Knicks battered by Bulls in franchise-worst 60th loss of season

Final

Regular Season Series (Game 3 of 3)

Knicks 80

(14-60, 5-33 away)

Bulls 111

(45-29, 24-14 home)

8:00PM,EDT,March 28,2015
United Center, Chicago, IL

	1	2	3	4	T
NY	17	17	19	27	80
CHI	28	26	30	27	111

Top Performers

NY: C. Aldrich 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk
Chi: N. Mirotic 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

 

 

 

 

 

Associated Press

Knicks Cruise Past Bulls

Pau Gasol tallied 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Nikola Mirotic added 24 points to help the Bulls beat the Knicks 111-80.

Tags: NBA, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Pau Gasol, Nikola Mirotic, Jimmy Butler

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls did what so many other teams have done against the Knicks this season: They made it look easy.
They handed New York its franchise-record 60th loss, too.
Nikola Mirotic scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Chicago pounded the Knicks 111-80 Saturday night.
"There's nothing I can really say about that," New York's Langston Galloway said. "All I can control is playing hard."

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A night after tying the team's previous single-season loss mark, the Knicks dropped their seventh straight and 14th in 16 games.
Jimmy Butler scored 18 for Chicago.
Mirotic closed out a terrific March with another strong showing, finishing five points shy of his career high. The rookie averaged 20.8 points in 15 games this month.
Gasol recorded his league-leading 48th double-double as Chicago won for the fifth time in six games.
"I think our mindset at this point is we're building toward something, we have more than enough right now," Mike Dunleavy Jr. said. "When (the injured) Derrick [Rose] gets back, it's a bonus. We're pulling for him."
The Bulls, who have battled injuries all year, appear to be clicking even though their superstar point guard is recovering from his latest knee surgery.
They led by 20 at halftime and fell four points short of their most lopsided victory of the season. They pulled within two games of Central Division leader Cleveland and moved 1 1/2 games ahead of fourth-place Toronto in the Eastern Conference.
Andrea Bargnani led New York with 14 points and seven rebounds. But with their crisp ball movement and an attacking mentality, the Bulls overwhelmed the Knicks.
They had 28 assists compared to 14 turnovers, hit 43 of 84 shots and outscored New York 50-22 in the paint.
"The biggest mindset is just to not give up," the Knicks' Cole Aldrich said. "We still have some basketball to play. We can't all forget the opportunity that's ahead of us. We haven't had the season that we wanted to, but it doesn't mean we can't go out and finish strong."
Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of the "Double Nickel Game" that saw Michael Jordan score 55 points at Madison Square Garden, a masterpiece that announced he still was the game's greatest player after two years away from basketball. He finished off that game with an assist to Bill Wennington, giving the Bulls a 113-111 victory.
In this one, Chicago stomped on the Knicks almost as soon as they stepped on the court.
Gasol scored 11 in the first quarter and 13 in the half as the Bulls grabbed a 54-34 lead. Mirotic hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 in the half, while Butler and Aaron Brooks each scored 10.
The Bulls led 28-17 after hitting 12 of 21 shots in the first quarter and they put this one away after the Knicks closed within eight with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the second. Chicago outscored New York 19-7 the rest of the half to turn a 35-27 edge to a 20-point gulf at the break.
"I think we're getting there," Gasol said. "We can't get too complacent. We can't get satisfied by a few good games. We just need to continue because the challenges are going to come and they're going to come quickly."
TIP-INS
Knicks: The 1962-63, 1985-86, 2005-06 and 2007-08 teams lost 59 games. ... F Travis Wear (sore lower back) remains day to day.
Bulls: Coach Tom Thibodeau said a nine-man rotation in the playoffs is possible if the Bulls are healthy. But he acknowledged that's a big "if." "That's been our question mark all year," he said. Only 19 times this season have the Bulls had their projected starting five in the lineup, and they're waiting for Rose to return from a minor operation on his right knee. Thibodeau said the former MVP point guard is doing "just about everything" in practice except taking contact. ... F Doug McDermott (sore back) sat out the game.
HE SAID IT
Gasol, on what Knicks coach Derek Fisher, his teammate with the Lakers, is going through: "It must be a struggle for someone that was such a successful basketball player for so many years."
UP NEXT
Knicks: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Bulls: Visit Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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Team Stat Comparison

