The Knicks fell to the Bulls by seven, 108-101, in a game that was not nearly as close as the final score indicates. The Knicks fell behind by 21 at halftime and the Knicks could not recover from that. Luol Deng was outstanding, as he scored 33 points on 13-18 shooting. Carmelo Anthony scored the quietest 39 points you will ever see, as 19 of them came in garbage time in the fourth quarter and he only shot 14-32 from the field.

The Bulls defeated the Knicks by four, 110-106, in a game that certainly was not as close as the score indicated. Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 29 points and Luol Deng led the Bulls with 29 points, as well.

The Knicks lost an ugly and disappointing game to the Bulls in Chicago to move to 14-5 and end their five game wining streak.

First Quarter

The Knicks trailed 26-23 at the end of a rough first quarter. After a quick 6-0 start, the Knicks realized how great of a defensive team the Bulls are. There were very few open shots throughout the quarter and the ball movement wasn’t there. After the Knicks were outscored 10-0 after the 6-0 start during a four minute stretch. Raymond Felton was fouled hard on the left hand by Taj Gibson with two minutes left in the quarter and appeared to be in serious pain. But Felton bounced back and scored the next seven points for the Knicks. The three pointers were not as frequent, with Ronnie Brewer taking the first three with 8:38 remaining in the quarter. Rasheed Wallace hit the Knicks only two threes of the first quarter including a banker with 3.5 seconds remaining to tie the game. Wallace’s three, however, was answered back by a 43 foot shot by Marco Bellinelli, who was undoubtedly the story of the quarter, scoring 15 points.