NEW YORK (AP) _ The New York Knicks went overboard with their aggression as they decisively defeated another top team from the West.

Coach Jeff Van Gundy was bloodied above his left eye when he tried to stop Marcus Camby from sucker-punching Danny Ferry late in the fourth quarter of New York's 104-82 victory Monday over the San Antonio Spurs.

Camby, who had been poked in the eye by Ferry, was ejected for throwing a punch, while Van Gundy spent the last three minutes getting treatment after he was led off the court. It was a bizarre ending to another dominant performance by the Knicks, who got 31 points from Allan Houston, 20 from Glen Rice and 19 from Latrell Sprewell.

Winning for the ninth time in 10 games and holding their opponent below 100 points for the 31st consecutive game, the Knicks were having one of their best all-around games of the season until late in the fourth.

Camby was being restrained by his teammates when he lunged after Ferry and threw a windmill punch with his right hand. The punch did not hit anybody, but Camby landed on top of Van Gundy as the coach jumped between them _ much like he did in a fight between the Knicks' Larry Johnson and the Heat's Alonzo Mourning during the 1998 playoffs.

Van Gundy stayed down for about a minute before getting up, blood dripping down his face.

Camby faces a mandatory suspension under NBA rules for throwing a punch.

Houston, Sprewell and Rice each shot over 50 percent while Camby blocked six shots and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who were coming off a 15-point victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.

Houston scored 11 points in the first quarter, including two 3-pointers in the first 3:40, and the Knicks took their first double-digit lead on an alley-oop dunk by Camby with 3:11 left in the first half.

New York closed the second quarter with a 6-0 run to open a 15-point lead, then played nearly flawlessly in the third. Camby blocked four shots in the quarter, which ended with New York holding an 85-61 lead.

Houston hit the first basket of the fourth, and the lead was up to 24 when a yo-yo was thrown on the court. Chris Childs of the Knicks picked it up and played with it before passing it off to a referee in what turned out to be the last lighthearted moment of the game.

Camby went after Ferry a few minutes later with the score 99-79.

David Robinson shot 1-for-11, and Tim Duncan was 0-for-7 from the foul line for the Spurs, who shot only 39 percent. Notes:@ The Knicks hosted a Martin Luther King Day matinee for the 19th consecutive year and won for the 18th time. ... Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was ejected early in the third quarter. Assistant coach Hank Egan took over. ... New York improved to 10-5 against teams from the West, while San Antonio dropped to 10-5 against the East. ... The Knicks are 17-1 when scoring 90 points or more. ... The Knicks swept the season series.