New York: The New York Knicks combined fluid offence with strong defence for their second straight win under interim coach Mike Woodson as they routed the Indiana Pacers 115-100 in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Jeremy Lin played 26 minutes, finishing with 13 points and five assists. Carmelo Anthony had 12 points and continued to struggle with his shooting, reported Xinhua.

Tyson Chandler had 16 points and led a dogged defensive effort in the first half, when the Knicks held the Pacers to 31 points and less than one-third in shooting accuracy.

New York led the game by as much as 32 points and shut down Pacers star Danny Granger, who had said Friday and Saturday were two "very winnable games".

Instead, the Pacers never led and had their two-game winning streak snapped. Granger shot four of 15 for nine points, while All-Star center Roy Hibbert was two of eight and ended with four points. Darren Collison led Indiana with 15 points.

Mike Woodson took the helm of New York as the interim coach after Mike D'Antoni announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon.

For his coaching debut, the Knicks gave Woodson a glorious 42-point thrashing of the Trail Blazers, but that was effectively an exhibition game. So Indiana presented the first true test for Woodson and the first true measure of the Knicks' resolve in the wake of a six-game losing streak.

IANS