The Chicago Bulls (45 - 29) scored more points before the fourth quarter than the New York Knicks (14 - 60) tallied the entire game, winning 111 - 80. The Knicks failed to score 20 points in any of the first three quarters, falling behind 84 - 53 heading into the final period. Potential Rookie of the Year Nikola Mirotic scored a game - high 24 points off the bench, supplemented by six rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block and three three - pointers in 26 minutes. Pau Gasol notched his league - leading 48th double with 19 points and 12 rebounds in a team - high 28 minutes, throwing his name into the Comeback Player of the Year conversation. Jimmy Butler secured five steals to match his total post - All - Star break. The win moved the Bulls one and half games ahead of the four seed Toronto Raptors with eight games remaining. The Knicks broke a record by losing their 60th game, most losses in a single season of the franchise’s 69 - year history. It’s the ninth time in 16 March games the Knicks failed to shoot 40 percent from the field. They've lost seven games in a row and hold a three - game edge over the Minnesota Timberwolves for worst record in the league. Andrea Bargnani scored a team - high 14 points. Langston Galloway played a team - high 36 minutes and shot 5 - of - 14 from the floor, possessing a team - low negative 28 plus/minus. Ricky Ledo may have played his final game with the Knicks as his 10 - day contract expires Sunday. He joined Bargnani and Galloway as the only Knicks to score at least 10 points, contributing 11 points, three rebounds, two steals, one assist and one three - pointer in 29 minutes. The Bulls have three days off before facing the Milwaukee Bucks. The Knicks face a similar layover, hosting the Brooklyn Nets the first day of April.
["TeamStat(G,'Bulls') has 29 Losses ,has 111 Total points ,has 45 Wins ."
 "TeamStat(G,'Knicks') has 60 Losses ,has 80 Total points ,has 14 Wins ."]