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Charlotte Hornets
3-7 · 1-3 on the road
Tue 2/9
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HornetsOffense
KnicksDefense

The Hornets rank last in the NBA in offensive rating (98.2), and the Knicks rank 7th in defensive rating (106.4). An uphill night for the offense.

League average is 110.8, so the Hornets are 12.6 below it. Brandon Miller leads them with 20.6 points a game on 46.5% true shooting.

2/92026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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2/92026-27 regular season
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Brandon MillerTop scorer · CHA
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
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2/92026-27 regular season
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Hornets3-7
Knicks4-4
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2/92026-27 regular season
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Team vs team

Season before this game (CHA 10 games, NYK 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHANYK
Scoring
96.330th · Bottom 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
110.29th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
105.13rd · Top 5
-13.928th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
+4.910th · Above avg
Efficiency
98.230th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
110.619th · Average
113.524th · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
106.47th · Above avg
-15.329th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
+4.112th · Average
97.630th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
99.129th
Shooting
46.7%30th · Bottom 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
50.8%30th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.3%25th · Below avg
12.818th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
14.68th · Above avg
28.8%29th · Bottom 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.8%
36.6%11th · Average
0.2229th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2818th · Average
Defense
56.0%26th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
51.1%8th · Above avg
7.027th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.424th · Below avg
5.014th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.425th · Below avg
Possessions
18.4%29th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.4%11th · Average
31.8%4th · Top 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
31.9%3rd · Top 5
45.810th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
48.25th · Top 5
20.830th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.017th · Average

Recent form

Charlotte Hornets
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -20.6 (season -13.9). Streak L6.

New York Knicks
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.

Key players

Charlotte Hornets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Brandon MillerF 20.65.02.246.5
Naz ReidF-C 16.68.11.950.6
Grayson AllenG 14.12.72.768.0
Dennis SchroderG 10.23.64.846.7
New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 25.62.65.153.8
Karl-Anthony TownsC 19.913.63.167.4
OG AnunobyF 16.65.52.556.4
Dalton KnechtF 10.07.01.083.3

Injury report

Charlotte Hornets
Dennis Schroder G · back ~11/9 Out
Grant Williams F · back ~11/9 Out
Kon Knueppel G-F · back ~11/9 Out
Moussa Diabate F · back ~11/9 Out
Brandon Miller F · back ~11/9 Day-To-Day
New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~11/10 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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