The Knicks just need to accelerate in the 3rd quarter, where the home team put together a partial of 28-6, to take the game against a Charlotte that in the first half had been able to stay in the wake of coach Thibodeau’s boys. In the absence of LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller (26 points and 6 rebounds) continues to take the Hornets’ attack on his shoulders, but on the other side New York sends all its starting five well into double figures and has both Karl-Anthony Towns (27 points and 16 rebounds) and Josh Hart (18 points and 10 rebounds) in double doubles.