Game #25 - Bulls @ Knicks - Game Thread

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Game 25, Road Game 15
Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 PM CT
Madison Square Garden
TNT / ESPN 1000 AM


BULLS VS. KNICKS ALL-TIME
ALL-TIME ................... Bulls lead 104-96
BULLS CURRENT STREAK ....... 1 Win
BULLS HOME STREAK ............. 1 Loss
BULLS ROAD STREAK ............... 1 Win

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (18-6)
Home 9-1
Road 9-5

Bulls Averages:
PPG: 96.3 (Opp: 87.9)
RPG: 44.92 (Opp: 39.92)
APG: 22.3 (Opp: 19.3)
SPG: 7.21 (Opp: 7.29)
BPG: 6.13 (Opp: 4.75)
TO: 14.17 (Opp: 14.21)
FG%: .458 (Opp: .428)
FT%: .733 (Opp: .718)
3p%: .364 (Opp: .354)

Probable Bulls starters


Derrick Rose - PG -
Kyle Korver - SG -
Ronnie Brewer - SF -
Carlos Boozer - PF -
Joakim Noah - C -

Bulls Stats Leaders
Points:Rose 23.1, Deng 15.9
Rebounds: Noah 9.2, Boozer 8.6
Assists: Rose 7.7, Watson 3.9
Steals: Deng 1.22, Boozer & Brewer 1.08
Blocks: Gibson 1.38, Asik 1.21

FG%: Asik .529, Boozer .516
FT%: Hamilton .875, Rose .852
3FG%: Watson .477, Korver .419

Injury report
Luol Deng (left wrist) and Richard Hamilton (sore right thigh) are day-to-day.

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



New York Knicks (8-13)
Home 4-6
Road 4-7

Probable Knicks starters
Iman Shumpert - PG
Landry Fields - SG
Carmelo Anthony - SF
Amare Stoudemire - PF
Tyson Chandler - C

Injury report
Baron Davis - Herniated Disc - Out
Josh Harrellson - Fractured Right Wrist - Out
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Bulls 105 Knicks 102

Close game. Rose leads Bulls with 32 pts (15 in the 4th). Butler playing nearly the full 4th quarter.

Friedell's rapid reaction

How it happened: Derrick Rose was dominant at various point throughout the night -- finishing the game with a team high 32 points and 13 assists. Carlos Boozer went for 16 points and nine rebounds while Kyle Korver added 16 points of his own, including two clutch fee throws with 13.7 seconds left. Rookie Jimmy Butler had the best game of his young career, chipping in seven points while playing solid defense against Knicks' forward Carmelo Anthony.

What it means: The Bulls squeaked this one out. Tom Thibodeau isn't going to like the way his team played defensively, but they made enough plays to pull out another win. What's becoming more apparent as each game passes is just how much the Bulls miss Luol Deng on both ends of the floor. They are hopeful he will return soon. For Thibodeau, that can't come soon enough.