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04/20 21:12 CDT Knicks beat Hornets 109-97, run winning streak to 7 games
Knicks beat Hornets 109-97, run winning streak to 7 games
NEW YORK (AP) --- RJ Barrett scored 18 of his 24 points in the third quarter
and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-97 on Tuesday night for
their seventh straight victory.
Barrett's offense and the Knicks' defense changed the game after the Hornets
scored 66 points in the first half. New York held Charlotte to just 31 after
halftime.
Derrick Rose and Immanuel Quickley each scored 17 points off the bench for the
Knicks. who moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. They are on their
longest winning streak since winning eight straight in March 2014.
Julius Randle and Reggie Bullock each had 16 points.
P.J. Washington scored 26 points and Terry Rozier had 21 for the Hornets.
Charlotte shook off a slow start to lead 66-60 at halftime, led by 24 points
from Washington.
New York, which had lost five straight games to the Hornets, opened the third
quarter with a six straight points to tie it on a dunk by Nerlens Noel.
After Jalen McDaniels tied it at 69, New York went on an 19-8 run, capped by
five straight points from Barrett to make it 88-77 with 2:36 left in the
quarter.
A 7-0 run highlighted by Bullock's 3-pointer increased New York's lead to
102-90 with 6:40 left in the fourth quarter. Charlotte answered with five
straight points to cut the lead to 102-95.
The Knicks then put the game out of reach with 3-pointer from Bullock and a
jumper from Rose with 2:28 left in regulation
TIP-INS
Hornets: Washington is the sixth Charlotte player in the last 25 seasons to
score more than 20 points in the first half off the bench. ... Malik Monk has
24 first-half points against Miami on March 26. ... Miles Bridges had 15 points
and 15 rebounds.
Knicks: Quickley scored all of his points in the first half. He was 4 for 7
behind the 3-point line. ... The Knicks made 18 3-pointers.
WAITING GAME
Charlotte coach James Borrego could not give a timeline as to when rookie
LaMelo Ball will return to the lineup after fracturing his right wrist March 20
against the Los Angeles Clippers.
"Nothing is written in stone," Borrego said. "There's an opportunity to him
back (now that) the cast is off."
The Hornets will look to see if the "flexibility" in Ball's wrist improves
significantly now that he has been granted permission by the medical staff for
individual basketball activity.
Ball, the third pick in the 2020 draft, averaged 15.9 points, 6.1 assists and
5.9 rebounds in 41 games before he was injured.
"He's young and I'm hopeful that helps that that wrist gets back to normal. We
have a little bit of time," Borrego said. "The No. 1 thing is it doesn't sound
like he can injure this thing further."
UP NEXT
Hornets: Visit the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Knicks: Host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night
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