Late Anthony jumper in OT lifts Knicks past Hornets
NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony's jumper with three seconds left in overtime gave the New York Knicks a 113-111 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
Anthony poured in a season-high 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick Rose scored 16 points each for the Knicks (8-7).
Nicolas Batum led Charlotte (8-7), losers of four straight, with 18 points and Kemba Walker added 17 points, including the play that sent the game into overtime.
The two teams meet again on Saturday in Charlotte.
A dunk from Michael Kidd-Gilchrist tied the game at 111-111 for the Hornets with 27 seconds left in the overtime.
Back-to-back jump shots from Anthony and Rose provided New York with a 104-101 lead with 22.7 to play, but a traditional three-point play from Walker with 20 seconds left tied it at 104-104. He was fouled by Willy Hernangomez as he was driving the lane.
Belinelli's 3-pointer gave the Hornets a 101-100 edge with 1:22 remaining.
A Porzingis 3-pointer helped move the Knicks back in front 89-85 with 6:23 left to play.
Batum gave Charlotte an 85-84 lead with a fade away jumper with 8:1 to play.
After trailing by 13, the Knicks stormed back for a 79-74 after three quarters.
Batum's 3-pointer with 3:46 to go in the second put the Hornets ahead 54-46, but the Knicks ended the quarter on a 6-2 run to get within 56-52
Marco Belinelli and Batum scored 10 points each in the first half as Charlotte shot 50 percent (22-of-44).
Anthony dropped in 16 points in the opening quarter, including a jumper at the horn that lifted the Knicks to a 30-28 edge. He was 6-of-8 from the floor with four rebounds. Walker played just seven minutes in the first before exiting with two fouls. He missed his three shots in the quarter.
New York led 14-8 before the Hornets reeled off six straight points to knot it at 14 with 4:51 to go in the first.
NOTES: The Hornets assigned G Aaron Harrison to the Greensboro Swarm, the team's NBA Development League affiliate. Harrison is in his second year with the Hornets and has appeared in two regular-season games this season. ... Only one of Charlotte's next nine games is against a team (Memphis) with a winning record. ... Charlotte owns the league's lowest turnover rate per 100 possessions. In their three prior seasons, the Hornets recorded three of the 14 lowest turnover rates of the last 39 years (1,058 total teams). ... C Joakim Noah returned to the Knicks after missing two games with flu-like symptoms. ... C Cody Zeller started for the Hornets after missing three games with right shoulder soreness.