Hornets Nipped in NY

Rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and the NY Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-94 on Tuesday night. Unfortunately for Lin, differentiating circumstances in both of these situations made it hard for him to recapture the success he had experienced with the Knicks.

When asked about his subsequent trips to Madison Square Garden since leaving the Knicks, Lin is clearly focused on the here and now. Anthony, who was under heavy fire last season for saying he was in too much pain to play, only to roll in and play in the National Basketball Association All-Star game, looks solid. “I knew I could do big things here in the future”.

The Hornets charged back behind Walker, a New Yorker who’s had plenty of big nights here in high school and while playing for CT, cutting it to four as the Knicks’ offense stalled down the stretch. If they are to make any noise this season and sneak into the postseason, controlling home court would go a long way.

In his first 11 games with the Knicks, Porzingis is averaging 11.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in just 24.8 minutes per game. They will have to wait at least another two games to try and get over the.

Tonight for the Knicks it was another good effort from top to bottom. They did their best to short circuit in the fourth quarter once again, not scoring for 5:43 seconds in the fourth quarter, allowing the Hornets to cut into their 13 point lead. The Knicks sprayed down the Hornets with their hot three-point shooting, converting on half of their 20 three-point attempts.

The Knicks had a few up and down moments, as they went down by as many as eight points in the first half despite opening up a first quarter lead.

Carmelo scored 29 points when these two teams last met and he nearly willed his team to victory if it wasn’t for Cody Zeller’s last game heroics with a game winning layup. They open a seven-game homestand Wednesday and don’t have another road game until December 5.

PELICANS FALL TO NUGGETS: Danilo Gallinari had a season-high 32 points, and the Denver Nuggets defeated New Orleans 115-98 in a game that saw the Pelicans’ Anthony Davis leave in the first quarter with a shoulder injury.

Former lottery pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is still recovering from shoulder surgery, and Hairston has failed to capitalize on his opportunity thus far.