NEW YORK, Dec 9: No matter who is on the sidelines, wins never come easy for the New York Knicks.

Hours after coach Jeff Van Gundy resigned, the Knicks squandered a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter and barely held on for their third straight win, 101-99 over the Indiana Pacers.

Saturday’s results (home team in CAPS):

ATLANTA 107 Orlando 104

CLEVELAND 109 Denver 99

NEW YORK 101 Indiana 99

MEMPHIS 92 Philadelphia 83

MINNESOTA 107 Houston 97

CHICAGO 87 Boston 84

Washington 102 DALLAS 95

MILWAUKEE 95 New Jersey 79

NHL RESULTS

NEW JERSEY 3 Washington 1

PHILADELPHIA 5 Minnesota 1

BOSTON 4 Buffalo 2

Colorado 2 COLUMBUS 0

MONTREAL 3 Phoenix 3

OTTAWA 5 Tampa Bay 2

TORONTO 4 NY Rangers 3

Carolina 3 FLORIDA 2

PITTSBURGH 6 Atlanta 3

ST LOUIS 2 Los Angeles 0

—AFP/Reuters