	NY	CHI
Points	80	111
FGM-FGA	30-79 (.380)	43-84 (.512)
3PM-3PA	4-17 (.235)	6-17 (.353)
FTM-FTA	16-19 (.842)	19-22 (.864)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total)	9-35	12-51
Assists	22	28
Turnovers	13	12
Steals	7	8
Blocks	7	5
Fast Break Points	6	16
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant)	18 (1/0)	16 (0/0)

Top Performers

New York		Chicago
	Aldrich Points: 8 Reb: 6 Ast: 3 Stl: 1 Blk: 2		Mirotic Points: 24 Reb: 6 Ast: 2 Stl: 1 Blk: 1

Game Leaders

	NY	CHI
Points	A. Bargnani 14	N. Mirotic 24
Rebounds	A. Bargnani 7	P. Gasol 12
Assists	S. Larkin 8	T. Snell 5
Steals	C. Early 2	J. Butler 5
Blocks	L. Amundson 3	J. Butler 1
Team rosters: New York | Chicago

Next 5 Games

New York	Chicago
04/01 BKN 7:30pm 04/03 @WSH 7:00pm 04/05 PHI 7:30pm 04/08 IND 7:30pm 04/10 MIL 7:30pm	04/01 @MIL 8:00pm 04/03 DET 8:00pm 04/05 @CLE 3:30pm 04/08 @ORL 7:00pm 04/09 @MIA 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: New York | Chicago

Research Notes

The 31 point win for the Bulls was the 2nd-biggest in franchise history against the Knicks. Their biggest win was 33 points against the Knicks on Feb. 16, 2010.

Pau Gasol has his NBA leading 48th double-double. He came into the game tied with Joakim Noah (2013-14) for 5th most at 47 double doubles.   [+]

 

 

 

