Knicks and Bulls Face Off in Windy City
The New York Knicks take on the Chicago Bulls at United Center on Friday night.

The Knicks (45-31) went into Thursday's tough interconference matchup against the Sacramento Kings with an untimely three-game losing streak, but they managed to snap that skid with a 120-109 victory. Jalen Brunson paced the Knicks with a 35-point, 11-assist double-double that included two rebounds and three steals. Josh Hart supplied 31 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Donte DiVincenzo furnished 21 points, five rebounds, one assist and one block. Miles McBride and Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 12 points apiece, with McBride adding four rebounds and three assists.

The Knicks will remain without Julius Randle (shoulder) and OG Anunoby (elbow) for Friday's game.

The Bulls (36-40) have already clinched a play-in spot in the Eastern Conference, but they're not exactly doing a good job building momentum considering they've dropped five of their last seven games. Their most recent time on the court resulted in one of those stumbles, as they dropped a 113-101 decision to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 31 points, supplementing them with five assists, two rebounds and two steals. Coby White supplied 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal. Ayo Dosunmu totaled 15 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal. Andre Drummond generated a 13-point, 18-rebound double-double.

The Bulls will list Torrey Craig (knee) as probable for Friday's game. Julian Phillips (foot) will remain out.

Friday's game marks the second of four meetings between the teams this season. The Knicks hold a 1-0 series lead.
Posted on: 4/4/2024 8:18 PM