The Hornets watched another opportunity to secure the eighth seed slip away on Saturday as they fell in overtime to the Knicks, 118-109.
The Knicks flew out to a fast start thanks to hot shooting from the pair of Reggie Bullock and Julius Randle from the 3-point line. New York led by as many as 18 points in the opening half and looked well on their way to a victory.
The second half was an entirely different tale as the Hornets duo of Miles Bridges and Devonte’ Graham led a comeback that saw the visitors take a lead in the fourth quarter. From there, the two sides played a back-and-forth game that saw each have chances late to win the game.
After a Terry Rozier layup tied the game in the final minute, Graham could have won the game on the final possession but his open 3-pointer missed long and the two sides headed to overtime.
In the extra session, New York dominated, outscoring the Hornets 14-5 to win comfortably.
Bridges had a team-high 30 points while Graham added 25. Jalen McDaniels had 15, Rozier had 13 and Cody Zeller had 10.