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| Houston Rockets' Yao Ming (11) finishes a dunk
as New York Knicks' Kurt Thomas (40) watches during the first
quarter Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004 in Houston.
[Agencies] |
Jamal Crawford banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the New York Knicks to
their first road win of the
season, 93-92 over the reeling Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
Crawford finished with 19 points, going 5-of-11 from the 3-point arc,
and Kurt Thomas added 23 points and 14 rebounds to hand the Rockets their
fourth loss in five games.
New York, which ends a four-game trip against Dallas on Friday, came
back from an 11-point deficit to start the fourth quarter, getting plenty
of clutch baskets from Crawford and Thomas down the stretch.
The Knicks opened the quarter by scoring the first 11 points to tie the
score at 72, getting back-to-back 3s from Penny Hardaway. Houston regained
the lead and was ahead 92-88 with 41.4 seconds left after Maurice Taylor's
basket.
 But Thomas scored on a jumper with 26.8 seconds left, Houston's
Tracy McGrady missed a basket with 2.9 seconds left and the Knicks
rebounded to set up the final shot.
After a timeout, Crawford came open to the right of the top of the key,
took the inbounds pass and banked in a 3 as time expired. Crawford
sprinted to the other end of the court, his teammates chasing him until
they caught up with him and mobbed him.
The Rockets players and fans watched in stunned silence as the
celebration went on for several minutes.
McGrady led the Rockets with 24 points and Yao
Ming added 23 points and 11 rebounds.
(Agencies) | 
Updated: 2004-11-19 15:20