Knicks-Bulls Preview

By DAN PIERINGER
Posted Apr 10 2013 4:40PM

With five games left in the regular season, Carmelo Anthony is in position to become the first New York Knicks player to win the scoring title since 1985. Despite having the lead in that race, it's the end of another drought that held the attention of Anthony and his teammates after their last game.

After clinching their first division title in nearly two decades, Anthony looks to continue his remarkable offensive surge and lead the Knicks to their 14th straight win Thursday night when they visit the slumping Chicago Bulls.

Anthony had 36 points, eight rebounds and six assists as New York (51-26) routed Washington 120-99 on Tuesday to clinch the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 1994. Anthony became the first Knick to score 35 in five straight games since Bernard King, who won the Knicks' last scoring title by averaging 32.9 points during the 1984-85 season.

"I just think Melo, he's been on a nice run and ... it's nice to see because I know what he's thinking," coach Mike Woodson said. "He was thinking winning that division tonight and he wasn't going to leave any doubt in anybody's mind that we earned the rights to win the division tonight."

With the division crown locked up, the Knicks have bigger things in mind.

"It's a great thing to achieve one of your main goals, and now we've just got to go get that gold ball," reserve guard J.R. Smith said, referring to the championship trophy.

Realizing those lofty aspirations will be easier if Anthony can maintain his current level of play. He is averaging 40.6 points and 8.2 rebounds while shooting 61.1 percent from the field and 58.6 percent (17 for 29) from 3-point range in five games in April. Those performances have led the Knicks to their longest winning streak since a 15-game run March 1-April 2, 1994.

Anthony is averaging 28.6 points, just in front of Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant at 28.3 per game.

While the Knicks appear to be getting hot at the right time, the Bulls (42-35) haven't looked much like a team ready for the playoffs lately. They are 14-18 since the start of February and have lost their last two games to Detroit and Toronto, clubs firmly planted in the lottery. Chicago's last five losses came against teams with losing records.

The Bulls trailed by as much as 16 in Tuesday's 101-98 home defeat to the Raptors.

"We dug ourselves a huge hole at the beginning of the game," said second-year forward Jimmy Butler, a bright spot with a career-high 28 points while going 10 for 12 from the field. "It's hard to claw out of those holes."

The Bulls, though, have won all three meetings with the Knicks this season. Chicago ranks near the bottom of the league with 5.2 3-pointers made per game and a 34.5 3-point percentage, but the Bulls have gone 20 for 42 (6.7 per game, 47.6 percent) from behind the arc against the Knicks. Chicago scores 92.8 points per game but averages 103.7 against New York.

Completing the season sweep of New York could be tough with Chicago hampered by injuries. Veteran guard Richard Hamilton returned from a back injury Tuesday, but the Bulls played without Derrick Rose (knee), Joakim Noah (foot), Luol Deng (hip) and Taj Gibson (knee). It's unclear if any will be able to return against New York.

Though they have been able to lean heavily on Anthony lately, the Knicks are similarly short-handed. New York, already missing veteran big men Amare Stoudemire, Rasheed Wallace, Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas, played without All-Star center Tyson Chandler (neck) on Tuesday and lost Kenyon Martin to a sprained ankle. Both have been ruled out for Thursday.

Anthony has averaged 34.0 points but shot 42.1 percent in two games against Chicago this season.

New York, which leads Indiana by 2 1/2 games for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, has dropped 19 of 22 in Chicago.

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Bulls stop Knicks streak at 13 with 118-111 OT win

By ANDREW SELIGMAN
Posted Apr 12 2013 12:44AM

CHICAGO (AP) The win streak's over. Bigger goals remain in play.

All the New York Knicks could do was shrug off this one.

Nate Robinson scored a season-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped another lengthy winning streak, rallying to beat New York 118-111 in overtime Thursday night and end the Knicks' 13-game run.

"It's over with," coach Mike Woodson said. "You can't win them all."

