NBA Roundup : Knicks Beat Hornets for 20th Straight Victory at Home

Patrick Ewing scored 11 of his 28 points as the New York Knicks started the game with a 36-13 run and went on to equal a team record with their 20th consecutive home victory, a 139-114 decision over the Charlotte Hornets Thursday night.

New York, which is 23-1 at Madison Square Garden this season, matched the 20-game winning streaks by the Knicks’ 1968-69 and 1972-73 teams.

Mark Jackson had 20 points, 15 assists and six steals for New York. Dell Curry scored 19 points and Brian Rowsom 17 for Charlotte, both season highs.

Atlanta 100, Indiana 97--Dominique Wilkins scored all of his 26 points in the second half at Atlanta as the Hawks handed the Pacers a club record-tying 12th straight loss.

The Hawks, who trailed for much of the first half, went ahead to stay four minutes into the third quarter but almost blew a 12-point lead in the final two minutes of the game, when the Pacers cut the lead to 100-97 with six seconds left.

After Atlanta’s Cliff Levingston missed two free throws, Chuck Person’s 30-footer bounced off the rim just before the buzzer.

The Pacers, 1-26 on the road, had two other 12-game losing streaks--in 1983 and 1985.

Detlef Schrempf, acquired from Dallas Tuesday, made his first appearance with the Pacers and made 7 of 8 shots, scoring 18 points.