Kristaps Porzingis, the likable multilingual multi-talented Knicks rookie, scored 29 points and grabbed 11 boards in a 102-94 Knicks home win against the Charlotte Hornets. The 7’3″ Latvian who keeps impressing on and off the court with his maturity and readiness, heard chants from the Garden crowd — “Por-Zingis! Por-Zingis!” The towering center demonstrated a variety of moves — a Hakeem the Dream shake step along the baseline for a jumper, a little lefty hook that looked too easy, and strong offensive glass play.
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Carmelo Anthony, who also grabbed 11 boards to go with 18 points, was all smiles watching his new big man go to work. Porzingis shot 100% from 3-points and 100 % from the free throw line. Porzingis was so good that this may have been the first time Knicks legend Patrick Ewing was in the building — he’s an assistant coach at Charlotte — that Knicks fans didn’t have to long for the days when they had one of the league’s top centers.
