Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, April 12, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Charlotte Hornets (43-38) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Sunday where they will play the New York Knicks (53-28).

The Hornets faced the Pistons and took a loss by a score of 118-100 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 17 and the Pistons totaled 20 personal fouls. They also made 9 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Detroit finished shooting 73.1% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of 26 attempts. In addition, Detroit collected 49 boards (16 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 8 blocks. Detroit dished out 29 assists and had 13 steals for this game. When discussing defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the field on 45 of 89 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected 41 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hornets buried 19 of 23 tries for a percentage of 82.6%. Charlotte finished the contest having earned a 38.6% FG percentage (34 out of 88) and buried 13 out of their 47 shots from 3-point land.

LaMelo Ball is a guy who came through in the matchup. Ball went 35.0% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 27 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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Charlotte will play this contest with a mark of 43-38 for the year. They average 116.1 points per contest (13th in the NBA) while hitting 46.0% from the field. The Hornets are hitting 37.9% from downtown (1,324 of 3,497) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Charlotte is snagging 46.1 boards per game and has racked up 2,133 assists for the year, which has them ranked 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They give up 36.0% from beyond the arc while they are 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.4). The Hornets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (3,325 of 7,117) and they surrender 39.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,101 relinquished so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 112-95 against the Raptors. When talking about how they attacked the glass, New York allowed Toronto to snag 32 overall (7 on the offensive side). They finished 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 13 of 20 from the charity stripe (65.0%). The Knicks allowed the Raptors to knock down 36 of 73 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.3% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Knicks finished 41 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.7%. With regard to shots from distance, New York buried 8 of their 31 attempts (25.8%). They were able to bury 22 of those for a percentage of 81.5%. The Raptors earned 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Knicks pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 37 for the contest.

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks for the matchup. He made 12 out of 18 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds. Brunson earned 29 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 53-28 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are shooting 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in the NBA. New York has earned 9,453 pts for the season (116.7 per contest) and they snag 45.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 27.5 times per game (13th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per game. The Knicks are committing 19.9 fouls per game and they shoot 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on defense are ranked 4th in basketball in points given up per game with 110.1. They are able to force 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (5th in the league). The New York defense concedes 36.2% on 3-point attempts (1,119 of 3,093) and opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 25.0 dimes and 40.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 6th and 3rd in the league.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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