Ask the Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls don’t respect streaks that aren’t started by them. Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks should have known that at the United Center, your streak will be snapped. The Knicks were looking for their 14th straight win, but the Bulls had another plan in mind. Yes, it took a period of overtime, but the Bulls got the 118-111 victory for the Knicks. The Chicago Bulls swept the New York Knicks (4-0) in the regular season.
Carlos Boozer and Jimmy Butler, as starters, both finished with double-doubles. Boozer scored 13 points and 15 rebounds in 47 minutes of playing time. Butler finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds in 50 minutes of playing time. All the Bulls starters contributed well with 4 of them scoring in the double figures. The starters also rebounded well even though they allowed Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith to rebound easily in the double figures. Anthony had 19 rebounds, 6 were offensive. Nate Robinson was the (little) big guy that put the Bulls on his back even though he was coming off the bench. Robinson had 35 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. He shot 10/18 (55%) from the field and 5/11 (45%) from the 3-point line. Richard Hamilton had a better shooting night with 14 points and 8 rebounds in 26 minutes.
Carmelo did score 36 points, along with his 19 rebounds. But, he did struggle from the field, shooting 13/34 (38%). Lately, he has been on a hot shooting streak, but he struggled against the Luol Deng and the Bulls defense. Even though, the Bulls are still missing key players in their roster, they can still put up a fight when they want to.
The Chicago Bulls cannot celebrate for long since they have a game today at 7pm ET against the Toronto Raptors.
Nate Robinson talks about Bulls win over Knicks (below)