Carmelo Anthony missed a potential winner at the end of regulation, and Robinson took over down the stretch, scoring eight points in overtime to lift the Bulls to another streak-breaking win.

"It would have been nice if Melo knocks down that shot," Woodson said. "We could have walked out of here with a win. It didn't happen."

Jimmy Butler added 22 points, Luol Deng scored 16, and the Bulls busted a long run for the second time in about a two-week span, ending the Miami Heat's 27-game streak - the second-longest in NBA history - on March 27.

They put the Knicks' longest streak in nearly two decades to rest with a huge surge in the second half, offsetting Anthony's 36 points.

"For us, we're not focused on stopping streaks," Robinson said. "We're just trying to get better as a team going into the playoffs."

Robinson appears to be in gear. He's scored 18 or more in four straight games, and he put the Bulls over the top against his former team after two ugly losses to Detroit and Toronto.

Robinson started overtime with a three-point play to give Chicago a 108-105 lead, and after Anthony scored, the Bulls started to pull away.

Deng nailed a 3-pointer, and Robinson hit a free throw after J.R. Smith got called for a technical foul with 2:09 remaining for arguing a non-call against Deng on a missed drive. The Bulls guard then drove for a layup to make it 114-107, and Chicago hung on from there.

Chicago trailed by as much as 17 points and was down 79-64 in the third quarter before going on a big run to get back into it.

The Bulls were even up by nine - 99-90 - after a 3 by Robinson and layup by Butler with 5:42 remaining, but they did not get another basket in regulation.

The Knicks finally tied it at 105 with 14.5 seconds left when a driving Anthony got fouled by Butler and hit both free throws.

Deng then missed an off-balance fadeaway bank shot with 1.5 seconds left in regulation. New York's Raymond Felton grabbed the rebound, and after a 20-second timeout, Anthony's long jumper hit the rim and it went into overtime.

The loss ended the Knicks' longest win streak since a 15-game run from March 1 to April 2, 1994, and left them two games ahead of Indiana for the second seed in the Eastern Conference with four games remaining. New York plays the Pacers on Sunday.

"The crazy thing is they're only getting better," Chicago's Carlos Boozer said. "The more talent they put around (Anthony), the better his team is. This year, they went from being kind of a mediocre team in the East the last few years to ... top in the East for a very long time."

Anthony, trying to become the first Knicks player since Bernard King in 1984-85 to win a scoring title, was off target. He hit just 13 of 34 shots after averaging 40.6 points in the previous five games.

Smith scored 28 points and Raymond Felton added 19, but the Bulls hung on down the stretch in OT to complete the four-game sweep.

"They can have it," Anthony said. "They can have it. They can have it. They can have the regular-season wins. They did a great job at beating us four times. We're not worrying about them at this point."

The win left fifth-place Chicago a half-game ahead of Atlanta in the East, and they can thank Robinson for that. He beat his previous season high by a point.

Deng finished with 16 points after sitting out the previous two games with a hip injury.

Butler came up big after scoring a career-high 28 in Tuesday's loss to Toronto. He ignited the crowd with back-to-back breakaway dunks in the third that got the turnaround started and helped defend Anthony.

"You want to go up against the best," Butler said. "You don't back down from things like this. You want to accept those challenges. You don't back down from things like that. He's a great player."

Notes: Woodson had little to say about a report that the Knicks were close to adding free agent F James Singleton. "I can't really discuss that," Woodson said. "As we speak right now, there's really nothing going on with that. The name is dangling, but that's kind of in-house matters right now. I can't really discuss that yet." ... Coach Tom Thibodeau again said there's no "drop-dead date" for Derrick Rose to return, adding "whenever he's ready, he's ready." Rose's recovery from a torn anterior cruciate ligament has been the biggest story surrounding the Bulls. He was injured in last year's playoff opener against Philadelphia.

