Shorthanded Knicks rout Hornets without stars for seventh straight win
NY Post
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Knicks made easy work of an easy opponent in their first game without Julius Randle.
The Villanova duo of Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo combined for 60 points, feasting on the miserable Hornets despite injury absences to Randle and OG Anunoby.
Their 113-92 victory completed a season sweep of Charlotte, pushing New York’s winning streak to a league-best seven games.
The Hornets, (10-35), losers of four straight, hung around until halftime as the Knicks (30-17) adjusted to life without their two regular forwards.
(Then the Knicks buried their overmatched opponent with a 27-9 run near the beginning of the third quarter.)
With one more game to go in January, Tom Thibodeau’s squad secured the franchise’s first 13-win month since January 1995, according to Elias Sports Bureau.