Box Score

 

DENVER (88)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
D Harvey            38  6-13   6-8   1-6   1   1   19
J Howard            41 10-17   8-8   3-8   3   4   28
N Hilario           24  6-10   1-2   2-3   5   4   13
L Harrington        38   1-8   1-2   0-6   6   5    3
V Yarbrough         36  7-12   4-4   2-3   1   5   18
C Andersen          24   3-8   1-1   3-5   2   1    7
N Tskitishvili       9   0-1   0-0   0-0   1   0    0
J Crotty            12   0-2   0-1   0-1   3   0    0
M Blount             7   0-2   0-0   1-3   0   0    0
R White              4   0-0   0-0   0-0   1   1    0
R Bowen              7   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
M Camby            DNP  - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE                           
  
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TOTALS             240 33-73 21-26 12-35  23  21   88
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Percentages: FG-.452, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
1-2, .500 (D Harvey 1-1, J Crotty 0-1). Team 
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:4 (C Andersen 4).
Turnovers:15 (J Howard 5, M Blount 2, N 
Hilario 2, V Yarbrough 2, R Bowen, D Harvey, 
L Harrington, C Andersen). Steals: 10 (J 
Howard 3, D Harvey 2, J Crotty, V Yarbrough, 
L Harrington, C Andersen, R Bowen).


NEW YORK (97)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
O Harrington        33   3-8   0-0   1-6   1   4    6
L Sprewell          38  6-14   2-2   1-6   0   3   17
K Thomas            16   0-3   0-0   1-3   3   5    0
H Eisley            24   3-6   0-0   0-1   5   2    8
A Houston           45 10-18 13-13   0-1   5   1   37
C Weatherspoon      33  7-11   2-4   7-9   2   2   16
M Doleac            11   3-4   0-0   0-1   0   3    6
C Ward              24   2-5   2-2   0-4   5   0    7
S Anderson          13   0-1   0-0   0-1   1   0    0
T Knight             3   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   1    0
L Nailon           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
L Postell          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 34-70 19-21 10-32  22  21   97
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.905. 3-Point Goals:
10-19, .526 (L Sprewell 3-5, H Eisley 2-4, A 
Houston 4-6, C Ward 1-3, S Anderson 0-1). 
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:7 (L Sprewell
2, O Harrington 2, C Ward, M Doleac, H 
Eisley). Turnovers:15 (A Houston 5, C Ward 2,
L Sprewell 2, C Weatherspoon 2, K Thomas, H 
Eisley, O Harrington, S Anderson). Steals: 5 
(K Thomas 2, A Houston, O Harrington, M 
Doleac).

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DENVER               25  29  13  21   -  88
NEW YORK             27  23  24  23   -  97
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Technical fouls: Denver - 3 (Defensive Three,
0:10 3rd; J Howard, 10:05 3rd; Defensive 
Three, 11:48 4th). New York - 4 (Defensive 
Three, 5:04 2nd; O Harrington, 10:05 3rd; K 
Thomas, 9:24 4th; Defensive Three, 9:47 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,622. T: 2:21. 
Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Joe Forte, Tim 
Donaghy.

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DENVER (88) AT NEW YORK (97)

DENVER

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
D HARVEY          F    38    6-13     6-8      1   5   6    1   1   2   1   19
J HOWARD          F    41   10-17     8-8      3   5   8    3   4   3   5   28
N HILARIO         C    24    6-10     1-2      2   1   3    5   4   0   2   13
L HARRINGTON      G    38    1-8      1-2      0   6   6    6   5   1   1    3
V YARBROUGH       G    36    7-12     4-4      2   1   3    1   5   1   2   18
C ANDERSEN             24    3-8      1-1      3   2   5    2   1   1   1    7
N TSKITISHVILI          9    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    1   0   0   0    0
J CROTTY               12    0-2      0-1      0   1   1    3   0   1   0    0
M BLOUNT                7    0-2      0-0      1   2   3    0   0   0   2    0
R WHITE                 4    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    1   1   0   0    0
R BOWEN                 7    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   1   1    0
M CAMBY               DNP  - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE                                     
  
TOTALS                240   33-73    21-26    12  23  35   23  21  10  15   88
                            (.452)  (.808)  TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 15 (20 PTS)    