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Notebook: Bulls 118, Knicks 111 (OT)

Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:21 AM - Updated Fri Apr 12, 2013 12:29 AM

THE FACTS: For the second time in two weeks, the Chicago Bulls ended a lengthy win streak by its opponent at home. With a season-high 35 points from Nate Robinson, the Bulls beat the New York Knicks 118-111 in overtime Thursday, ending the Knicks' winning streak at 13 games. On March 27, the Bulls ended the Miami Heat's 27-game win streak, also at the United Center. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and had 14 rebounds, while Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 15 boards for the Bulls. Carmelo Anthony had his sixth straight game of at least 35 points but needed overtime to do it, finishing with 36 to go with 19 rebounds. J.R. Smith had 28 points and 14 boards for the Knicks.

THE FACTS II: The Knicks opened a 17-point lead in the game's first six minutes, going ahead 23-6. The Knicks led by as much as 15 points in the third quarter, and the Bulls did not tie the game until Luol Deng scored the first basket of the fourth quarter to knot the score at 82.

THE FACTS III: The Bulls led by as much as nine points in the fourth quarter, going on a 19-8 run in the first six minutes to take a 99-90 lead. But the Bulls went the last 5:42 of the fourth quarter without a field goal and Anthony forced overtime with two free throws with 14.5 seconds left.

GET THIS: Had it not been for a couple of very controversial calls, the Bulls would have ended Denver's 11-game win streak on March 18 at the United Center. Instead, the Nuggets recorded a 119-118 overtime win for their 12th consecutive win.

THE STARTING LINEUP (BULLS): Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau played coy with the media prior to the game, saying Deng might not start even if he was cleared to play. He even issued a starting lineup without Deng in it. But Deng started and Thibodeau ended up using his 15th different starting lineup of the season.

THE STARTING LINEUP (KNICKS): New York coach Mike Woodson, meanwhile, played no tricks but had Chris Copeland in the starting lineup in place of injured forward Kenyon Martin.

QUOTABLE: "The switch went on and he took the game over."
-- Bulls forward Boozer, discussing teammate Robinson.

THE STAT: Anthony was 13 for 34 from the field Thursday. In three games against the Bulls this season, Anthony has averaged 34 points but shot just 40.6 percent (37 for 91).

THE STAT II: Butler played 50:17 out of 53 minutes, and had the 22 points-14 rebounds double-double. He also had three steals and three blocked shots with no turnovers. Kirk Hinrich of the bulls played 50:11 and had 11 points, five assists, six rebounds, one steal and two blocked shots with only one turnover.

THE STAT III: In a high-scoring game with playoff intensity, there were only 15 total turnovers in the game, eight for the Bulls and seven for the Knicks.

TURNING POINT: With the Knicks ahead 79-64 in the third quarter, Hinrich made a steal and sent a pass to Butler for a slam dunk. Ten seconds later, Butler stole the ball himself and went in for a dunk, cutting the lead to 11, and the Bulls closed the quarter with a 12-3 run to create an 82-80 difference in favor of the Knicks going into the fourth quarter.

THAT WAS INTERESTING: In the second quarter, the officials called back-to-back fouls on Bulls forward Butler guarding Anthony. With the Knicks retaining possession, Bulls forward Deng was guarding Anthony and was called for a foul. Anthony then approached Butler and said something that earned him a technical foul. When Anthony went to shoot his free throw from the Deng foul, Bulls guard Robinson was called for a technical foul.

INJURY UPDATE: Deng played after missing two games with a hip injury. But Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson remained out for the Bulls. Kenyon Martin did not play for the Knicks because of his ankle injury suffered on Tuesday, and he joined the Knicks unbelievably lengthy injury report (Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, Marcus Camby, Rasheed Wallace, Kurt Thomas).

HOT: Robinson was 10-for-18 from the field, five for 11 from 3-point range, and 10-for-10 from the free throw line.

NOT: Besides Anthony's bad night, Smith was 11-for-27 from the field. Between them they scored 64 points on 24 for 61 shooting (39.3 percent).

QUOTABLE II: "There is no shame in losing a streak like that."
-- New York Knicks coach Woodson.

