Game Preview: Knicks vs. Hornets, December 5, 2024

After struggling with inconsistency, December has been amazing for the Knicks and their fans. They’ve won two straight games by a combined 45 points, and have done so by holding a decimated Pelicans team to just 85 points and then dropping 121 points on a Magic team that is regarded as a top-three defense in the league. Their soft December schedule continues tonight as they host a Hornets team that will be without star point guard LaMelo Ball and has lost seven straight games. That should allow the Knicks to make it three dominating wins in a row to start the month.

The Hornets rank in the bottom five in points per game, offensive rating, true shooting percentage, effective field goal…