Porziņģis has 29 points and 11 rebounds as Knicks beat Hornets 102-94
Kristaps Porziņģis had a career-high 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-94.
Porziņģis’ 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 4:13 left in the third quarter.
The Hornets got within 82-79 on Kemba Walker’s 15-foot fadeaway with 10:00 to play, but Arron Afflalo answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Hornets got no closer than 98-94.
For the Hornets, Walker had 31 points and 3 steals.
The Knicks went 20 for 21 at the line to the Hornets’ 17 for 25. They did not make a field goal in the last 5:54. The Knicks were outscored 16-6 in 4 minutes with Seraphin, Thomas, Williams, Galloway and Grant on the floor together.