National Basketball Association
New York 134, Charlotte 131
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #25 Tony Brothers, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #52 Scott Twardoski
Attendance: 19812

Jalen Brunson scored six of his 27 points in overtime as the New York Knicks recovered after relinquishing a fourth-quarter lead to beat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 134-131 on Wednesday night.

The Knicks never trailed after Brunson's go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:14 to play in the extra session.

RJ Barrett notched 22 points, Julius Randle had 17, Evan Fournier posted 14, Derrick Rose scored 12 and Immanuel Quickley had 11 for the Knicks, who led by 10 early in the fourth quarter. New York is 3-0 at home.

Gordon Hayward paced the Hornets with 21 points and P.J. Washington, Kelly Oubre Jr. and reserve Jalen McDaniels all added 17 for the Hornets, who lost for the first time in three road games. Theo Maledon had 15 points off the bench, while Dennis Smith Jr. and reserve James Bouknight posted 14 and 13, respectively.

The Hornets remained without starting guards LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier along with key backcourt reserve Cody Martin -- all out with injuries. Smith, a former Knick, was in the starting lineup and provided 11 assists.

The Knicks went up by as many as 12 points late in the third quarter. Charlotte rallied to within 102-99 with 9 1/2 minutes to play. A McDaniels 3-pointer tied it at 111-111.

Mason Plumlee's dunk gave the Hornets a lead that was extended to 120-115. But the Knicks scored five points in a 30-second span to pull even on Brunson's 3-pointer.

Randle scored in the low post with 49 seconds left to snap a tie only to be matched by Smith. Hayward missed a potential winning shot, so the game went to overtime.

By midway through the second quarter, 10 players had scored for New York and nine reached the scoring column for Charlotte.

The Knicks led 69-62 at the break, scoring the last five points of the half on Quickley's 3-pointer and Brunson's short jumper.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Charlotte   New York
Gordon Hayward 21 Scoring Jalen Brunson 27
Dennis Smith Jr. 11 Assists Jalen Brunson 13
Gordon Hayward 9 Rebounds RJ Barrett 8
Gordon Hayward 4 Free Throws Made Jalen Brunson 5
Kelly Oubre Jr. 2 Steals Julius Randle 2
Gordon Hayward 1 Blocks Mitchell Robinson 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charlotte 131 49.5 13-31 20-30 31 42 5 9 15
New York 134 53.6 11-30 19-22 26 46 11 5 16
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Knicks have a W/L % of .667 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Charlotte will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Hornets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.