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Hornets clinch the No. 9 seed and a home game in the East play-in tournament by beating the Knicks

— LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller each scored 19 points, Kon Knueppel made three 3-pointers in his record-setting rookie season and the Charlotte Hornets beat the New York Knicks 110-96 on Sunday to clinch the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Apr 13, 2026, 11:21 am - AP

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Shot Chart
  • Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot
  • Mohamed Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Mohamed Diawara makes driving layup
  • Mohamed Diawara makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kon Knueppel makes 1-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kon Knueppel misses two point shot
  • Jordan Clarkson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mohamed Diawara assists)
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot
  • Mohamed Diawara misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clarkson misses driving floating jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Miles McBride misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Miles McBride makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Miles Bridges makes driving layup
  • Miles McBride misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sion James misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller makes 6-foot two point shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
  • Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Jemison III assists)
  • Coby White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Miles McBride makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)
  • Jordan Clarkson misses layup
  • Miles McBride makes two point shot
  • Coby White makes 11-foot fade away jump shot (Sion James assists)
  • Sion James makes running layup
  • Jeremy Sochan misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)
  • Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Grant Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Pacome Dadiet misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Jemison III makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)
  • Coby White misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Coby White misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Coby White misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Mohamed Diawara assists)
  • Grant Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
  • Coby White makes two point shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Coby White makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Pacome Dadiet makes 1-foot two point shot (Mohamed Diawara assists)
  • LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Jemison III makes 10-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Grant Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Jose Alvarado makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pacome Dadiet assists)
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Pacome Dadiet misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. makes 6-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Miles Bridges misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremy Sochan misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Coby White misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Miles McBride makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Miles McBride misses driving layup
  • Ariel Hukporti misses 2-foot floating jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jeremy Sochan misses tip shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremy Sochan makes 22-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses two point shot
  • Kon Knueppel makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ariel Hukporti makes 3-foot floating jump shot
  • Miles McBride makes 3-foot running dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Miles McBride misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Grant Williams assists)
  • Mohamed Diawara misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot jump bank shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Brandon Miller assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Mohamed Diawara misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
  • Brandon Miller misses heave jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Ariel Hukporti makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three pointer (Jeremy Sochan assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jeremy Sochan makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • LaMelo Ball makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
  • Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot running jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Miles McBride makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Miles McBride misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Miles McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Miles McBride misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Mohamed Diawara misses driving layup
  • Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Ariel Hukporti makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)
  • Jeremy Sochan makes running layup (Ariel Hukporti assists)
  • Jeremy Sochan makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jeremy Sochan makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mohamed Diawara misses 23-foot running jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes driving layup
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Ariel Hukporti misses 11-foot floating jump shot
  • Brandon Miller misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot
  • Dillon Jones misses two point shot
  • Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Coby White makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trey Jemison III misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Coby White makes driving layup
  • Pacome Dadiet misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Trey Jemison III assists)
  • Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)
  • Pacome Dadiet makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot (Mohamed Diawara assists)
  • Pacome Dadiet makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Coby White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Coby White misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes layup (Coby White assists)
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Pacome Dadiet misses heave jump shot
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Moussa Diabate makes tip shot
  • LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Grant Williams makes 3-foot floating jump shot
  • Dillon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Pacome Dadiet makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Mohamed Diawara assists)
  • LaMelo Ball makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)
  • Pacome Dadiet misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Pacome Dadiet misses free throw 2 of 2
  • LaMelo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Pacome Dadiet misses two point shot
  • Dillon Jones makes two point shot
  • Sion James misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Pacome Dadiet assists)
  • Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jeremy Sochan misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Pacome Dadiet misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Miles Bridges misses driving layup
  • Moussa Diabate misses tip shot
  • Jeremy Sochan makes running layup
  • LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
  • LaMelo Ball makes tip shot
  • Ariel Hukporti makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)
  • Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
  • Jeremy Sochan misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kon Knueppel makes 1-foot layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)
  • Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sion James makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)
  • Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Tidjane Salaun misses driving floating jump shot
  • Pacome Dadiet makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Sion James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Mohamed Diawara makes running layup (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists)
  • Tre Mann misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin McCullar Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point shot
  • Pacome Dadiet makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mohamed Diawara assists)
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