Every team has its bad shooting nights — the trick is figuring out how to overcome them.
That is exactly the predicament the Charlotte Hornets (24-25) faced Monday night against the New York Knicks (10-39), in what was easily one of the team’s worst offensive nights all year. Against a hapless Knicks team tied for the fewest wins in the Eastern Conference, Charlotte shot a meager 41.1 percent from the floor and 32.4 percent from 3.
And yet, largely thanks to a sublime fourth quarter effort from second-year guard Malik Monk, the Hornets were able to muster a 101-92 victory at Spectrum Center.