The Chicago Bulls (10) defeated the New York Knicks (0 - 1) 104 - 80 on Wednesday at the Madison Square Garden in New York. The Bulls out shot the Knicks 51 percent to 37 percent from the field and 29 percent to 18 percent from behind the arc. In Derrick Rose's first regular season game back from his ACL surgery that cost him all but 10 games last season, the Bulls were able to help Rose secure a victory. Rose finished the night with 13 points (3 - 7 FG, 0 - 3 3Pt, 7 - 8 FT), three rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Although it was n't his highest scoring game, it was still good to see him make it through the game without anything coming up injury wise. Pau Gasol started at power forward in his Chicago regular season debut and had a double - double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Taj Gibson came off the bench and had an efficient night, going 10 - for - 12 from the field, scoring 22 points to go with eight rebounds. Rookie first - round pick Doug McDermott got a taste of his first NBA regular season action and scored 12 points (5 - 9 FG, 2 - 5 3Pt) in addition to grabbing five rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 24 minutes of action. While the Knicks forced the Bulls into 15 turnovers, they just did n't have the offensive output needed to keep them in the game. Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire were the only two players to finish in double figures with 14 and 12 apiece. Anthony also had four rebounds, three assists, and a steal. Stoudemire added eight boards, a steal, and a blocked shot. Samuel Dalembert made his Knicks regular season debut and finished with six points, four rebounds, two assists, and three blocked shots. He wo n't be relied upon for offense, but Dalemebert should have a solid amount of blocks on defense. Iman Shumpert, who won the starting shooting guard position over Tim Hardaway Jr. and J.R. Smith, had five points (2 - 9 FG, 1 - 2 3Pt), three rebounds, an assist, and three steals. The Knicks' next game is against the Cavaliers on the road Thursday. The Bulls' next game will also be on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
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