New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets: NBA Previews, odds and Predictions

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New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets: NBA Previews, odds and Predictions

On Friday, during the 2024–25 NBA regular season, the New York Knicks will host the Charlotte Hornets at Madison Square Garden to secure their fourth straight win

Conversely, the visiting team hopes to snap a terrible run of defeats in their previous six games when they travel to New York City.

Previous Matches and Head to head

The New York Knicks cruised to a 121-106 home-court win in Wednesday despite facing an in-form Orlando Magic side.

In 36 minutes of play, Karl-Anthony Towns spearheaded Tom Thibodeau's squad with 23 points (8-18 shooting from the field) and 15 rebounds—his eleventh straight double-double.

The Knicks have won their last three games in a row and are currently 13-8 overall, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. They lost 129-114 to the Dallas Mavericks on 28 November.

The Knicks have been waiting 51 years for NBA dominance and have recently shown play-befitting championship candidates. However, they are still behind the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers, the two teams now favored to win the title.

This Friday marks the third of four consecutive home games to begin December, and the hosts will be looking to win four in a row for only the second time this season before facing the Pistons in Detroit two days later.

On Wednesday, the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 110-104 at the Spectrum Centre, becoming the rare club to lose every game in a five-game home run.

Charles Lee's squad got off to a sluggish start, scoring just 20 points on 8-20 shooting in the first quarter. They tied the game going into the fourth quarter but were unable to complete the comeback because of an 8-2 run by Tyrese Maxey in the dying seconds.

The Hornets, who finished third last season and ahead of only the Wizards and Pistons, had a dismal season this past season and are back in last place in the rankings with a 6–15 record.

Despite having LaMelo Ball, the team's leading scorer this season, the Hornets have struggled offensively, ranking 29th in field goal percentage and 30th in shooting efficiency.

Visiting on Friday, the visitors, who have a losing record in their last five matches against this opponent, will face a formidable challenge away from home as they seek a turnaround before the holiday season begins.

New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets Team News

As he waits for his season-opening game, Mitchell Robinson will sit out Friday against the New York Knicks due to his still-not-healed ankle injury.

In addition to Miles McBride, the home team will be without Kevin McCullar Jr. (knee) and Precious Achiuwa (hamstring), who are also out with injuries.

With back and calf ailments, respectively, preventing Tre Mann and LaMelo Ball from suiting up for the Charlotte Hornets, Vasilije Micic will keep his starting position.

Following last month's game against the Milwaukee Bucks, in which he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, Grant Williams will likely not play again this year.

Miles Bridges, a 26-year-old who has missed the past seven matches due to a knee injury, is questionable to play for the visiting team.

Our Predictions

New York Knicks (-11.5) @ 1.55 on Sky247.ng

It was always a long shot for the Hornets to pull off an upset here, but their injury woes have worsened matters.

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