Seven more assists for Julius Randle.
Eleven more with 3 points combined from the men in the back, RJ Barrett and Reggie Bullock.
Countless forces paid for by the ugly central tandem of Nerlens Noel and Taj Gibson. And another defensive gem from the second half of the Knicks, keeping the Hornets at 31 points.
Everything was released on a Lucky 7, while about 2,000 fans of the social distance Garden gave the club a last-minute standing ovation.
The Knicks won for the seventh time in a row on Tuesday, recording a 109-97 victory over Charlotte, with a six-point deficit at the break, after a first half in the opening, when their defense was asleep.
The Knicks have woken up long enough to record their longest winning streak since winning eight straight wins during a 2014 playoff push that fell short.
This push in the playoffs goes smoothly. They went from fifth to 32-27 – half a game behind the Hawks for fourth. Atlanta visit the garden on Wednesday in what is forming a potential battle for home advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Barrett threw the Hornets in the third quarter with 18 points and finished with 24. After passing 1 of 8 in the first half, Barrett, as usual, did not lose even a piece of confidence and shot in a 4-for-perfect. 4 in the 3-point range.
Derrick Rose had his second solid solid outing, scoring 18 points on 8 of 12 shots.
Randle, the weekly player of the Eastern Conference, started a new week with 18 points, seven assists and 10 rebounds.
After going 13 of 19 from deep in the first half, the Hornets shot 1 of 9 in the third quarter while the Knicks tightened up. The Knicks started the second half in a 16-4 run in the opening 3:40.
The Knicks came out of the goal like a purebred at first, taking 12-3 and 17-8 leads, making four of their first five triples.
Then the Knicks could not defend the 3-point line. The best 3-point defense in the Knicks league was crushed in the first half, as the Hornets took a 66-60 lead at the break.
Hornets guard Terry Rozier, who will definitely be a commercial interest person this summer, has beaten two 3s in the last 30 seconds to give Charlotte a boost.
The first quarter was stolen by the second year man, PJ Washington, a deserved selection for the second team of last season. Washington accumulated 17 points in the first quarter, making everyone forget about Gordon Hayward, still injured. Washington was 5 out of 5 from the 3-point range in the first period.