This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/nets/onsi as Knicks' Head Coach Gives Nets' Head Coach Jordi Fernandez Credit. Head coaching in the NBA is not for the weary. Jordi Fernandez of the Brooklyn Nets and Mike Brown of the New York Knicks are well aware of this.

The Nets are looking for their first home win of the season and to end their losing streak against the visiting Knicks.

Monday was a reminder that the Knicks and Nets are separated by more than just five miles, and the East River.

The hurting New York Knicks needed some life to start their week. With injuries mounting and the Eastern Conference slowly fortifying around the ailing contende

November 24, 1984: Bernard King scored 52 points (19-31 FG, 14-17 FT) in a 119-100 win versus Indiana, which marked his third consecutive game with at least 40 points. Learn more about Knicks history.

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The New York Knicks face the Charlotte Hornets Wednesday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with tip-off set for 7 p.m. ET.

The Knicks were down three rotational players, so Josh Hart was in the starting lineup and finished with 12 boards, seven points and assists, two steals and blocks, and a +17 plus/minus. Off the bench,