CLEVELAND - Quentin Richardson scored 27 points and Eddy Curry 24, 12 in the fourth quarter, to lead the New York Knicks to a 101-98 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday night, snapping the Cavaliers' six-game home winning streak.

Curry and Jamal Crawford combined for 23 of New York's 28 points in the fourth as the Knicks, playing their second game in two nights, improved to 5-5 on the road. Maybe they should stay away from Madison Square Garden, where they are just 1-6.

Richardson, who missed Tuesday's game in Chicago with a strained hamstring, was 5-of-7 on 3-pointers and added nine rebounds. New York made nine 3-pointers ¡ª the biggest by Crawford with 1:46 left to put the Knicks up 97-93.

LeBron James had 27 points on 10-of-22 shooting and Drew Gooden 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

Curry's three-point play with 46.5 seconds to go put the Knicks ahead by three, and New York was able to hang on despite Steve Francis missing two free throws and firing up an airball in the final 36 seconds.

Trailing by three, Cleveland had a last possession to tie it but Donyell Marshall was short on a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds remaining. Crawford grabbed the rebound, and when the horn sounded, New York's guard celebrated by throwing the ball high enough to hit the arena's giant scoreboard.

James, who scored eight in the final period, blew by Richardson for a layup to tie it at 98 with 1:05 remaining. But following a timeout, Crawford drove the lane and dished underneath to Curry, who was fouled by Gooden on a dunk.

Curry missed three free throws earlier in the quarter, but he completed the three-point play to make it 101-98.

James forced up a shot over two defenders on Cleveland's next trip, but New York was unable to take advantage as Francis missed a pair of free throws. Damon Jones' turnover gave it back to the Knicks, but Francis again gave Cleveland hope with his miss in the lane.

But on their final trip, the Cavaliers didn't execute properly and had to settle for Marshall's 3.

Down by 11 points with 7:13 left in the third, the Cavaliers closed the period with a 17-2 run to take a 77-73 lead into the fourth.

James set up Jones for a 3-pointer during the spurt, which ended with James making a baseline save and the ball going to Marshall, whose 3-pointer from the left side put the Cavs up four.

The Knicks helped by making six turnovers and going 1-for-7 from the field as Cleveland took control.

Despite coming in with the Eastern Conference's second-worst record (5-11), Knicks coach Isiah Thomas said before the game that he is convinced his team is headed in the right direction.

"We've just got to stay sane in mind and get on the other side of the storm," he said.

Any threatening clouds seem to be clearing.

Richardson missed Tuesday's loss, but he made up for lost playing time by scoring 17 points in the first half, when the Knicks shot 59 percent and took a 56-51 lead.