NEW YORK, March 24 (UPI) -- Toney Douglas' jump shot with 27.8 seconds left Tuesday sparked the New York Knicks to a 109-104 victory over Denver.
The Nuggets had pulled to within 105-104 with 1:21 left but failed to take the lead after a Nene steal off Al Harrington. Carmelo Anthony missed a shot as time wound down and Douglas answered with his key bucket for 3-point lead.
Advertisement
Danilo Gallinari then sank a pair of foul shots with 18.1 seconds left to ice the Knicks' win, which snapped a four-game drought against the Nuggets.
Gallinari popped in 28 points and Harrington registered 24 points and nine rebounds off the bench for New York.
Anthony poured in 36 and Chauncey Billups added 25 points and six assists for Denver.
