The loss ended the Knicks' longest win streak since a 15-game run from March 1 to April 2, 1994, and left them two games ahead of Indiana for the second seed in the Eastern Conference with four games remaining.
Sean Hagan (4-6) allowed one unearned run in six innings for the win in the opener of the three-game series, while Jon Prosinski (7-3) took the loss after giving up four runs, three earned, in 7 1-3 innings.