GOOD MOVE: With Rose out all season (so far), the Bulls have tried to get Boozer started early offensively. The Knicks made a concerted effort to stop that by double-teaming Boozer whenever he had the ball in the post. Boozer had only one basket and three points in the first quarter.

ROOKIE WATCH: In his 14th start of the season, Pablo Prigioni had seven points and two assists in 23 minutes of action for the Knicks.

NOTABLE: When Boozer got his second foul midway through the second quarter and left the game, the Bulls played with small forward Deng as their tallest player on the floor. ... In the third quarter, the Bulls missed four consecutive free throws shot by two of their best free throw shooters, utler and Rip Hamilton. ... At 6-foot-10, Steve Novak of the Knicks was the only player in the game standing over 6-foot-9. ... the Knicks set the NBA record for most three-pointers made in a season with 847, breaking the previous record of the 2009-10 Orlando Magic...

UP NEXT: For the Bulls, @ Toronto Friday, @ Miami Sunday, at Orlando Monday. For the Knicks, @ Cleveland Friday, vs. Indiana Sunday, @ Charlotte Monday.

• Knicks: Stoudemire, Thomas, Wallace
• Bulls: Gibson, Noah, Rose

• Knicks: Anthony, Smith
• Bulls: Deng, Robinson

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #36 David Jones, #75 Eric Dalen
• Attendance: 22464
• Duration: 2:47

