CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight loss 129-101 on Wednesday night.

Josh Hart added 22 points for the Knicks, who made 13 of 26 shots from 3-point range to improve to 3-1 in NBA Cup group play.

Brandon Miller had 18 points in his second game back from a shoulder injury for the Hornets, who’ve lost 10 straight Cup games over the past three seasons and were eliminated from this year’s competition.

The Knicks played like a team eager to advance in the NBA Cup midseason tournament and improve their point differential, which was at minus-2 entering the night.

New York coach Mike Brown didn't take out his starters until 2:17 remained in the game and his team up by 24.

The Knicks left no doubt about this one.

They bolted to a 25-point halftime lead behind a balanced offensive attack as all five starters scored in double digits before halftime. New York shot 64% from the field and made 6 of 10 shots from beyond the arc before the break.

Of the Knicks' 72 first-half points, 68 came from their starters including 19 from Hart.

Charlotte's LaMelo Ball struggled to keep up with Brunson, who sent him to the bench in the third quarter with his fourth foul.

Ball, the only player in Hornets history to ever sign a max contract that pays him $260 million, later was assessed a technical foul for arguing with officials and he finished with just 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting.

Meanwhile Brunson was greeted with repeated chants of “MVP! MVP!” from the crowd at Charlotte's Spectrum Center.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Brandon Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	3	0
11:21	Jalen Brunson misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:16	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	3	0
10:55	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Brandon Miller assists)	5	0
10:31	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot	5	2
10:20	Miles Bridges makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	8	2
10:00	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	8	2
10:00	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	8	3
10:00	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	8	4
9:44	Mikal Bridges blocks Brandon Miller 's 6-foot driving layup	8	4
9:39	Miles McBride defensive rebound	8	4
9:33	Josh Hart makes 22-foot three pointer (Jalen Brunson assists)	8	7
9:08	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kon Knueppel assists)	11	7
8:44	Josh Hart makes dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	11	9
8:39	Knicks delay of game violation	11	9
8:29	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	9
8:28	Hornets offensive team rebound	11	9
8:28	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	11	9
8:28	Hornets Full timeout	11	9
8:28	(08:28) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Hornets] retain their timeout	11	9
8:23	Kon Knueppel misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	9
8:21	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	11	9
8:16	Jalen Brunson makes 2-foot two point shot	11	11
8:08	Brandon Miller misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	11
8:02	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	11
7:51	Jalen Brunson out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	11
7:38	LaMelo Ball makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	13	11
7:17	Miles McBride makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)	13	13
7:00	Brandon Miller bad pass (Mikal Bridges steals)	13	13
6:54	Josh Hart makes two point shot	13	15
6:33	Brandon Miller bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	13	15
6:29	Josh Hart makes 1-foot dunk	13	17
6:23	Tre Mann enters the game for LaMelo Ball	13	17
6:23	Collin Sexton enters the game for Brandon Miller	13	17
6:23	Guerschon Yabusele enters the game for Josh Hart	13	17
6:13	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	17
6:03	Moussa Diabate personal foul	13	17
5:56	Jalen Brunson misses driving layup	13	17
5:52	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	13	17
5:46	Collin Sexton makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	15	17
5:31	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	15	17
5:27	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	15	17
5:27	Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point shot	15	19
5:16	Tre Mann makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	17	19
5:05	Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	17	22
4:54	Kon Knueppel misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	22
4:51	Guerschon Yabusele defensive rebound	17	22
4:42	Jalen Brunson misses driving floating jump shot	17	22
4:40	Tre Mann defensive rebound	17	22
4:31	Kon Knueppel makes 10-foot two point shot	19	22
4:09	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup	19	24
3:56	Tre Mann misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	24
3:56	Hornets offensive team rebound	19	24
3:56	Guerschon Yabusele loose ball foul	19	24
3:56	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Kon Knueppel	19	24
3:56	Liam McNeeley enters the game for Moussa Diabate	19	24
3:56	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Miles McBride	19	24
3:56	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	19	24
3:48	Liam McNeeley misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	24
3:45	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	19	24
3:32	Mikal Bridges bad pass (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)	19	24
3:24	Collin Sexton makes 2-foot two point shot (Tre Mann assists)	21	24
3:24	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	21	24
3:24	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 1	22	24
3:13	Jalen Brunson makes 14-foot two point shot	22	26
3:00	Tre Mann misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	22	26
2:58	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	22	26
2:46	Mikal Bridges makes 3-foot two point shot	22	28
2:25	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (Tre Mann assists)	24	28
2:25	Knicks Full timeout	24	28
2:25	Sion James enters the game for Miles Bridges	24	28
2:25	Miles McBride enters the game for Mikal Bridges	24	28
2:25	Josh Hart enters the game for Guerschon Yabusele	24	28
2:14	Sion James personal foul	24	28
2:02	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	24	30
1:54	Collin Sexton makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	26	30
1:54	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	26	30
1:54	Collin Sexton misses free throw 1 of 1	26	30
1:50	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	26	30
1:38	Jalen Brunson misses 10-foot two point shot	26	30
1:35	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	26	30
1:24	Liam McNeeley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	29	30
1:14	Liam McNeeley shooting foul	29	30
1:14	Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2	29	31
1:14	Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2	29	32
58.1	Tre Mann makes 2-foot two point shot	31	32
44.9	Jalen Brunson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists)	31	34
44.9	Tre Mann shooting foul	31	34
44.9	Brandon Miller enters the game for Collin Sexton	31	34
44.9	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tre Mann	31	34
44.9	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	31	34
44.9	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1	31	35
31.1	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	31	35
28.7	Miles McBride defensive rebound	31	35
27.7	Miles McBride out of bounds lost ball turnover	31	35
3.1	LaMelo Ball misses 10-foot two point shot	31	35
1.0	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	31	35
0.0	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot two point shot (Mitchell Robinson assists)	31	37
0.0	(00:00) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	31	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	37

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Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, November 27, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, MSG, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,588

Referees

David Guthrie, Danielle Scott, Dannica Baroody

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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