NEW YORK

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
O HARRINGTON      F    33    3-8      0-0      1   5   6    1   4   1   1    6
L SPREWELL        F    38    6-14     2-2      1   5   6    0   3   0   2   17
K THOMAS          C    16    0-3      0-0      1   2   3    3   5   2   1    0
H EISLEY          G    24    3-6      0-0      0   1   1    5   2   0   1    8
A HOUSTON         G    45   10-18    13-13     0   1   1    5   1   1   5   37
C WEATHERSPOON         33    7-11     2-4      7   2   9    2   2   0   2   16
M DOLEAC               11    3-4      0-0      0   1   1    0   3   1   0    6
C WARD                 24    2-5      2-2      0   4   4    5   0   0   2    7
S ANDERSON             13    0-1      0-0      0   1   1    1   0   0   1    0
T KNIGHT                3    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   0    0
L NAILON              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
L POSTELL             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   34-70    19-21    10  22  32   22  21   5  15   97
                            (.486)  (.905)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 16 (19 PTS)    
  
   DENVER             25   29   13   21   -   88
   NEW YORK           27   23   24   23   -   97
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - C ANDERSEN 4.  NEW YORK - L SPREWELL 2, O HARRINGTON 2,
C WARD, M DOLEAC, H EISLEY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 1-2 (.500), D HARVEY 1-1, J CROTTY 0-1. NEW YORK 10-
19 (.526), L SPREWELL 3-5, H EISLEY 2-4, A HOUSTON 4-6, C WARD 1-3,
S ANDERSON 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - DEFENSIVE THREE, J HOWARD, DEFENSIVE THREE. 
NEW YORK - DEFENSIVE THREE, O HARRINGTON, K THOMAS, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, JOE FORTE, TIM DONAGHY.
A - 17,622. T - 2:21.

Game Story

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Marcus Camby's return to Madison Square 
Garden was unpleasant in more ways than one.

Allan Houston scored 37 points and Latrell Sprewell added 17 as
the New York Knicks posted a 97-88 victory over the Denver
Nuggets.

New York traded Camby to Denver in the draft-day deal that
brought Antonio McDyess to the Knicks. Camby, who returned from
a hip injury on Friday, had anticipated returning to Madison
Square Garden but was sidelined due to a sprained ankle.

Camby was forced to watch from the bench in a suit and saw his
teammates collapse in the second half.

The Nuggets led a majority of the first 2 1/2 quarters before
the Knicks went on an 27-12 run bridging the third and fourth
periods. Sprewell sparked the burst with a 3-pointer and Howard
Eisley gave the Knicks the lead for good at 68-65 on shot from
beyond the arc with three minutes left.

Houston capped the third quarter with a technical free throws
and opened the fourth with another as Denver committed a pair of
defensive three-second violations just 22 seconds apart. He
sank a pair of free throws after being fouled for 77-67 cushion
just 21 seconds into the final period.

New York had its largest lead at 89-77 on a jumper by Michael
Doleac with 3:56 remaining and cruised to its third straight
victory, matching a season high.

"I don't think it matters who we play anymore. I think it just
matters as long as we win games," Knicks coach Don Chaney said.
"You can build off of any win. If you come out to play a certain
way, you have a chance to win and beat anybody. The same thing
holds true if you don't come out and play a certain way. You can
get beat by anybody."

It was a rebound game for Houston, who scored just four points
on 1-of-7 shooting in Monday's win over Miami. He made 10-of-18
shots, including 4-of-6 3-pointers, and 13-of-13 free throws.

"I didn't really try to force too much. I was just trying to be
aggressive," he said. "That is why you have to take it one day
at a time and one game at a time. Sometimes you have games like
that and sometimes you have games like this. You just have to
take the good with the bad, but the most important thing is that
we are able to win both of them."

"I don't worry too much about Allan," Chaney said. "If Allan has
a bad game, he usually bounces back pretty well. The other
night he had a poor game, simply because he wasn't feeling well.
But I knew he would come back.  He never follows a bad game
with another bad game. He always comes back from bad to good."

The Knicks buried 10-of-19 3-pointers and made 19-of-21 free
throws.

Clarence Weatherspoon collected 16 points and nine rebounds for
New York, which won despite being outworked inside.

Denver held a 42-20 advantage in points in the paint and scored
22 second-chance points compared to only 10 for New York, which
saw Kurt Thomas held scoreless in just 16 minutes due to foul
trouble.

Juwan Howard scored 28 points and former Knick Donnell Harvey
had 19 as Denver fell to 3-17 on the road, including 0-8 against
Eastern Conference foes.

"I'm tired of hearing about frustration, because I'm
encouraged," Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik said. "We are starting
three rookies, and we're in games. We're not getting blown out,
we're in games."

Thomas picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter.
Harvey made two free throws and rookie Nene Hilario had
consecutive dunks to give the Nuggets a 59-50 lead less two
minutes into the third quarter.