Memories of the 1980's are still vivid: Greg Kite bounding off the bench to hammer anything in his path.

It wasn't so long ago that Pat Riley had nothing but negative things to say about somebody like Greg Kite.

"Greg Kite doesn't have a lot of talent," said Larry Bird.

"You can credit Greg Kite for stopping the break all by himself," said Mychal Thompson.

"When the game ended, our backup center, Greg Kite, grabbed the ball, because he was on the court and the closest one to it."

Greg Kite defended against the Knicks center without help for most of the game, and he could have used some help.

But Orlando survived, thanks to a game-winning layup by Greg Kite with 37.3 seconds remaining.

Instead, during the first half it was got a lot of Greg Kite versus Williams, as both starting centers got in early foul trouble.

John Salley and Greg Kite are still available, but the club is not committing itself to signing a big player.

A little-used backup center, Greg Kite, provided the spark.