jeff Van Gundy discovered Howard Eisley last night and just like that, Scott Layden doesn't look so foolish anymore.

Eisley was dusted off and put in for the first time this season and the veteran point guard, playing the last 16 minutes, rallied the Knicks to an 89-82 victory over Portland at the Garden that snapped a two-game losing streak.

"Howard Eisley wasn't even on our scouting report," Bonzi Wells said. "We were wondering why he wasn't playing."