1st Quarter Summary
TIME	NEW YORK	SCORE	CHICAGO
12:00		0-0	Lou Amundson vs. Pau Gasol (Joakim Noah gains possession)
11:38		0-2	Aaron Brooks makes 7-foot two point shot
11:19	Andrea Bargnani misses 25-foot three point jumper	0-2
11:18		0-2	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
11:02		0-4	Pau Gasol makes layup (Joakim Noah assists)
10:45	Lance Thomas makes three point jumper (Shane Larkin assists)	3-4
10:29		3-4	Lou Amundson blocks Joakim Noah's 7-foot jumper
10:26	Langston Galloway defensive rebound	3-4
10:10	Langston Galloway makes 4-foot two point shot	5-4
9:52		5-6	Pau Gasol makes 16-foot two point shot (Aaron Brooks assists)
9:33	Andrea Bargnani bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals)	5-6
9:29		5-8	Jimmy Butler makes two point shot
9:12	Andrea Bargnani makes 19-foot jumper (Lance Thomas assists)	7-8
8:47		7-11	Aaron Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper
8:26	Langston Galloway makes jumper	9-11
8:07		9-11	Lou Amundson blocks Joakim Noah's shot
8:06		9-11	Mike Dunleavy offensive rebound
8:03		9-13	Joakim Noah makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
7:46	Langston Galloway misses 26-foot three point jumper	9-13
7:45		9-13	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
7:28		9-15	Pau Gasol makes 5-foot two point shot (Jimmy Butler assists)
7:28	Lou Amundson shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	9-15
7:28		9-15	Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1
7:26	Langston Galloway defensive rebound	9-15
7:15	Andrea Bargnani misses driving layup	9-15
7:13		9-15	Mike Dunleavy defensive rebound
7:03		9-17	Jimmy Butler makes 8-foot two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
6:56	Knicks Full timeout
6:39	Joakim Noah blocks Lou Amundson's 2-foot shot	9-17
6:37	Andrea Bargnani offensive rebound	9-17
6:35	Andrea Bargnani misses jumper	9-17
6:35		9-17	Joakim Noah defensive rebound
6:13		9-17	Mike Dunleavy misses three point jumper
6:11	Andrea Bargnani defensive rebound	9-17
6:03	Lance Thomas misses 16-foot jumper	9-17
6:01	Lou Amundson offensive rebound	9-17
5:58	Lance Thomas misses 19-foot jumper	9-17
5:58		9-17	Joakim Noah defensive rebound
5:52	Langston Galloway shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	9-17
5:52		9-19	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
5:52	Cole Aldrich enters the game for Lou Amundson	9-18
5:52	Ricky Ledo enters the game for Langston Galloway	9-18
5:52		9-19	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
5:37	Andrea Bargnani misses 17-foot jumper	9-19
5:35		9-19	Mike Dunleavy defensive rebound
5:28		9-19	Aaron Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:26	Andrea Bargnani defensive rebound	9-19
5:13	Lance Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (Cole Aldrich assists)	11-19
4:56		11-19	Pau Gasol misses 17-foot jumper
4:54	Cole Aldrich defensive rebound	11-19
4:46	Shane Larkin misses 25-foot three point jumper	11-19
4:45		11-19	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
4:28		11-19	Mike Dunleavy misses 7-foot Running Jumper
4:26		11-19	Pau Gasol offensive rebound
4:26		11-19	Pau Gasol misses tip shot
4:26	Cole Aldrich defensive rebound	11-19
4:13	Ricky Ledo misses layup	11-19
4:13	Cole Aldrich offensive rebound	11-19
4:11	Cole Aldrich makes two point shot	13-19
3:56	Lance Thomas personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	13-19
3:56	Jason Smith enters the game for Andrea Bargnani	13-19
3:56		13-19	Taj Gibson enters the game for Joakim Noah
3:56	Cleanthony Early enters the game for Lance Thomas	13-19
3:49		13-21	Pau Gasol makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
3:23	Shane Larkin misses 18-foot jumper	13-21
3:21		13-21	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
3:10		13-23	Pau Gasol makes 15-foot jumper (Aaron Brooks assists)
2:53	Jason Smith misses 14-foot jumper	13-23
2:51		13-23	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
2:42	Bulls Full timeout
2:42		13-23	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Aaron Brooks
2:41	Cleanthony Early personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	13-23
2:32		13-25	Mike Dunleavy makes 18-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
2:18	Shane Larkin makes 19-foot jumper (Cleanthony Early assists)	15-25
2:00		15-25	Nikola Mirotic enters the game for Mike Dunleavy
2:00	Cole Aldrich personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	15-25
2:00		15-26	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
2:00		15-26	Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
1:59	Ricky Ledo defensive rebound	15-26
1:43		15-26	Nikola Mirotic personal foul (Cleanthony Early draws the foul)
