	64	56
8:22	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for LaMelo Ball	64	56
8:22	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 1	64	57
8:09	Josh Green makes driving layup (Miles Bridges assists)	66	57
8:02	Josh Green shooting foul	66	57
8:02	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	66	58
8:02	Seth Curry enters the game for Josh Green	66	58
8:02	Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2	66	58
8:00	Seth Curry defensive rebound	66	58
7:40	Nick Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three pointer (Mark Williams assists)	69	58
7:25	Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	69	58
7:21	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	69	58
7:09	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	69	58
7:08	Mark Williams offensive rebound	69	58
7:08	Mark Williams misses tip shot	69	58
7:07	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	69	58
7:04	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	69	60
6:43	Miles McBride blocks Nick Smith Jr. 's 9-foot pullup jump shot	69	60
6:40	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	69	60
6:36	Josh Hart misses two point shot	69	60
6:34	Mark Williams defensive rebound	69	60
6:20	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	69	60
6:18	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	69	60
6:13	DaQuan Jeffries shooting foul	69	60
6:13	Hornets Full timeout	69	60
6:13	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	69	60
6:13	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Mark Williams	69	60
6:13	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	69	61
6:13	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	69	62
5:51	Jusuf Nurkic lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	69	62
5:47	Josh Hart makes two point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	69	64
5:41	Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three pointer (Seth Curry assists)	72	64
5:21	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	72	64
5:19	Hornets defensive team rebound	72	64
5:19	Miles McBride loose ball foul	72	64
5:07	Miles McBride personal foul	72	64
4:57	Miles Bridges makes 4-foot two point shot	74	64
4:51	Seth Curry personal foul	74	64
4:51	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	74	65
4:51	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	74	66
4:31	Miles Bridges misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	74	66
4:29	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	74	66
4:20	Mikal Bridges misses 12-foot two point shot	74	66
4:17	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	74	66
4:11	Wendell Moore Jr. bad pass (OG Anunoby steals)	74	66
4:02	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	74	66
3:57	Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound	74	66
3:55	Miles McBride personal foul	74	66
3:38	Wendell Moore Jr. makes 2-foot driving dunk (Seth Curry assists)	76	66
3:18	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot two point shot	76	68
3:17	Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul	76	68
3:17	Miles Bridges makes technical free throw	77	68
3:17	Cameron Payne enters the game for Miles McBride	77	68
3:01	Seth Curry misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	77	68
2:56	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	77	68
2:48	Knicks Full timeout	77	68
2:48	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Miles Bridges	77	68
2:48	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	77	68
2:36	Landry Shamet out of bounds lost ball turnover	77	68
2:19	Seth Curry makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	79	68
2:09	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 28-foot three point jumper	79	68
2:08	Hornets defensive team rebound	79	68
1:46	Jusuf Nurkic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Seth Curry assists)	82	68
1:20	Karl-Anthony Towns makes finger roll layup (Josh Hart assists)	82	70
1:07	Nick Smith Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	82	70
1:05	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	82	70
56.1	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	82	70
54.1	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	82	70
37.1	Josh Hart shooting foul	82	70
37.1	Nick Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	83	70
37.1	Nick Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	84	70
37.1	Miles Bridges enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic	84	70
37.1	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Josh Hart	84	70
37.1	Nick Smith Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	85	70
18.1	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	85	70
18.1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	85	71
18.1	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	85	72
3.2	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	72
0.2	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	85	72
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	85	72

