Jonathan Bender made his debut with the Knicks on Friday night, scoring nine points in New York's win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit in the first half to beat the Clippers 95-91 at Madison Square Garden.

"It feels good," said Bender, who also had 2 rebounds, 1 block and 1 flagrant foul in his first game since Nov. 5, 2005. "I was real excited. I had a lot of adrenaline going out. I just wanted to get out there and do good, definitely make my first shot. After I got that off my back, I felt pretty good from there."