1:36	Ricky Ledo misses 25-foot three point jumper	15-26
1:32		15-26	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
1:25		15-26	Kirk Hinrich misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:23		15-26	Taj Gibson offensive rebound
1:23		15-28	Taj Gibson makes two point shot
1:05	Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper	15-28
1:04		15-28	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
0:53		15-28	Pau Gasol bad pass (Cleanthony Early steals)
0:31	Jason Smith misses layup	15-28
0:30	Ricky Ledo offensive rebound	15-28
0:30	Ricky Ledo misses dunk	15-28
0:29		15-28	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
0:15		15-28	Pau Gasol lost ball turnover (Cleanthony Early steals)
0:11	Cleanthony Early makes layup	17-28
0:00		17-28	Nikola Mirotic misses three point jumper
0:00		17-28	Bulls offensive team rebound
0:00	End of the 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter Summary
TIME	NEW YORK	SCORE	CHICAGO
11:37	Cleanthony Early misses 25-foot three point jumper	17-28
11:36		17-28	Joakim Noah defensive rebound
11:27		17-28	Joakim Noah bad pass
11:12	Cole Aldrich misses 6-foot running hook shot	17-28
11:12	Knicks offensive team rebound	17-28
11:12		17-28	Tony Snell loose ball foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)
11:03	Cole Aldrich makes 7-foot two point shot (Jason Smith assists)	19-28
10:52	Ricky Ledo personal foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	19-28
10:44		19-28	Taj Gibson 3 second turnover
10:27	Langston Galloway misses 20-foot jumper	19-28
10:26		19-28	Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound
10:14		19-31	Nikola Mirotic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tony Snell assists)
10:04		19-31	Joakim Noah shooting foul (Cole Aldrich draws the foul)
10:04	Cole Aldrich makes free throw 1 of 2	20-31
10:04	Cole Aldrich makes free throw 2 of 2	21-31
9:42		21-31	Tony Snell misses 26-foot three point jumper
9:40		21-31	Cleanthony Early vs. Joakim Noah (Taj Gibson gains possession)
9:40		21-31	Bulls offensive team rebound
9:36		21-31	Tony Snell misses 25-foot three point jumper
9:34	Ricky Ledo defensive rebound	21-31
9:23		21-31	Kirk Hinrich shooting foul (Ricky Ledo draws the foul)
9:23	Ricky Ledo makes free throw 1 of 2	22-31
9:23	Ricky Ledo makes free throw 2 of 2	23-31
9:06		23-31	Joakim Noah misses two point shot
9:04	Jason Smith defensive rebound	23-31
8:59	Nikola Mirotic blocks Cleanthony Early's 2-foot layup	23-31
8:57		23-31	Tony Snell defensive rebound
8:44		23-33	Nikola Mirotic makes 5-foot two point shot
8:44	Cleanthony Early shooting foul (Nikola Mirotic draws the foul)	23-33
8:44	Full timeout
8:44		23-33	Aaron Brooks enters the game for Taj Gibson
8:44	Andrea Bargnani enters the game for Jason Smith	23-33
8:44	Lance Thomas enters the game for Cleanthony Early	23-33
8:44		23-33	Nikola Mirotic misses free throw 1 of 1
8:42	Cole Aldrich defensive rebound	23-33
8:30		23-33	Nikola Mirotic personal foul (Andrea Bargnani draws the foul)
8:25	Andrea Bargnani lost ball turnover (Aaron Brooks steals)	23-33
8:17		23-33	Cole Aldrich blocks Nikola Mirotic's 2-foot layup
8:15	Cole Aldrich defensive rebound	23-33
8:11	Langston Galloway makes 19-foot jumper (Cole Aldrich assists)	25-33
7:52		25-35	Tony Snell makes two point shot (Joakim Noah assists)
7:30	Andrea Bargnani makes 22-foot jumper (Langston Galloway assists)	27-35
7:09		27-35	Nikola Mirotic misses three point jumper
7:09		27-35	Joakim Noah offensive rebound
7:09		27-35	Joakim Noah misses tip shot
7:07	Cole Aldrich defensive rebound	27-35
6:56	Cole Aldrich bad pass	27-35
6:37		27-38	Nikola Mirotic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
6:16	Andrea Bargnani misses 18-foot jumper	27-38
6:16		27-38	Joakim Noah defensive rebound
6:07		27-40	Aaron Brooks makes driving layup
6:00	Ricky Ledo out of bounds lost ball turnover	27-40
5:48		27-42	Joakim Noah makes 3-foot two point shot
5:48	Knicks Full timeout
5:48	Lou Amundson enters the game for Cole Aldrich	27-42
5:48	Shane Larkin enters the game for Ricky Ledo	27-42
5:31		27-42	Joakim Noah shooting foul (Langston Galloway draws the foul)
5:31	Langston Galloway makes free throw 1 of 2	28-42
5:31	Langston Galloway misses free throw 2 of 2	28-42
5:31		28-42	Joakim Noah defensive rebound
5:07		28-42	Aaron Brooks misses two point shot
5:07		28-42	Bulls offensive team rebound
5:07		28-42	shot clock turnover
4:52	Langston Galloway misses 10-foot jumper	28-42
4:50		28-42	Tony Snell defensive rebound
4:28		28-45	Nikola Mirotic makes 26-foot three point jumper
4:11	Andrea Bargnani makes 16-foot jumper	30-45
4:01	Andrea Bargnani personal foul (Nikola Mirotic draws the foul)	30-45
