Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 25 points (13 in the third quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-101 to end a 9-game losing streak.
The Knicks led by as many as 38, pulling away with a 35-7 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
For the Hornets, Dwayne Bacon scored 15 points (11 in the fourth quarter) on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench.
The Knicks shot 49.0% from the field and 46.2% from 3 to the Hornets’ 36.7% and 27.3%. The Hornets forced 8 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Knicks outscored the Hornets 56-34 in the paint. The Knicks outscored the Hornets 24-12 in 8 minutes with O'Quinn, Burke, Williams, Ntilikina and Hicks on the floor together.