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	NY
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	85	72
12:00	Josh Green enters the game for Seth Curry	85	72
12:00	Mark Williams enters the game for Miles Bridges	85	72
12:00	Miles McBride enters the game for OG Anunoby	85	72
12:00	Josh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	85	72
11:41	Miles McBride misses driving floating jump shot	85	72
11:37	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	85	72
11:30	Moussa Diabate makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	87	72
11:20	Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot	87	72
11:17	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	87	72
11:17	Precious Achiuwa misses two point shot	87	72
11:16	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	87	72
11:12	LaMelo Ball makes 31-foot three point shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	90	72
10:55	Cameron Payne makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	90	75
10:33	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	90	75
10:30	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	90	75
10:21	Cameron Payne makes 3-foot two point shot	90	77
10:21	Hornets Full timeout	90	77
10:21	DaQuan Jeffries enters the game for Moussa Diabate	90	77
10:05	Mark Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Green assists)	92	77
9:53	Cameron Payne misses 25-foot three point jumper	92	77
9:50	Mark Williams defensive rebound	92	77
9:33	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	92	77
9:30	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	92	77
9:14	Miles McBride makes 21-foot step back jumpshot	92	79
9:04	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	92	79
9:01	Josh Hart defensive rebound	92	79
8:56	Landry Shamet misses 22-foot three point shot	92	79
8:54	Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound	92	79
8:38	Mark Williams misses layup	92	79
8:36	Miles McBride defensive rebound	92	79
8:25	Cameron Payne misses driving layup	92	79
8:24	Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound	92	79
8:24	Precious Achiuwa misses two point shot	92	79
8:23	Mark Williams defensive rebound	92	79
8:09	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	92	79
8:08	Mark Williams offensive rebound	92	79
8:07	Mark Williams misses tip shot	92	79
8:06	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	92	79
8:05	LaMelo Ball misses tip shot	92	79
8:04	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	92	79
7:57	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	92	79
7:54	Miles McBride defensive rebound	92	79
7:51	Josh Green personal foul	92	79
7:39	Miles McBride makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	92	81
7:17	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	95	81
7:05	Precious Achiuwa makes 6-foot two point shot (Cameron Payne assists)	95	83
6:44	Josh Hart personal foul	95	83
6:44	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Wendell Moore Jr.	95	83
6:44	Miles Bridges enters the game for Josh Green	95	83
6:44	OG Anunoby enters the game for Landry Shamet	95	83
6:37	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	95	83
6:36	Mark Williams offensive rebound	95	83
6:36	Mark Williams makes tip shot	97	83
6:24	Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot	97	83
6:22	Mark Williams defensive rebound	97	83
6:07	DaQuan Jeffries misses 25-foot three point jumper	97	83
6:04	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	97	83
5:59	Precious Achiuwa offensive charge	97	83
5:59	Precious Achiuwa turnover	97	83
5:59	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Cameron Payne	97	83
5:47	LaMelo Ball makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	99	83
5:32	Josh Hart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	99	86
5:11	OG Anunoby shooting foul	99	86
5:11	DaQuan Jeffries misses free throw 1 of 2	99	86
5:11	Hornets offensive team rebound	99	86
5:11	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Precious Achiuwa	99	86
5:11	DaQuan Jeffries makes free throw 2 of 2	100	86
4:55	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot (Miles McBride assists)	100	88
4:46	Nick Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	103	88
4:38	OG Anunoby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	103	91
4:15	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	103	91
4:13	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	103	91
4:03	Mark Williams blocks OG Anunoby 's 2-foot driving layup	103	91
4:02	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	103	91
3:54	Mark Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	105	91
3:54	Knicks Full timeout	105	91
3:36	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 18-foot two point shot	105	91
3:33	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	105	91
3:28	Nick Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point shot	105	91
3:27	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	105	91
3:19	Miles McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper	105	91
3:16	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	105	91
3:08	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	108	91
2:50	Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mikal Bridges assists)	108	94
2:25	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	111	94
2:10	Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	111	94
2:07	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	111	94
2:00	OG Anunoby shooting foul	111	94
2:00	Mark Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	112	94
2:00	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Miles McBride	112	94
2:00	Anton Watson enters the game for Josh Hart	112	94
2:00	Landry Shamet enters the game for OG Anunoby	112	94
2:00	Tyler Kolek enters the game for Mikal Bridges	112	94
2:00	MarJon Beauchamp enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	112	94
2:00	Mark Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	113	94
1:44	Precious Achiuwa misses 25-foot three point jumper	113	94
1:43	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	113	94
1:25	LaMelo Ball misses 33-foot three point jumper	113	94
1:22	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	113	94
1:20	Nick Smith Jr. personal take foul	113	94
1:20	Wendell Moore Jr. enters the game for Miles Bridges	113	94
1:20	Taj Gibson enters the game for Mark Williams	113	94
1:10	Anton Watson misses 3-foot two point shot	113	94
1:08	MarJon Beauchamp offensive rebound	113	94
1:08	MarJon Beauchamp makes two point shot	113	96
49.1	Nick Smith Jr. misses driving layup	113	96
48.0	Taj Gibson offensive rebound	113	96
48.0	Taj Gibson makes two point shot	115	96
39.0	Tyler Kolek misses 4-foot two point shot	115	96
38.1	Anton Watson offensive rebound	115	96
38.1	Anton Watson makes two point shot	115	98
14.1	shot clock turnover	115	98
9.1	MarJon Beauchamp misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	115	98
6.1	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	115	98
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	115	98
0.0	End of Game	115	98

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 20, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, MSG, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,557

Referees

Curtis Blair, Justin Van Duyne, Suyash Mehta

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

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