"Tracy McGrady did his work early, and Al Harrington and David Lee took care of things late when McGrady's left knee stiffened.

As their newest star sat out the fourth quarter and overtime, the Knicks snapped their eight-game losing streak with their first win since the deal that brought McGrady from the Rockets on Feb. 18, 118-116 over the Wizards in overtime.

Harrington, on the same day he met President Obama courtesy of teammate Chris Duhon, scored 37 points and Lee notched the game-winner on a driving layup with 1.6 seconds left in OT at the Verizon Center.

McGrady finished with 23 points after a terrific first half, but sat out the game's final 19:32. Lee scored four of the Knicks' five OT points and racked up 25 points, 16 rebounds and five assists.

With 2:32 left in the third quarter, McGrady sat down after having logged 25:33, but coach Mike D'Antoni let him stay on the bench too long. When D'Antoni wanted to go back to McGrady with 3:38 left in regulation during a timeout, the guard shook his head no.

McGrady clearly was fine with how his first win played out and how smooth he looked for three quarters. McGrady made light of turning down D'Antoni's invitation.

"Actually I was pretty ticked I didn't go in," McGrady said, deadpan. "Me and Mike just aren't hitting it off right now."

McGrady then laughed."