New York 87 - Sacramento 84
October 17, 2002 - Yahoo! Sports
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Allan Houston scored 19 points and Clarence Weatherspoon added 16 as the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 87-84 in an NBA exhibition game Wednesday night.
The Knicks (3-2) played their first game without power forward Antonio McDyess, who had surgery Wednesday on his broken kneecap and is expected to miss the entire season.
McDyess, acquired in a draft day trade with Denver, was injured in an exhibition game last Saturday.
Bobby Jackson scored 18 points for the Kings (2-2), and Peja Stojakovic had 14. Chris Webber added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
After closing the third quarter with nine straights points to take a 74- 68 lead, New York went scoreless for the first 7:10 of the fourth quarter before Howard Eisley made two free throws for a 76-74 lead.
Weatherspoon made a baseline jumper and followed with two free throws, putting the Knicks in front for good at 83-80 with 57 seconds remaining.
Hedo Turkoglu and Lawrence Funderburke each had 15 points for Sacramento. Stojakovic scored 10 in the third quarter, when the Kings started playing more inspired defense following a lethargic first half.
Charlie Ward had 11 assists for New York. Shandon Anderson scored 14 points, and Kurt Thomas added 12.
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