Another slow start doomed the Knicks on Thursday night at Spectrum Center, which saw them drop a 115-98 decision to the Charlotte Hornets. LaMelo Ball put in a game-best 25 points while Mark Williams (19 point, 14 rebounds) and Miles Bridges (15 points, 10 rebounds) each had double-doubles.

All of the above might do as the Knicks endured a humbling performance start to finish — in the wake of a humbling performance the night before in San Antonio — and dropped a 115-98 decision to the Charlotte Hornets, who entered the night with the third-worst record in the NBA and hadn’t beaten a team with a winning record in a month.

The Charlotte Hornets may be without their star point guard in Thursday's matchup against the New York Knicks.