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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It felt like those old college days for Jeremy Lamb.Starting in the same backcourt as Kemba Walker for the first time since Connecticut beat Butler in the 2011 NCAA championship game, Lamb turned in one of his best games since joining the NBA.Walker scored 28 points, Lamb added 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 107-102 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.Its always good to play with Kemba, Lamb said. Hes a great leader and carried us tonight. We definitely needed that win tonight.Lamb got the first start since joining the Hornets last season because Nicolas Batum was out with an eye injury. He made the most of the opportunity, joining Russell Westbrook as the only guards this season with at least 15 rebounds in a game.Lamb had missed 10 games this season dealing with a hamstring injury, which coach Steve Clifford said made his performance all the more remarkable.He literally hasnt done anything with contact for close to a month, Clifford said. His game is based on skill. Hes a skill-based player and he showed that tonight. Hes always been a good offensive rebounder. Tonight he was both.Walker called Lambs effort incredible.We needed rebounding bad and the bigs did a great job of boxing their man out and he came out of nowhere to snatch every rebound, Walker said. He played awesome.The Hornets (9-7) avenged an overtime loss to the Knicks on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in which Carmelo Anthony hit the go-ahead jumper with 3.1 seconds left and finished with 35 points.Anthony didnt fare as well the second time around, limited to 18 points on 7-of-24 shooting. Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points and Derrick Rose added 18 points, eight assists and eight rebounds for the Knicks.The Knicks battled back from a 21-point, first-half deficit to take the lead briefly with 7:36 left in the game when Anthony drilled a turnaround jumper from the baseline.But the Hornets regained control behind Walker, who made an underhand layup and two free throws to put the Hornets up 105-99 with 21 seconds left. Justin Holidays 3-pointer cut the lead to three with 11.2 seconds left, but Lamb made two free throws to help seal the game.We have to get off to better starts, Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said. That start, I think they had 24 points in the first six and a half minutes of the game. Thats kind of probably where the game was lost right there. We battled back, but it takes a lot of energy.TIP-INSKnicks: Porzingis has tallied 20-plus points in nine contests this season. ... Joakim Noah was held without a point in 13 minutes of action.Hornets: Forward Marvin Williams is expected to miss about a week after an MRI revealed a bone bruise in his left knee. ... Walker recorded his 13th game with 20-plus points this season. ... Marco Belinellis minutes were limited by a hamstring injury.CLIFFORDS COMMENTSClifford ripped into his players during a pregame press conference for a lack of hustle and his team seemed to get the message.Coach just really pushes us because he has high expectations for us, Lamb said. He just told (us) were better than how were playing and that if we played together and played like a team that nobody could beat us.SHOOT THE BALLHornacek was pleased that Brandon Jennings and Courtney Lee shot the ball more.Were trying to encourage them, `Hey, when you have the open shot, shoot it, Hornacek said. Both of them I think took a step forward at least with that tonight.FRANK THE TANKFrank Kaminsky added 14 points, including two clutch 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter as the Hornets snapped the Knicks three-game winning streak.POINT GUARDS UPAt one point, the Hornets had three point guards on the floor in Walker, Ramon Sessions and Brian Roberts to combat the Knicks small ball lineup.UP NEXTKnicks: New York returns home to host Oklahoma City on Monday night.Hornets: Charlotte heads out on the road to face Memphis on Monday night, a team it lost to earlier this season at home.Nike Air Max 90 Essential Nere . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. Air Max 97 Gold Uscita . 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Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night.PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says theres significant opposition among team owners to continuing participation in the Winter Olympics, and the league is running out of time on negotiations to take part in the 2018 Games.Following a meeting of the leagues Board of Governors on Thursday, Bettman said no decision was made regarding Olympics participation in 2018 in South Korea.I think its fair to say that there is some strong negative sentiment in the room, Bettman said. But nothing was decided today.NHL players have competed in the past five Winter Olympics dating to 1998 and want to continue taking part, but owners are concerned about the midseason interruption and injury risk.Bettman said his recent proposal to the NHL Players Association regarding an extension of the collective bargaining agreement in return for Olympic participation was part of a larger discussion about hockeys international calendar.That discussion morphed into, `Maybe we should be talking about a long-term international schedule with predictability, Bettman said. If you look at the calendar and you play it out in the logical sequences of the way these eveents get played, we said if you look at the calendar and get rid of the (CBA) reopeners and you extend by three years, that gets you two Olympics, two World Cups and two Ryder Cups.ddddddddddddSuch an agreement would ensure nine years of labor peace, but players rejected the proposal.In other matters, the league gave owners a range for next seasons salary cap. Bettman projected it would remain flat or increase by about $2 million.The NHL does not intend to reconsider the name or logo of the Las Vegas expansion franchise after U.S. patent authorities denied the clubs trademark request, deputy commissioner Bill Daly said.Its much ado about nothing, Daly said. The franchise will go forward with that name and that logo. We have every expectation well ultimately get that registration.Bettman has said a decision regarding the Olympics needs to be made by early January, giving the league time to create its 2017-18 schedule with or without a two-plus week break for the Olympics.The Board of Governors meetings conclude Friday. ' ' '