4:01		30-45	Pau Gasol enters the game for Joakim Noah
4:01		30-45	Jimmy Butler enters the game for Kirk Hinrich
3:48		30-47	Jimmy Butler makes two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
3:31	Lou Amundson misses 7-foot running hook shot	30-47
3:31		30-47	Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound
3:21		30-47	Pau Gasol misses 21-foot jumper
3:20	Andrea Bargnani defensive rebound	30-47
3:00	Langston Galloway misses 25-foot three point jumper	30-47
3:00		30-47	Aaron Brooks defensive rebound
2:54		30-47	Nikola Mirotic misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:53	Andrea Bargnani defensive rebound	30-47
2:35	Lou Amundson bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals)	30-47
2:31		30-49	Jimmy Butler makes layup
2:16	Lance Thomas bad pass (Nikola Mirotic steals)	30-49
2:13		30-49	Nikola Mirotic lost ball turnover (Lance Thomas steals)
2:04	Lance Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Shane Larkin assists)	32-49
1:50		32-49	Pau Gasol misses 7-foot two point shot
1:49	Lou Amundson defensive rebound	32-49
1:39	Shane Larkin misses 11-foot jumper	32-49
1:38		32-49	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
1:32		32-49	Aaron Brooks misses layup
1:31		32-49	Nikola Mirotic offensive rebound
1:31		32-49	Nikola Mirotic misses tip shot
1:30		32-49	Tony Snell offensive rebound
1:27		32-52	Aaron Brooks makes three point jumper (Tony Snell assists)
1:25	Knicks 20 Sec. timeout
1:25	Bulls Full timeout
1:25	Cleanthony Early enters the game for Lou Amundson	32-52
1:01	Andrea Bargnani misses 21-foot jumper	32-52
1:00		32-52	Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound
0:47	Cleanthony Early shooting foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	32-52
0:47		32-53	Pau Gasol makes free throw 1 of 2
0:47		32-54	Pau Gasol makes free throw 2 of 2
0:25	Andrea Bargnani makes driving layup (Cleanthony Early assists)	34-54
0:04		34-54	Jimmy Butler misses 22-foot jumper
0:03	Andrea Bargnani defensive rebound	34-54
0:03	Cleanthony Early traveling	34-54
0:03	Ricky Ledo enters the game for Cleanthony Early	34-54
0:00		34-54	Nikola Mirotic misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:00		34-54	Bulls offensive team rebound
0:00	End of the 2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter Summary
TIME	NEW YORK	SCORE	CHICAGO
11:48	Andrea Bargnani makes 17-foot jumper (Shane Larkin assists)	36-54
11:33		36-54	Jimmy Butler misses alley oop dunk shot
11:30	Langston Galloway defensive rebound	36-54
11:22	Langston Galloway misses 19-foot jumper	36-54
11:22	Langston Galloway offensive rebound	36-54
11:08	Langston Galloway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shane Larkin assists)	39-54
10:52	Langston Galloway personal foul (Pau Gasol draws the foul)	39-54
10:37		39-54	Pau Gasol misses 25-foot three point jumper
10:37	Langston Galloway defensive rebound	39-54
10:30	Shane Larkin misses 24-foot three point jumper	39-54
10:29		39-54	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
10:15		39-57	Mike Dunleavy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Pau Gasol assists)
9:53	Lance Thomas misses 17-foot jumper	39-57
9:52		39-57	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
9:47	Langston Galloway shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	39-57
9:47		39-58	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
9:47		39-59	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
9:34	Langston Galloway makes 23-foot jumper (Andrea Bargnani assists)	41-59
9:12		41-59	Pau Gasol misses 6-foot running hook shot
9:11	Shane Larkin defensive rebound	41-59
9:02	Andrea Bargnani makes 22-foot jumper (Shane Larkin assists)	43-59
8:33		43-61	Aaron Brooks makes 6-foot two point shot
8:22		43-61	Aaron Brooks shooting foul (Shane Larkin draws the foul)
8:22	Shane Larkin makes free throw 1 of 2	44-61
8:22	Shane Larkin makes free throw 2 of 2	45-61
8:10		45-61	Mike Dunleavy misses 4-foot jumper
8:07		45-61	Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
8:00		45-63	Mike Dunleavy makes layup (Jimmy Butler assists)
7:47	Lou Amundson bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals)	45-63
7:41		45-65	Jimmy Butler makes layup (Aaron Brooks assists)
7:39	Knicks Full timeout
7:30	Shane Larkin makes driving layup	47-65
7:13		47-65	Mike Dunleavy misses 21-foot jumper
7:13	Andrea Bargnani defensive rebound	47-65
7:03	Lou Amundson makes two point shot (Shane Larkin assists)	49-65
6:39		49-67	Joakim Noah makes dunk (Jimmy Butler assists)
6:20	Andrea Bargnani misses 20-foot jumper	49-67
6:18		49-67	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
6:07		49-67	Lou Amundson blocks Jimmy Butler's layup
6:07		49-67	Bulls offensive team rebound
