Kon Knueppel had 26 factors, 11 rebounds, and eight assists on Thursday to assist the Charlotte Hornets earn a 114-103 victory over the visiting New York Knicks.
LaMelo Ball added 22 factors, and Brandon Miller scored 21 for Charlotte, which received its fifth straight recreation. Coby White and Miles Bridges chipped in 17 factors every for the Hornets, who sit in a three-way tie with the Miami Warmth and the Orlando Magic for the No. 8 seed within the Jap Convention.
Jalen Brunson led New York with 26 factors and 13 assists, adopted by OG Anunoby’s 17 factors and Josh Hart’s 16. Mikal Bridges scored 14 factors and Karl-Anthony Cities tallied 13 for the Knicks, who had their seven-game profitable streak snapped.
The Hornets’ 10-point halftime lead grew to 77-62 on Ball and Knueppel’s back-to-back 3-pointers. New York narrowed the deficit to 11, however Grant Williams’ triple stamped a 7-0 run to shut the third and provides the Hornets a 94-76 lead getting into the ultimate quarter. The Knicks bought no nearer than 10 factors the remainder of the best way.
Pistons 129, Pelicans 108
Jalen Duren dominated inside with 30 factors and 10 rebounds and added seven assists, two blocks, and two steals as Detroit received for the fifth time in six video games by thumping New Orleans.
Kevin Huerter fired in 22 factors, whereas Daniss Jenkins provided 19 factors and 9 assists. Tobias Harris had 12 factors, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists, with Ausar Thompson chipping in 11 factors with three steals.
Zion Williamson topped the Pelicans, who’ve misplaced three straight, with 21 factors. Saddiq Bey had 17 factors, whereas Jeremiah Fears added 13 factors with six assists. Dejounte Murray completed with 12 factors and 7 rebounds.
Magic 121, Kings 117
Paolo Banchero had a team-high 30 factors and mixed with Desmond Bane for eight in a late 12-0 flurry that led Orlando to a victory over visiting Sacramento.
Bane completed with 23 factors and Tristan da Silva 18 for Orlando, which snapped a six-game dropping streak and moved right into a three-way tie with Miami and Charlotte for eighth within the Jap Convention play-in seeding race.
DeMar DeRozan paced the Kings with 33 factors and recorded a double-double, simply his second of the season, with a season-high-tying 11 assists to enrich the 216th 30-point recreation of his profession.
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