NEW YORK _ When Giants coach Bill Parcells spoke about no medals for trying, he didn't know what life would be like for the Knicks.
In their first game under interim coach Mike Miller, the Knicks tried. And after losses of 44 and 37 points in their previous two games, that was something. A spirited comeback died when Julius Randle's free throw with one-tenth of a second remaining bounced off the back rim in a 104-103 loss to the Pacers on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Indiana is not at the level of Milwaukee or Denver, the teams that demolished the Knicks in the previous two games and led to the team's decision to relieve David Fizdale of his duties. Plus, Indiana was on the second half of a back-to-back and without star Malcolm Brogdon. But the Knicks' ninth straight loss dropped them to 4-19.
