The New York Knicks played with fire in the second half and got burned.
Their nine-game winning streak came to a screeching halt as the Charlotte Hornets stung them with a buzzing 112-105 win Tuesday night at the Garden.
The Knicks squandered a 16-point halftime lead. They came out of the second half with low energy, and the Hornets took advantage, slowly chipping away at their lead.
The Knicks let the Hornets hang around until their veterans — Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward, and Kelly Oubre, Jr. — swung the momentum with big plays after big plays down the stretch.