Coming off arguably their worst loss of the year, the desultory Hornets provided the Knicks with the perfect tonic at home.

With just over two minutes left in the first quarter, Jordan Clarkson pushed the ball in transition, but the Hornets had both Tidjane Salaun and Sion James back ahead of him. Both looked at one another, thinking the other would slide over to stop Clarkson, but neither did, comically letting Clarkson waltz in for a warmup-esque layup as the Madison Square Garden crowd laughed at the gaffe.

It was representative of the quality of opponent the Hornets are, as the Knicks (14-7) beat them 119-104, on Wednesday. They improved to 11-1 at home.

Wednesday was the second leg of a back-to-back, as the Knicks saw their four-game winning streak snapped in an ugly 123-117 loss t

See Full Page