One man's trash is another mans treasure.

One week after suprisingly being cut by the New Orleans Hornets Lee Nailon was like the man who went from rags to riches for the New York Knicks yesterday. The fourth quarter has been one of doom for the Knicks all season long, and with a loss last night securing the unwanted record of worst start ever by a Knicks team it was Nailon who rose to the occasion.

Nailon scored 20 points in 22 minutes for the Knicks, including 10 in the final quarter, as New York defeated the Sacramento Kings at Madison Square Garden to record their first win in five attempts.  Coach Don Chaney had vowed to give Nailon a significant run in the fourth as a second option to Allan Houston, but with Houston on the bench it soon became apparent that Nailon was the first option.

"I knew in the fourth quarters the team's gotten lackadaisical and been tired," said Nailon. "I wanted to step up and let everyone know we can win games in the fourth quarter. I just wanted to bring the attitude that guys can keep playing hard and stay together. The team stayed together."

I was very happy that we had a guy that we know could score and can score in many ways - in the low-post, outside the lane, he has a very good offensive presence," Chaney said.