Needing two overtimes to get by Boston two nights earlier left the New York Knicks low on fuel when they returned home.
The Charlotte Hornets were happy to take advantage.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 27 points, Terry Rozier added 25 and the Hornets snapped the Knicks’ nine-game winning streak with a 112-105 victory Tuesday night.
The Knicks managed 39 points and shot under 30% in the second half, getting outscored by 23.
‘Just ran out of gas,’ All-Star Julius Randle said.
Charlotte Hornets Terry Rozier (3) shoots against New York Knicks center Isaiah HartensteinÂ
Charlotte Hornets guard Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) drives around New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett
Gordon Hayward had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and made the tiebreaking basket with 1:50 remaining as the Hornets won for the first time in four games since point guard LaMelo Ball’s broken ankle that required surgery.
They trailed by 16 at halftime and were still down nine midway through the fourth quarter before surging past a Knicks team that appeared to lack energy.
‘I think at this point in time in the season everyone is tired,’ Hayward said. ‘You´re going through it and games are every other night and they obviously had some emotional wins, too. That´s another part of fatigue, not just the physical but the mental and the emotional. So for us to win tonight was big for our team.’
RJ Barrett scored 27 points for the Knicks, who were trying for their first 10-game winning streak since winning 13 straight late in the 2012-13 season. Randle scored 16 points but shot just 5 for 17 from the field.
The Knicks, playing without starting point guard Jalen Brunson for a second straight game because of a sore left foot, scored 45 points in the second quarter but managed just 60 in the other three.
‘We weren´t great in defensive transition and we didn´t fly around like we normally do,’ Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said.
The Knicks shot 16 for 20 – 10 for 11 inside the arc – in the second, opening a 66-50 lead on Quentin Grimes’ layup with 0.4 seconds left.
But Charlotte came back with 37 points in the third and a superior effort than the Knicks, outrebounding them 16-3. Rozier scored 13 points and the Hornets came all the way back to take the lead before Obi Toppin´s 3-pointer made it 89-87 heading to the fourth.
‘We had been improving a lot offensively in that stretch and then LaMelo got hurt and we have struggled in the games without him,’ Hornets coach Steve Clifford said, ‘and tonight I felt like we were a lot better. Our ball movement was better, we had more of a balanced offense.’
With Rozier resting to start the fourth, the Hornets managed just one basket by Hayward in the first half of the period and fell behind 98-89. But then they held the Knicks to just one basket during a gradual 14-2 surge that gave them a 103-100 edge on Hayward´s three-point play with 2:59 remaining.
New York tied it at 103 before Hayward scored, followed by Oubre’s 3 that made it 108-103 with 58 seconds to play.
Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier (3) drives past New York Knicks guard Quentin Grimes (6)
BUCKS 134, MAGIC 123
Brook Lopez scored 26 points, Khris Middleton and Jevon Carter each added 24 points and Milwaukee beat Orlando for its 18th win in 19 games.
Bobby Portis Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jae Crowder added 15 points for the Bucks, who shot 59% and ran their winning streak against the Magic to 14 games.
The Bucks played without All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo (non-COVID-19 illness) and Jrue Holiday (sore neck).
Cole Anthony led the Magic with 23 points. Franz Wagner added 21 points and Paolo Banchero had 20 points and five rebounds.
Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks dunks the ball during the game against the Magic
LAKERS 112, GRIZZLIES 103
Anthony Davis had 30 points and 22 rebounds, Dennis Schröder added 17 points and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers moved into ninth place in the Western Conference with a 112-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves scored 17 points apiece in the sixth win in eight games for the Lakers, who are surging since the trade deadline despite missing LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell to injury.
Davis turned in a superstar performance against the Grizzlies, hitting 11 of his 17 shots and repeatedly making big plays down the stretch while wearing a bandage on his nose from a first-half cut.
Jaren Jackson scored 26 points and Tyus Jones had 16 for the Grizzlies, who dropped to 0-2 without Ja Morant with their third straight loss overall.
At halftime the Lakers honored former player Pau Gasol by retiring his No. 16 jersey.Â
Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket against the Memphis Grizzlies
MAVERICKS 120, JAZZ 116
Kyrie Irving hit a clutch 3-pointer and scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and Luka Doncic added 29 points as Dallas beat short-handed Utah.
Utah trailed 118-115 with 3.7 seconds to play when Talen Horton-Tucker was fouled and sent to the line for two shots. After sinking the first, his intentional miss slammed directly off the backboard and didn´t hit the rim, giving Dallas possession.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 24 points off the bench, including 7-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc as Dallas finished a season-high six-game homestand 3-3.
Lauri Markkanen returned to the lineup after missing a game with a low-back strain and scored 33 points to lead the Jazz. Horton-Tucker added 21 points.
Mavs Kyrie Irving, drives to the basket past Utah’s Lauri Markkanen and Talen Horton-TuckerÂ
76ERS 117, TIMBERWOLVES 94
Joel Embiid scored 39 points, Tyrese Maxey added 27 and Philadelphia beat Minnesota despite playing without star James Harden.
Harden, the team´s second-leading scorer and NBA assist leader, was held out with left foot soreness.
De’Anthony Melton scored 11 for the 76ers, who wrapped up a five-game trip with a 4-1 record.
Anthony Edwards scored 32 points for Minnesota. The Timberwolves shot a season-low 39.5 percent from the field and were 11 of 36 from 3-point distance.
Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid (21) goes up for a shot past Minnesota Timberwolves Naz ReidÂ
NETS 118, ROCKETS 96
Mikal Bridges scored 30 points, Spencer Dinwiddie added 23 and Brooklyn had a big third quarter to beat Houston for its third straight victory.
Bridges has scored 30 or more points in three straight games and five times overall since coming over from Phoenix on Feb. 9 in the deal that sent Kevin Durant to the Suns. Bridges also had five assists, two blocks and a steal.
Brooklyn has its longest winning streak since a season-high 12-game run from Dec. 7-Jan. 8. The Nets also had their third double-digit win in a row.
Jalen Green had 25 points for the Western Conference-worst Rockets, who were coming off consecutive wins over San Antonio.
Nets Mikal Bridges (1) reacts after making a 3-point basket against the Houston Rockets
THUNDER 137, WARRIORS 128
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points, Josh Giddey had the seventh triple-double of his career and third of the season, and Oklahoma City beat Golden State.
Giddey finished with 17 points, a career-high 17 assists and 11 rebounds as the Thunder won their third straight.
Stephen Curry scored 40 points and made a season-high 10 3-pointers, Klay Thompson scored 23 points and Jonathan Kuminga added 21 for the Warriors.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots as Golden State Warriors
WIZARDS 119, PISTONS 117
Daniel Gafford converted a putback of Bradley Beal´s airball at the buzzer, and Washington handed Detroit its ninth straight loss.
With the score tied, Beal drove to the baseline and shot a fadeaway floater that was too strong and missed everything. Gafford grabbed the weak-side rebound and banked in the winner.
Beal finished with 32 points and Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 before fouling out in the final minute. Washington (32-34) ended a two-game skid and is 10th in the Eastern Conference, in position for the final spot in the play-in tournament.
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