Matt Carroll added 23 points for the Bobcats, who rode a strong second half to their second impressive road victory this week. They were coming off a 103-96 win at Detroit.

Carroll continued his recent strong play, increasing his average to 21.7 points over the last six games. Raymond Felton added 16 points and 14 assists.

Okafor took care of the rest with the NBA's highest blocked shot total this season. He fell one rebound short of a triple-double.

The Knicks were seeking their sixth straight home victory, but allowed Charlotte to shoot 59.3 percent, easily the Bobcats' best effort of the season.

Stephon Marbury scored 28 points and Eddy Curry added 27 for the Knicks, who were seeking their second home victory over Charlotte this season. They beat the Bobcats 111-109 on Dec. 20 when David Lee tipped in a long pass from Jamal Crawford just before the buzzer to end the second overtime.

The Bobcats led by one at halftime, but outscored the Knicks 20-9 in the first 5 minutes of the third quarter to build a 12-point lead. Charlotte shot 67 percent (12-of-18) in the period, when it outscored New York 36-27. Carroll had 10 points in the period.

Leading by three, the Bobcats got two 3-pointers from Carroll and another from Anderson in an 11-2 spurt that gave them a 72-60 advantage with 7:08 left in the third quarter. Charlotte hit nine of its first 11 shots in the period.

Anderson finished 9-of-11 and Carroll was 8-of-12. The Bobcats went 10-of-18 (56 percent) beyond the 3-point line.

The Knicks climbed within seven in the fourth quarter before Marbury's no-look pass hit Curry on top of his head and led to a fast break, which Primoz Brezec capped with a jumper for a 101-92 lead. Felton scored on a drive on the next possession to push the lead back into double digits, and the Bobcats were safely ahead the rest of the way.

Channing Frye scored 10 points in the first quarter as the Knicks built a 30-26 lead despite allowing Charlotte to shoot 57 percent. New York extended the lead to nine with under 3 minutes remaining in the half, but the Bobcats scored the final 10 points, taking a 52-51 advantage into the locker room after Felton converted a three-point play with 18 seconds to go.

Game Notes
Lee (61.2) and Curry (57.5) entered second and fifth in the NBA in field goal percentage. ... Carroll came in as the league's top foul shooter at 93.8 percent (61-of-65). He went 4-of-5 Friday. ... The 36-point third quarter was Charlotte's best third quarter of the season. ... Bobcats swingman Gerald Wallace missed his fourth straight game with an injured right shoulder.