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LaMelo Ball and RJ Barrett faced off on a Sunday afternoon, and showed what a difference a situation can make for two players drafted in the same spot a year apart.

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With a dramatic overtime win, the Knicks continue defying the odds with their early-season successes.

Tom Thibodeau followed the same script that has led to so many Knicks losses this year, pulling Immanuel Quickley right as he was energizing the team late in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks predictably notched their 43rd loss of the season.

The Knicks did what fans have been waiting for for weeks now and finally played their young players over a whole game together. The result? A whomping of the Hornets on the road.

A year after a surprising No. 4 seed and playoff appearance, the Knicks find themselves staring down the draft lottery again. What lessons can the Knicks take from the Bucks and the Hornets, two teams that faced the same situation in the last 10 years?

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Against a LaMelo Ball-less Charlotte Hornets team, the New York Knicks opened the first leg of their back-to-back home slate with a 97-87 loss.

Kemba Walker exploded early, but the starters once again faltered late, offering the Hornets a chance to come back at home that they gladly took on their way to a win over the Knicks.

These young but maturing Knicks continued to impress once again, pulling out a win late in a game that a previous iteration of the team may have lost vs. the Hornets on Saturday.

The Knicks coughed up an 18-point lead in regulation, leading them to overtime. But a stifling performance on defense and a reinvigorated offense let the Knicks cruise to victory over the Hornets in the extra five minutes.

The Knicks face a crucial pair of matinee games to close the season, with both wins basically required if they want to have a shot at reclaiming the fourth seed. Can they take care of the Hornets at home?

The red-hot Knicks are now winners of seven straight games, after RJ Barrett erupted in the third quarter to lead the charge.

The Knicks are blazing hot — officially the hottest team in the NBA, as a matter of fact — after notching their seventh straight win, 109-97, vs. the Hornets after an explosive second half from RJ Barrett.

Is seven straight in the cards for the Knicks? They get the injury-plagued and struggling Hornets at home to give it a shot.

An uninspiring effort from the New York Knicks resulted in a loss to the Charlotte Hornets — their third straight — on Monday. 

The Knicks’ losing streak continued with an uninspiring showing in Charlotte. But Kevin Knox exploded, so there was that.