Al Harrington nets 24 points to help Knicks beat New Orleans Hornets
Sacramento (California): Kevin Martin scored 48 points for the Sacramento Kings in a 127-116 overtime win over Memphis on Monday, spoiling the Grizzlies debut of veteran Allen Iverson.
Beno Udrih made a game-tying lay-up in the closing seconds of regulation for the Kings who were making their 2009-10 NBA season home debut. The Kings, who began the season with three consecutive road losses, picked up their play late in overtime in front of a sold out crowd of 17,317 at Arco Arena.
Iverson was booed in his Memphis debut after missing the first three games while recovering from a hamstring injury. Memphis signed free agent Iverson in the off season. The volatile Iverson came in off the bench with just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
He finished with 11 points but didn't hit a basket until late in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, red-hot forward Al Harrington scored 24 points including 13 in the key fourth quarter to help the New York Knicks beat the New Orleans Hornets 117-111 on Monday for their first victory of the NBA season. The Knicks made 15 free throws in the final period and produced 40 points and withstood 32 points and 13 assists from New Orleans point guard Chris Paul.
Big David Lee had 28 points and eight rebounds for New York (1-3), which used a 10-2 run midway through the fourth to turn a two-point lead into a 102-92 advantage with 4:09 left. Harrington enjoyed his second straight strong performance after coming off the bench to score 42 points in the Knicks loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.



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