The Charlotte Hornets kicked off their four-game home stand in style with a win over Kemba Walker and the New York Knicks. The Hive was on its feet all night as they watched their hometown will their way to a second straight win.

Charlotte got off to its usual sluggish start, unfortunately, but they turned the tide within three minutes in the third quarter. They were down by nine goig to the half, but they tied the game up immediately at the start of the second half. That was in large part due to their two veteran leaders in Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier, who scored 17 total points combined in the third.

Hayward finished the game with 22 points, five rebounds and seven assists. He helped the team rally back in the second half on and off the ball. His decision making down the stretch was huge and it provided the Hornets with a spark to start to pull away with the lead.

“We came out flat in the first, but we found our legs and found our energy in the second half,” Hayward said. “The crowd was into. It was a fun game to play in, it was electric. Happy that we were able to pull it out there.”

A lot of that electricity in the building was provided by a sea of Knicks fans. The ‘Bockers were feeding off of that energy and roared back in the third quarter to make it a tight game again. Their bench came in and outplayed the starters to some degree. Fortunately, the Hornets were able to weather the storm and found a way to steal that homecourt advantage back–all thanks to Miles Bridges' ridiculous windmill jam on the fastbreak. He made sure to bust out his bag tricks after seeing Obi Toppin go down the floor and hit a windmill on the other end of the floor.

“Having people cheering for the other team isn't a good feeling,” Bridges said. “There was a lot of Knicks fans in there and it kinda got me going. But it was group effort all around to get this win.”

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Even though there were a lot of Knicks fans in the building, they can't juice up the Hornets like their owner can. Michael Jordan was seen sitting not to far from the Hornets bench. Miles Bridges still gets a little nervous when the GOAT is around.

“The greatest basketball player of all time is supporting you on the bench. It gives you nerves. I came out missed a few layups and free throws. But once we settled in and playing our game things took a turn. We started going on our runs, but it was great to have him out there,” Bridges admitted

Bridges had the play of the game, but he finished with a team high 24 points as well. Maybe MJ should be courtside at every home game if he can influence a performance like that. They'll need his presence for their next one against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.