The New York Knicks saw their seven-game winning streak snapped in Charlotte, falling to the Hornets, 114-103. 

They were in range for most of the evening, but their upstart Eastern Conference rivals were too deadly from deep, going 16-for-41 from three.

Jalen Brunson fought valiantly to try and carry his team, scoring 26 points and dishing out 13 assists on 10-for-23 shooting. OG Anunoby added 17 on 5-for-9 shooting from three-point range.

Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel put up 26 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists on 9-for-14 shooting from the field. Brandon Miller added 21 points and LaMelo Ball had 22, each contributing with four threes.

Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart had 14 and 16 points respectively, while Miles Bridges and Coby White chipped in 17 apiece for their squad. 

-- The buzzing Hornets got off to an incendiary start, going 4-for-8 from deep in the first six minutes to jump ahead double digits early. Ball led the charge early with a couple difficult floaters and a deep, contested three.

Brunson wouldn’t allow the Knicks to stay in a hole, hitting tough shots and drawing fouls en route to a 17-point, 4-assist opening period. A 15-5 New York  run knotted the game back up, but Charlotte held a 38-36 lead going into the second.

-- The Hornets built on their lead behind solid reserve play, going back up by as much as eight. 

-- It was Brunson that led the turnaround again once he returned midway through the second quarter. He found Mitchell Robinson for a couple lobs, then Anunoby stepped up for some timely jumpers to tighten the game up, finishing the half with 14 points. 

The Hornets would end the half on a flurry, getting energy off the bench from White (12 points in nine minutes), and more shooting from Knueppel, who went 3-4 from deep in the first half. Charlotte led 65-55 at the break, ending the second on a 15-6 run. 

-- The second half opened much like the first, with the Hornets raining threes. Ball dribbled into two, and Knueppel added another in rapid succession to put his team up 15 quickly. 

New York kept solid pace offensively, but Charlotte was too voluminous from three. Brunson tried to keep the Knicks in it with more tough bucket-getting.

-- Tyler Kolek supplanted Jose Alvarado as the backup point guard in the second half rotation. The shakeup did little to contain the Hornets onslaught, as they went up 94-76 after three.

-- New York got off to a strong start in the fourth, but Charlotte matched them score for score. Ball leaked open for a wing three, panicking the Knicks defense, which opened up a Grant Williams touch feed to Moussa Diabaté for a dagger slam. 

The Hornets continued their beatdown, getting another three from White and a tomahawk slam from Miller in the open court, building their lead beyond 20. The Knick starters returned to try and make a push, getting the lead down to 10 behind a 18-6 run late, but to no avail. 

KAT getting to work early pic.twitter.com/Dm5PZBeIwH

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brunson burner: lit pic.twitter.com/OnJVK7MMbA

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classic og defense 🔒🚫 pic.twitter.com/tn28LFdKiA

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a middy from mikal gets us going in the second half pic.twitter.com/lf8JaZuffv

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The Knicks will stay on the road and travel to Oklahoma City for a matchup with the defending NBA Champion Thunder on Sunday. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.