5:54		49-67	Mike Dunleavy misses 10-foot Running Jumper
5:52		49-67	Mike Dunleavy offensive rebound
5:37		49-67	Aaron Brooks misses driving layup
5:35	Lou Amundson defensive rebound	49-67
5:28	Langston Galloway misses 23-foot jumper	49-67
5:28		49-67	Joakim Noah defensive rebound
5:13		49-69	Pau Gasol makes 6-foot two point shot
4:48	Jimmy Butler blocks Shane Larkin's 3-foot layup	49-69
4:45		49-69	Pau Gasol defensive rebound
4:39		49-69	Lance Thomas blocks Jimmy Butler's 6-foot jumper
4:39	Shane Larkin defensive rebound	49-69
4:33	Lance Thomas offensive Charge (Aaron Brooks draws the foul)	49-69
4:33	Lance Thomas turnover	49-69
4:33		49-69	Taj Gibson enters the game for Joakim Noah
4:33	Ricky Ledo enters the game for Lou Amundson	49-69
4:33	Jason Smith enters the game for Shane Larkin	49-69
4:16		49-69	Taj Gibson offensive foul (Langston Galloway draws the foul)
4:16		49-69	Taj Gibson turnover
3:59	Andrea Bargnani lost ball turnover (Jimmy Butler steals)	49-69
3:57	Lance Thomas shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	49-69
3:57		49-70	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
3:57		49-70	Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Aaron Brooks
3:57		49-71	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
3:46	Lance Thomas bad pass (Jimmy Butler steals)	49-71
3:43	Ricky Ledo shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)	49-71
3:43		49-72	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
3:43		49-73	Jimmy Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
3:26	Andrea Bargnani makes driving layup (Langston Galloway assists)	51-73
3:10		51-73	Taj Gibson misses hook shot
3:08	Jason Smith defensive rebound	51-73
3:00	Jason Smith misses 19-foot jumper	51-73
3:00		51-73	Mike Dunleavy defensive rebound
2:47		51-75	Pau Gasol makes 16-foot jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)
2:33	Andrea Bargnani misses 20-foot jumper	51-75
2:32		51-75	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
2:26		51-77	Pau Gasol makes 18-foot jumper (Mike Dunleavy assists)
2:24	Knicks 20 Sec. timeout
2:24	Bulls Full timeout
2:24		51-77	Nikola Mirotic enters the game for Jimmy Butler
2:24	Cleanthony Early enters the game for Lance Thomas	51-77
2:24	Cole Aldrich enters the game for Andrea Bargnani	51-77
1:59	shot clock turnover	51-77
1:46		51-79	Taj Gibson makes two point shot (Pau Gasol assists)
1:32	Ricky Ledo makes driving layup (Jason Smith assists)	53-79
1:17		53-79	Pau Gasol misses 11-foot jumper
1:16		53-79	Pau Gasol offensive rebound
1:16		53-79	Pau Gasol traveling
0:59	Langston Galloway misses 25-foot three point jumper	53-79
0:58		53-79	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
0:46	Cleanthony Early shooting foul (Nikola Mirotic draws the foul)	53-79
0:46		53-80	Nikola Mirotic makes free throw 1 of 3
0:46		53-81	Nikola Mirotic makes free throw 2 of 3
0:46		53-82	Nikola Mirotic makes free throw 3 of 3
0:30	Langston Galloway misses 23-foot jumper	53-82
0:29		53-82	Bulls defensive team rebound
0:29	Jason Smith loose ball foul (Nikola Mirotic draws the foul)	53-84
0:29		53-83	Nikola Mirotic makes free throw 1 of 2
0:29		53-83	Tony Snell enters the game for Pau Gasol
0:29	Quincy Acy enters the game for Cole Aldrich	53-83
0:29		53-84	Nikola Mirotic makes free throw 2 of 2
0:29	Lance Thomas enters the game for Cleanthony Early	53-84
0:08	Lance Thomas misses jumper	53-84
0:05	Jason Smith offensive rebound	53-84
0:01	Ricky Ledo misses 25-foot three point jumper	53-84
0:00		53-84	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
0:00	End of the 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter Summary
TIME	NEW YORK	SCORE	CHICAGO
11:45		53-86	Taj Gibson makes two point shot (Tony Snell assists)
11:30	Quincy Acy makes 22-foot jumper (Cleanthony Early assists)	55-86
11:15		55-88	Nikola Mirotic makes 18-foot jumper (Tony Snell assists)
10:57	Ricky Ledo makes layup	57-88
10:37		57-88	Tony Snell bad pass (Ricky Ledo steals)
10:33	Ricky Ledo lost ball turnover (Mike Dunleavy steals)	57-88
10:23	Cleanthony Early shooting foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	57-88
10:23		57-89	Taj Gibson makes free throw 1 of 2
10:23	Lance Thomas enters the game for Cleanthony Early	57-89
10:23		57-90	Taj Gibson makes free throw 2 of 2
10:08	Quincy Acy misses 20-foot jumper	57-90
10:07		57-90	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
10:02	Jason Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)	57-90
10:02		57-91	Mike Dunleavy makes technical free throw
9:53		57-93	Nikola Mirotic makes dunk (Kirk Hinrich assists)
9:37	Quincy Acy makes layup (Shane Larkin assists)	59-93
9:37		59-93	Nikola Mirotic shooting foul (Quincy Acy draws the foul)
