NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson looked at his left hand, gave it a kiss and raised it to the sky.
The Knicks point guard had just used that left hand to drill a 3-pointer — his fourth of the night — with 13 seconds left in the first quarter, punctuating a 19-point opening period for Brunson against the Charlotte Hornets.
And that was just the start.
Brunson’s early output set the tone Thursday for another balanced offensive explosion by the Knicks, who swatted away the Hornets, 125-101, at Madison Square Garden for their fourth consecutive win.