LaMelo Ball scored 32 points through three quarters, but an early deficit and an apparent lack of urgency caused the Charlotte Hornets to drop a bad loss to the New York Knicks, 121-106.
The Hornets dug themselves into yet another early hole. They played apathetic defense and let the Knicks get hot. The Knicks scored 40 first quarter points on 15-of-22 shooting from the field and 8-of-14 from three. Seemingly every Knicks shot was a dunk or an uncontested three, so the Hornets gave themselves a 40-24 hole to dig out of over the final three quarters.