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Knicks at Hornets · Fri, Mar 26 · 7:00 PM ET

New York at Charlotte. Here is where each team has the edge.

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Pregame win chance

The win-chance line starts at tip-off.

Every basket moves it.

From team Elo ratings, home court and rest. How this works

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01Where the edges are

Based on 2025-26

Knicks edges

No clear mismatch in New York's favor.

Hornets edges

  • On defenseCharlotte's defense defends without fouling (4th) against a New York offense that rarely gets to the line (25th).

Key battles

  • Charlotte's offense crashes the offensive glass (4th), but New York's defense cleans the defensive glass (2nd). Watch the rebounding.
  • New York's offense crashes the offensive glass (5th), but Charlotte's defense cleans the defensive glass (3rd). Watch the rebounding.

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

Using last season's numbers until both teams have played 10 games this season. Rosters may have changed.

02Tale of the tape

Based on 2025-26
NYKRankStatRankCHA
120.73rdOffensive rating5th120.3
114.15thDefensive rating13th115.3
+6.65thNet rating8th+5.0
96.126thPace26th96.1
55.79thEffective FG %12th55.2
11.57thTurnover %24th12.8
29.35thOffensive rebound %4th30.5
18.825thFree throw rate18th20.0
54.110thOpponent eFG %7th54.0
12.710thForced turnover %22nd11.2
76.72ndDefensive rebound %3rd76.6
20.615thOpponent FT rate4th18.6

Game plan

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03Form and season series

Knicks9-1 in the last 10

  1. W
  2. W
  3. L
  4. W
  5. W
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. W

Hornets6-4 in the last 10

  1. L
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. L
  6. W
  7. W
  8. W
  9. W
  10. L

2025-26 series: Wed, Nov 26 NYK 129, CHA 101 · Wed, Dec 3 CHA 104, NYK 119 · Thu, Mar 26 NYK 103, CHA 114 · Sun, Apr 12 CHA 110, NYK 96

04Key players

Current roster · 2025-26 numbers