CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 28 -- Reserves Buck Williams and John Starks combined for all nine points in a fourth-quarter run Monday night as the New York Knicks defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 104-95, completing a three-game sweep of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Former Hornet Larry Johnson scored 22 points and Allan Houston added 20 to lead seven players in double figures for New York.
The Knicks, the third seed in the East, will play the winner of the Miami-Orlando series in the conference semifinals. Miami leads that series, 2-0. Glen Rice scored 22 points and Muggsy Bogues added 19 for Charlotte, which tied the game early in the fourth quarter but never took led in the second half. Anthony Mason added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who made their second first-round exit in three playoff appearances.