9:37	Quincy Acy makes free throw 1 of 1	60-93
9:15		60-93	Nikola Mirotic lost ball turnover (Quincy Acy steals)
8:56	Taj Gibson blocks Lance Thomas 's 18-foot jumper	60-93
8:55	Quincy Acy offensive rebound	60-93
8:49	Shane Larkin misses 15-foot Running Jumper	60-93
8:48		60-93	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
8:33		60-95	Mike Dunleavy makes driving layup (Nikola Mirotic assists)
8:33	Jason Smith defensive goaltending violation	60-95
8:18		60-95	Taj Gibson shooting foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)
8:18	Full timeout
8:18		60-95	E'Twaun Moore enters the game for Mike Dunleavy
8:18	Jason Smith makes free throw 1 of 2	61-95
8:18	Jason Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	62-95
8:06		62-95	Jason Smith blocks Tony Snell 's 2-foot layup
8:03		62-95	Tony Snell offensive rebound
8:02		62-95	Tony Snell misses layup
8:00		62-95	Nikola Mirotic offensive rebound
7:50		62-95	Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:48	Quincy Acy defensive rebound	62-95
7:39	Quincy Acy makes 19-foot jumper (Shane Larkin assists)	64-95
7:26		64-97	Taj Gibson makes dunk (Nikola Mirotic assists)
7:16	Jason Smith offensive foul (Taj Gibson draws the foul)	64-97
7:16	Jason Smith turnover	64-97
7:05		64-97	Taj Gibson offensive foul (Jason Smith draws the foul)
7:05		64-97	Taj Gibson turnover
6:52		64-97	E'Twaun Moore shooting foul (Quincy Acy draws the foul)
6:52	Quincy Acy makes free throw 1 of 2	65-97
6:52	Quincy Acy makes free throw 2 of 2	66-97
6:35		66-97	Nikola Mirotic misses 20-foot jumper
6:33	Jason Smith defensive rebound	66-97
6:18	Quincy Acy misses 26-foot three point jumper	66-97
6:16	Jason Smith offensive rebound	66-97
6:13	Ricky Ledo misses 24-foot three point jumper	66-97
6:13		66-97	Tony Snell defensive rebound
6:07		66-99	Nikola Mirotic makes layup (Tony Snell assists)
6:03		66-99	Bulls delay of game violation
5:56		66-99	Nikola Mirotic personal foul (Quincy Acy draws the foul)
5:56	Bulls Full timeout
5:56		66-99	Nazr Mohammed enters the game for Kirk Hinrich
5:56	Cole Aldrich enters the game for Lance Thomas	66-99
5:56	Cleanthony Early enters the game for Shane Larkin	66-99
5:56	Langston Galloway enters the game for Jason Smith	66-99
5:50	Ricky Ledo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quincy Acy assists)	69-99
5:28		69-101	Taj Gibson makes 17-foot jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
5:01	Nazr Mohammed blocks Quincy Acy 's 5-foot jumper	69-101
5:01	Cleanthony Early offensive rebound	69-101
5:01	Cleanthony Early misses 25-foot three point jumper	69-101
5:01	Knicks offensive team rebound	69-101
5:01		69-101	Nazr Mohammed loose ball foul (Cole Aldrich draws the foul)
5:01	Cole Aldrich makes free throw 1 of 2	70-101
5:01	Cole Aldrich makes free throw 2 of 2	71-101
4:41		71-103	E'Twaun Moore makes 12-foot jumper
4:18	Cleanthony Early makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cole Aldrich assists)	74-103
3:56		74-105	Nikola Mirotic makes 21-foot jumper
3:36	Ricky Ledo misses jumper	74-105
3:35		74-105	Nikola Mirotic defensive rebound
3:18		74-105	Cole Aldrich blocks Taj Gibson 's 4-foot jumper
3:18		74-105	Bulls offensive team rebound
3:10		74-107	Tony Snell makes jumper (E'Twaun Moore assists)
2:58	Cole Aldrich misses 4-foot jumper	74-107
2:56		74-107	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound
2:44		74-109	Tony Snell makes 21-foot jumper
2:43	Knicks Full timeout
2:43		74-109	Cameron Bairstow enters the game for Nikola Mirotic
2:23	Cleanthony Early makes 22-foot jumper (Ricky Ledo assists)	76-109
2:00		76-109	Tony Snell bad pass (Cole Aldrich steals)
1:55		76-109	Tony Snell shooting foul (Cleanthony Early draws the foul)
1:55	Cleanthony Early makes free throw 1 of 2	77-109
1:55	Cleanthony Early makes free throw 2 of 2	78-109
1:39		78-109	Nazr Mohammed misses two point shot
1:38		78-111	Taj Gibson makes 1-foot two point shot
1:38		78-109	Taj Gibson offensive rebound
1:12	Quincy Acy misses 25-foot three point jumper	78-111
1:10		78-111	Taj Gibson defensive rebound
1:05		78-111	E'Twaun Moore bad pass (Ricky Ledo steals)
1:00		78-111	Nazr Mohammed shooting foul (Ricky Ledo draws the foul)
1:00	Ricky Ledo misses free throw 1 of 2	78-111
1:00	Knicks offensive team rebound	78-111
1:00	Ricky Ledo misses free throw 2 of 2	78-111
0:59		78-111	Nazr Mohammed defensive rebound
0:44		78-111	E'Twaun Moore misses driving layup
0:43	Quincy Acy defensive rebound	78-111
0:33	Langston Galloway misses 21-foot jumper	78-111
0:32		78-111	Tony Snell defensive rebound
0:08		78-111	shot clock turnover
0:00	Ricky Ledo makes 18-foot two point shot	80-111
0:00	End of the 4th Quarter
0:00	End of Game

