For the first time this season, the New York Knicks are over .500 following a dominating 129-107 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
The comprehensive win, which moves them to 5-4 on the season, capped off a 3-0 homestand for the Knicks, which featured wins over the Los Angeles Clippers to spoil James Harden’s debut and a stifling effort to hold down Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
Shooting 54% from the field while hitting 15 three-pointers, New York’s 129 points set a new season-high.
The Knicks led by as many as 23 midway through the third quarter behind an 18-5 run, but the Hornets stabilized to keep things relatively interesting, countering with a 14-6 run of their own.