New York Knicks (51-27)		Chicago Bulls (43-35)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Butler vs Copeland (Hinrich gains possession)
	11:46 [CHI 2-0]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)	11:29 [NYK 2-2]
	11:09	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Prigioni Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:08
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)	10:53 [NYK 5-2]
	10:36	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:35
Felton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (1 AST)	10:27 [NYK 8-2]
Shumpert Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:11
	09:57	Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:56
	09:46	Boozer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Copeland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:46 [NYK 9-2]
Copeland Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:46
	09:45	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:29	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:28
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:19 [NYK 11-2]
	09:10	Team Timeout : Short
	09:01	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Copeland (1 BLK)
	08:59	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:57	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Copeland Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:56
Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)	08:48 [NYK 14-2]
	08:19 [CHI 4-14]	Deng Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)
Anthony Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:05 [NYK 16-4]
	07:47	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:46
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	07:37
Team Rebound	07:37
Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:21	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Shumpert (1 ST)
Shumpert Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:14 [NYK 18-4]
	06:55 [CHI 6-18]	Belinelli Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:39 [NYK 20-6]
	06:15	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:14
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (1 BLK)	06:06
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:05
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)	05:58 [NYK 23-6]
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Smith	05:53
	05:46 [CHI 9-23]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed	05:25
Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:23
Anthony Tip Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:07	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Copeland Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	04:53
Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:51
Copeland Hook Shot: Missed	04:51
	04:50	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:42 [CHI 11-23]	Deng Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (3 AST)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	04:26
	04:25	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:21 [CHI 13-23]	Belinelli Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Copeland Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	04:21
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Kidd	04:21
	04:21 [CHI 14-23]	Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:09	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:55	Boozer Hook Shot: Missed
	03:54	Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:54 [CHI 16-23]	Butler Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Anthony Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:32 [NYK 25-16]
	03:09	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:08
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:58	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Anthony Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:49
Team Timeout : Regular	02:49
	02:49	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson
	02:49	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Hamilton
	02:49 [CHI 17-25]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:49	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	02:47	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	02:46	Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Copeland (2 BLK)
	02:46	Team Rebound
	02:37 [CHI 19-25]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:18 [NYK 27-19]
	02:00 [CHI 21-27]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)
	01:42	Deng Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:16	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:15
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:07	Team Rebound
	00:49.7 [CHI 23-27]	Butler Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (1 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)	00:34.4 [NYK 30-23]
	00:13.1	Boozer Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.4	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	00:00.1	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
New York Knicks (51-27)		Chicago Bulls (43-35)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Felton Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	11:48 [NYK 32-23]
	11:28	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:26
Felton 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Copeland (1 AST)	11:16 [NYK 35-23]
	10:58 [CHI 25-35]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (2 AST)
Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:46	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:27 [CHI 27-35]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Copeland Layup Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:55	Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Kidd (1 BLK)
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:53
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:45	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:23 [CHI 29-35]	Hamilton Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)	09:06 [NYK 38-29]
	08:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:52 [CHI 31-38]	Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (3 AST)
Copeland Jump Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:05	Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Felton (1 BLK)
Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:02
Copeland Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)	07:45
	07:39 [CHI 33-38]	Robinson Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:29
Felton Substitution replaced by Shumpert	07:29
Copeland Substitution replaced by Anthony	07:29
Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:18 [NYK 40-33]
	07:03 [CHI 35-40]	Hamilton Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
	06:45	Hamilton Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Anthony Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	06:30
	06:29	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:17	Boozer Foul: Offensive (2 PF)
	06:17	Boozer Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	06:17	Boozer Substitution replaced by Deng
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed Block: Butler (1 BLK)	06:04
	06:02	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:57	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:56
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:49	Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Anthony Foul: Personal (2 PF)	05:49
Kidd Foul: Personal (1 PF)	05:37
	05:30 [CHI 38-40]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Shumpert Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:08 [NYK 42-38]
	04:52 [CHI 40-42]	Robinson Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)	04:44 [NYK 44-40]
	04:27	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:26
	04:21	Butler Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Novak Substitution replaced by Prigioni	04:21
	04:17	Butler Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	04:11	Deng Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Technical	04:11
	04:11 [CHI 41-44]	Hamilton Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	04:11	Robinson Technical
Anthony Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)	04:11 [NYK 45-41]
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:11 [NYK 46-41]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	04:11 [NYK 47-41]
	03:58	Hinrich Driving Jump shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:57
Smith Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:51 [NYK 49-41]
	03:51	Hamilton Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	03:51
