NEW YORK - Antonio McDyess grinned in embarrassment and blew a kiss to the crowd, his first point as a member of the Knicks on the board almost 14 months after he fractured his kneecap.
McDyess' point came from the free-throw line after he missed five shots and a free throw, and he scored one other point Monday in a 79-78 overtime loss to Detroit.
"I'm not going to step on the court and get 20 and 10 the first night. It's going to take time," McDyess said before the game.
The former All-Star and Olympian appeared in a regular-season game almost a year and a half after the Knicks acquired him. Merely having him on the court was a welcome sight for the Knicks, who had yet to receive any dividends from the blockbuster draft-night deal two years ago that cost them two starters and a lottery pick.
Chauncey Billups scored seven of his 24 in overtime for the Pistons.
A 3-pointer by Richard Hamilton with 3:35 left in the fourth quarter gave Detroit its first lead of the game at 67-66 and the Pistons stayed in front until Charlie Ward made a 14-foot jumper with 12.6 seconds left to force OT at 70-70.
BULLS 97, BUCKS 87: Playing a few hours after the trade that brought them from Toronto was finalized, Jerome Williams scored 13 points and had a team-high 10 rebounds, and Antonio Davis had 11 points, five rebounds and three blocks to lead host Chicago.
GRIZZLIES 96, CELTICS 89: Pau Gasol scored 19 and Lorenzen Wright added 14 to lead visiting Memphis to its first win against Boston in more than three years.
PACERS 89, SUNS 82: Jermaine O'Neal had 32 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks for visiting Indiana.
JAZZ 91, NETS 84: Andrei Kirilenko and DeShawn Stevenson scored 18 apiece, and host Utah won its fourth straight.
League suspends Duncan
Two-time league MVP Tim Duncan was suspended one game for pushing an official to the floor.
The Spurs forward and five-time All-Star made contact with Jack Nies during Saturday's game against Golden State. Duncan was setting a pick as Nies was trying to untangle himself from another player. Duncan cut to the high post, put both hands on the official to clear some room, and Nies tumbled to the floor. The official quickly got up and called a technical.
" ... It's obvious that the contact was both inadvertent and accidental," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "It's just a bad decision. It's absurd."
ARMSTRONG TRIAL: Darrell Armstrong's battery trial began in Orlando with his attorney admitting the Hornets guard struck an officer, but he said it was an accident.
Defense attorney Zachary Stoumbos said during opening statements that Armstrong was unsure who touched him and reacted by swinging his left arm back, knocking Officer Teresa Joyce momentarily off balance.
"It was a startled response when you're unexpectedly touched," Stoumbos said.
Armstrong, who played nine seasons with the Magic before signing with New Orleans in the offseason, is charged with felony battery on an officer and misdemeanor resisting arrest without violence. If convicted, he faces probation to five years in prison.
Stoumbos questioned the officer's motive for pursuing the criminal case, asking her whether she planned to file a civil lawsuit.
Joyce said she hadn't made a decision and denied that it played any role in her decision.
BULLS: Forward Tyson Chandler was put on the injured list with low back pain, meaning he'll miss at least five games. Forward Linton Johnson was activated.
CAVS: Center DeSagana Diop will be sidelined at least two games with a sprained right knee. Forward Carlos Boozer, who has missed six games with a sprained ankle, practiced and will start tonight against the Nuggets.
HEAT: Wang Zhizhi, a 7-1, 284-pound center, was signed to a multiyear contract. Forward Tyrone Hill was released.