 

 

 

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Lou Amundson, PF	18	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	2	3	0	0	3	2	1	-15	2
Lance Thomas, SF	31	3-8	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	-22	7
Andrea Bargnani, C	26	7-15	0-1	0-0	1	6	7	1	0	0	3	1	-22	14
Langston Galloway, PG	36	5-14	1-4	1-2	1	4	5	2	0	0	0	3	-28	12
Shane Larkin, PG	31	2-8	0-2	2-2	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	-18	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Jason Smith, PF	18	0-4	0-0	2-2	2	3	5	2	0	1	1	2	-17	2
Cleanthony Early, SF	18	3-6	1-3	2-2	1	0	1	3	2	0	1	5	-9	9
Quincy Acy, SF	12	3-7	0-2	3-3	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	9
Cole Aldrich, C	20	2-4	0-0	4-4	1	5	6	3	1	2	1	1	-8	8
Ricky Ledo, SG	29	4-10	1-4	2-4	1	2	3	1	2	0	2	2	-16	11
Travis Wear, SF	DNP SORE LOWER BACK
Tim Hardaway Jr., SG	DNP SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF		PTS
		30-79	4-17	16-19	9	26	35	22	7	7	13	18		80
		38.0%	23.5%	84.2%
Fast break points:   6 Points in the paint:   22 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   14 (19) +/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
Chicago Bulls
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Pau Gasol, PF	28	8-15	0-1	3-5	2	10	12	4	0	0	3	0	+27	19
Mike Dunleavy, SF	26	4-9	1-2	1-1	2	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	+23	10
Joakim Noah, C	23	3-7	0-0	0-0	1	6	7	2	0	1	1	2	+10	6
Aaron Brooks, PG	26	5-9	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	1	+22	12
Jimmy Butler, SG	26	5-9	0-0	8-8	1	2	3	4	5	1	0	0	+22	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Nikola Mirotic, PF	26	8-15	3-7	5-6	2	4	6	2	1	1	2	4	+19	24
Cameron Bairstow, PF	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
Taj Gibson, PF	24	6-8	0-0	2-2	2	7	9	0	0	1	3	3	+15	14
Tony Snell, SF	24	3-7	0-2	0-0	2	4	6	5	0	0	2	2	+9	6
Nazr Mohammed, C	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
E'Twaun Moore, SG	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	-2	2
Kirk Hinrich, SG	21	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	+16	0
TOTALS		FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF		PTS
		43-84	6-17	19-22	12	39	51	28	8	5	12	16		111
		51.2%	35.3%	86.4%
Fast break points:   16 Points in the paint:   50 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   14 (12) +/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.

 Flagrant Fouls: None
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 1 NEW YORK ( Smith 1 ) - TEAMS: None - COACHES: None
 Officials: Tony Brown, Zach Zarba, Karl Lane
 Attendance: 22,152
 Time of Game: 2:04