	03:50	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Prigioni Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:38
Kidd Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:28
	03:28 [CHI 42-49]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Kidd Substitution replaced by Felton	03:28
	03:28 [CHI 43-49]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Smith Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Prigioni (2 AST)	03:08 [NYK 51-43]
Shumpert Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:55
	02:55
	02:55 [CHI 44-51]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:55 [CHI 45-51]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hamilton (1 ST)	02:36
	02:30 [CHI 47-51]	Hamilton Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	02:12
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:11
Anthony Putback Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:11 [NYK 53-47]
	01:47 [CHI 50-53]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:36
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:36
	01:36	Deng Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
	01:36	Deng Technical
Anthony Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)	01:36 [NYK 54-50]
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:36
Team Rebound	01:36
	01:36	Deng Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:36 [NYK 55-50]
Felton Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:30
	01:30 [CHI 51-55]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:30 [CHI 52-55]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:07
	01:06	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:00	Hamilton 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:59.7
Smith Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:54.8 [NYK 57-52]
	00:37.2	Robinson Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:25.4 [NYK 59-52]
Felton Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:25.3
	00:25.3 [CHI 53-59]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:25.3	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Thomas
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Novak	00:25.3
	00:25.3	Hamilton Substitution replaced by Teague
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Kidd	00:25.3
	00:25.3 [CHI 54-59]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Novak 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.9	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 2nd Quarter
New York Knicks (51-27)		Chicago Bulls (43-35)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	11:47 [NYK 61-54]
	11:26	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	11:25
Felton 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	11:05 [NYK 64-54]
	10:42 [CHI 57-64]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Shumpert Foul: Personal (3 PF)	10:18
	10:06	Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:04	Butler Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	09:52	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	09:51	Butler Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	09:51	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	09:50
Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:19	Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	09:18
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Copeland (2 AST)	09:08 [NYK 66-57]
Copeland Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:51
	08:51	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:51	Team Rebound
	08:51 [CHI 58-66]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Felton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Boozer (2 BLK)	08:40
	08:38	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:37	Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Copeland 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)	08:26 [NYK 69-58]
	08:09	Boozer Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	08:09	Boozer Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
	07:48	Deng Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Copeland Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:48 [NYK 70-58]
	07:48	Deng Substitution replaced by Hamilton
Copeland Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:48 [NYK 71-58]
Shumpert Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	07:35
	07:35	Hamilton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:35	Team Rebound
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Smith	07:35
	07:35	Hamilton Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:33
Anthony Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Missed	07:17
	07:16	Hamilton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:10	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	07:09
Anthony Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	07:01 [NYK 73-58]
Copeland Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:45
	06:45 [CHI 59-73]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	06:45 [CHI 60-73]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Copeland Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Boozer (2 ST)	06:30
Copeland Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	06:30
	06:30 [CHI 61-73]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Copeland Substitution replaced by Kidd	06:30
	06:30 [CHI 62-73]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	06:07 [NYK 75-62]
	05:46	Boozer Jump Shot: Missed
	05:46	Butler Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
Prigioni Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:46
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:46	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:46	Team Rebound
	05:46	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	05:45
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	05:31
Anthony Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	05:31
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hinrich (1 BLK)	05:31
Team Rebound	05:31
	05:31	Jump Ball Hinrich vs Anthony (Smith gains possession)
Prigioni Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	05:20 [NYK 77-62]
	05:20	Hamilton Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Prigioni Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:20
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:16
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Hamilton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:10 [CHI 64-77]	Hamilton Pullup Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)	04:51 [NYK 79-64]
	04:37	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:36
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hinrich (2 BLK)	04:23
Team Rebound	04:23
Felton Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	04:13
	04:09 [CHI 66-79]	Butler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Prigioni Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)	03:58
	03:56 [CHI 68-79]	Butler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:56
Smith Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:46 [NYK 81-68]
	03:28	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:27
	03:18	Hinrich Foul: Personal Block (1 PF)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:08	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	03:01 [CHI 70-81]	Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (5 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	02:26 [CHI 73-81]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Prigioni 3pt Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:54 [CHI 75-81]	Butler Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Kidd Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)	01:54
	01:54 [CHI 76-81]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed Block: Butler (2 BLK)	01:35
Prigioni Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:33
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:29	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	01:13	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)	01:11
Felton Jump Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:02	Hamilton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Kidd Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:53.9
	00:53.9 [CHI 77-81]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
Prigioni Substitution replaced by Novak	00:53.9
	00:53.9	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:52.9
	00:46.5	Belinelli Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:46.5
Team Rebound	00:46.5
	00:46.5	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Deng
	00:46.5	Butler Substitution replaced by Robinson
