Just as when the law of averages seemed to have caught up with the New York Knicks, they still found a way to extend the league’s current longest winning streak.
The Knicks entered Tuesday night’s game on a roll with sixth straight wins and the league’s top defense in 3-point field goal allowed. The Charlotte Hornets challenged that with 13-of-19 three-pointers in the opening half.
But the Knicks tightened up the loose ends on their defense in the second half and rode on RJ Barrett’s explosion to repel the Hornets, 109-97, Tuesday night at The Garden for their seventh straight win.