CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Transfer over, John Starks.
Evan Fournier broke the Knicks’ single-season 3-point file by sinking 4 3-pointers by late within the third quarter Wednesday, giving him 218 to cross Starks, within the workforce’s 121-106 win over the Hornets at Spectrum Heart.
“That’s the one remorse — to not get the file at house,” Fournier mentioned. “It will’ve been actually unimaginable. It’s simply how the season went.”
With the Hornets decreasing the Knicks’ 19-point result in six within the third, Fournier’s record-setting basket got here from the left wing and put the Knicks up 9 factors with 1:38 left — a key basket.
“Simply earlier than that, I had three attractiveness that I missed off the catch,” Fournier mentioned. “I made a joke on the bench I need to hit a handsome 3 for the file. It simply occurred I had a superb mismatch with [Mason] Plumlee in entrance of me. He saved backing it up. So I had a wide-open step-back.”
Within the first half, Fournier hit three 3-pointers to tie Starks’ franchise single-season file of 217 set in 1995. Fournier’s tying 3 was a left-corner try with the Frenchman falling backward.
Fournier, who signed as a free agent final August to 4 years and $78 million, mentioned final week that he had by no means met Starks, who despatched Fournier a congratulatory message on social media.
“I've quite a lot of feelings. I’m proud, blissful,’’ Fournier mentioned. “I’m grateful for all of the assists I acquired from my teammates. Guys placing me within the scenario to interrupt the file. The very fact it’s such a giant, historic franchise, take the file from John Starks, well-known man, well-known participant. It’s exhausting to place phrases on precisely how I really feel, however I’m going to be calling buddies and fogeys. It’s going to be an excellent evening.’’
Kemba Walker, who shut down his season on the All-Star break, has been spending most of his time in Charlotte the place his household nonetheless lives.
Coach Tom Thibodeau mentioned he hasn’t talked to Walker and had no concept if he would attend the sport. [He didn’t].
“I don’t know, that [the breakup] was mentioned with Leon [Rose] and Kemba,’’ Thibodeau mentioned.
Walker has one 12 months and $9 million left on his pact. The Knicks wouldn’t do a buyout now as a result of he is usually a commerce asset as an expiring deal.
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