The New York Knicks lost to the Chicago Bulls tonight on the road 104-99 and have lost their 6th straight game.New York scored the first basket of the game, but the Bulls developed an early lead before the Knicks went on an 11-0 run to go up 16-12. After a 3-pointer by Steve Novak, the first quarter ended with the Knicks up 25-23.
The Knicks and the Bulls continued to go head-to-head with each other in the 2nd quarter. A dunk in transition by Landry Fields put the Knicks up 37-32 midway through the quarter. A pair of free throws by Jimmy Butler tied the game up 38-38 and a pair of free throws by Jeremy Lin tied the game up 44-44. The Knicks led 50-48 at halftime. At the half, Tyson Chandler led the Knicks in scoring with 11 and Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 13.
Ronnie Brewer scored the first points of the second half and tied the game at 50 apiece. A three-point play by Amar'e Stoudemire put New York up 55-54. The lead changed a few more times before the 3rd quarter ended with the Bulls up 79-78.
A dunk by Rose put Chicago up 91-84 midway through the 4th quarter. A jumpshot by Stoudemire and two free throws by Lin cut the lead to 3. The Bulls went up 99-90 with under a minute left and won the game 104-99.
Player of the Game: Derrick Rose (32 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds)
Though the Knicks lost and have lost six in a row, there are some definite positives to take away from this game. First off, all of the starters for the Knicks played fairly well. Chandler had 13 and 10 and Fields scored 12. Melo and Amar'e both scored at least 20 and Lin had 15 points and 8 assists. Also, considering that they were coming off a 5-game losing streak and facing the best team in the East, they fought hard and gave the Bulls a run for their money.
However, there are some obvious negatives from the game. J.R. Smith didn't help the team at all while he was on the floor and committed two bad turnovers. Novak only hit one 3-pointer on four attempts and was contained well by Chicago's defense. Josh Harrellson wasn't able to help out much and was mostly ineffective in nine minutes of play. Lin tried the best he could at guarding Rose, but he was unable to contain Rose. Late in the game, Melo took a few shots that he shouldn't have taken when Amar'e should've been taking shots.
The Knicks play the Portland Trail Blazers next on Wednesday at home.
(Photo Courtesy: "NBA: New York at Chicago - Mar 12, 2012" - http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/games/2012031204/gallery/im:urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nba,photo,ap-201203122037742440059:1)
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