The New York Knicks played against the Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina on Friday afternoon.

The Knicks won by a score of 99-98 and improved to 11-8 in their first 19 games.

Josh Hart finished the game with 13 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals while shooting 6/12 from the field and 1/4 from three-point range in 41 minutes of playing time.

After the win he made one post on Instagram, which had over 19,000 likes in three hours.

Hart captioned his post, “So encourage each other and build each other up like you already do.”

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One person who left a comment on his post was Jalen Brunson.

Brunson wrote: “Preach Preacher.”

Brunson led the Knicks with 31 points, six rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9/18 from the field and 4/6 from three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.

The Knicks are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.

They also improved to 6-6 in the 12 road games they have played away from Madison Square Garden.

After the Hornets, the Knicks will play their next game on Sunday night when they return home to host the New Orleans Pelicans.

Hart is in his third season playing for the Knicks.

He also spent time with the Lakers, Pelicans and Trail Blazers for eight seasons.

As for the Hornets, they fell to 6-13 in their first 19 games, which puts them in 12th place in the Eastern Conference.