The Chicago Bulls (19 - 12) defeated the New York Knicks (15 - 19) 108 - 81 on Friday night. The Knicks rolled over the Bulls in their most recent matchup, but Chicago was having none of that here. They started off the game on a 23 - 6 run and ended it with a 31 - 8 fourth quarter. It actually got down to a two - point game in the third, but Chicago dominated in the fourth quarter for a runaway result. In fact, they outscored the Knicks 65 - 26 in the first and fourth quarters. The Bulls were scorching from long distance as well, as they went 10 - for - 16 in the win. The Knicks have lost four of their last five coming into this game and things just keep rolling downhill. They did a good job of competing, but they simply allowed the Bulls to go on too many lopsided runs. In fact, they allowed Chicago to start off three quarters in this game on a 60 run or larger. Carmelo Anthony was the teams best player, as he scored a team - high 20 points to go along with seven boards. Jose Calderon also had a nice game, as he tallied 18 points, four rebounds and four assists. Kristaps Porzingis shot continued to struggle here, as he went just 4 - for - 14 for just nine points in the loss. This once promising Knicks team is regressing hard right now and it may be tough for them to make the playoffs if they continue to play like this. New York will look to bounce - back on Sunday when they host the Atlanta Hawks. Chicago played this game without Derrick Rose and played well once again. This team is so used to playing without their star point guard that they don’t miss a beat when he does miss time. Jimmy Butler stepped up in his absence, as he tallied 23 points, six assists and four rebounds in the win. Bobby Portis continues to breakout as well, as he dropped 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Nikola Mirotic has been struggling recently, but he had one of his best games of the season here, amassing 17 points, seven assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks in the victory. The depth of this team is simply amazing and they should be fine even with the injury bug biting them hard. Chicago will take on the Toronto Raptors in their next game on Sunday.
["TeamStat(G,'Bulls') has 12 Losses ,has 108 Total points ,has 31 Points in 4th quarter ,has 19 Wins ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Knicks') has 19 Losses ,has 81 Total points ,has 8 Points in 4th quarter ,has 15 Wins ."]