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:46.5 [NYK 82-77]
	00:33.9	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
	00:32.5	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:28.9	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	00:27.8
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:09.9
	00:08.9	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:03.8 [CHI 80-82]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (6 AST)
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
New York Knicks (51-27)		Chicago Bulls (43-35)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Boozer Layup Shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:44
Felton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Robinson (1 BLK)	11:30
Team Rebound	11:30
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:11 [CHI 82-82]	Boozer Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (7 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	10:48
	10:47	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)
Smith Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:43
	10:29	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:27	Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:25 [CHI 85-82]	Hamilton 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
	10:03	Deng Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	10:03 [NYK 83-85]
	10:03	Deng Substitution replaced by Butler
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	10:03 [NYK 84-85]
	09:49	Hamilton Jump Shot: Missed
Copeland Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:48
Smith Jump Shot: Missed Block: Butler (3 BLK)	09:38
	09:37	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)
	09:28 [CHI 88-84]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Hamilton (8 AST)
Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:06	Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Copeland (1 ST)
Copeland Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	09:00 [NYK 86-88]
Smith Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:38
	08:38
	08:38	Hamilton Substitution replaced by Belinelli
Novak Substitution replaced by Anthony	08:38
	08:38 [CHI 89-86]	Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	08:38 [CHI 90-86]	Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)	08:26
Felton Foul: Personal (3 PF)	08:26
Smith Violation:Kicked Ball	08:19
	08:16	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:15
	08:04	Hinrich Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	08:04 [NYK 87-90]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	08:04 [NYK 88-90]
	07:51 [CHI 92-88]	Hinrich Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Felton Layup Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:37	Team Rebound
	07:24	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:4 Def:12)	07:23
Copeland 3pt Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Butler Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)
	06:52 [CHI 94-88]	Robinson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)
Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	06:37 [NYK 90-94]
	06:16 [CHI 97-90]	Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:14
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed	05:57
	05:56	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:13)
	05:42 [CHI 99-90]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)
Copeland Layup Shot: Missed	05:20
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	05:19
Smith Putback Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS)	05:19 [NYK 92-99]
	04:54	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	04:53
	04:43	Boozer Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	04:43 [NYK 93-99]
Copeland Substitution replaced by Shumpert	04:43
	04:43	Belinelli Substitution replaced by Deng
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)	04:43 [NYK 94-99]
	04:28	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:27	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:22	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:19	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
	04:19	Butler Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)
	04:19	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Felton Layup Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:46	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:44
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	03:35
	03:35	Team Rebound
Kidd Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	03:21
	03:21 [CHI 100-94]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	03:21 [CHI 101-94]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	03:02
Anthony Rebound (Off:5 Def:12)	03:02
Anthony Putback Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)	03:02 [NYK 96-101]
Anthony Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:44
	02:44 [CHI 102-96]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	02:44 [CHI 103-96]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)	02:37 [NYK 99-103]
	02:12	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:10
	02:10	Boozer Foul: Personal (5 PF)
Felton Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)	01:47 [NYK 101-103]
	01:47	Team Timeout : Regular
Felton Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:38
	01:38 [CHI 104-101]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	01:38 [CHI 105-101]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Smith Floating Jump shot: Made (26 PTS)	01:16 [NYK 103-105]
	01:00	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	00:58.9
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:41.9	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:14)
	00:18.9	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:18.9
Team Timeout : Regular	00:18.9
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Novak	00:18.9
	00:18.9	Boozer Substitution replaced by Cook
	00:18.9	Robinson Substitution replaced by Teague
	00:14.5	Butler Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)	00:14.5 [NYK 104-105]
	00:14.5	Teague Substitution replaced by Boozer
Novak Substitution replaced by Shumpert	00:14.5
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)	00:14.5 [NYK 105-105]
	00:14.5	Team Timeout : Short
	00:14.5	Cook Substitution replaced by Robinson
	00:01.5	Deng Fadeaway Bank shot: Missed
Felton Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:01.5
Team Timeout : Short	00:01.5
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Novak	00:01.5
	00:01.5	Boozer Substitution replaced by Teague
	00:01.5	Robinson Substitution replaced by Cook
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter
New York Knicks (51-27)		Chicago Bulls (43-35)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
Anthony Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Butler (3 ST)	04:57
	04:57	Jump Ball Butler vs Anthony (Hinrich gains possession)
Smith Foul: Personal (3 PF)	04:54
Team Timeout : Regular	04:54
	04:44 [CHI 107-105]	Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Felton Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (1 FTA)	04:44
	04:44 [CHI 108-105]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 1 (30 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:23
Anthony Rebound (Off:6 Def:12)	04:22
Anthony Putback Layup Shot: Made (36 PTS)	04:22 [NYK 107-108]
	04:02 [CHI 111-107]	Deng 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)
	03:39	Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:00	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:6 Def:13)	02:59
Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed	02:48
	02:47	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:27	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:26
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	02:16
Smith Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	02:14
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	02:09
Team Rebound	02:09
	02:09	Butler Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)
Smith Technical	02:09
	02:09 [CHI 112-107]	Robinson Free Throw Technical (31 PTS)
Felton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:56
	01:55	Butler Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)
	01:36 [CHI 114-107]	Robinson Running Layup Shot: Made (33 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:36
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)	01:30 [NYK 109-114]
	01:21 [CHI 116-109]	Deng Running Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:08	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Shumpert Foul: Personal (5 PF)	00:57.9
Shumpert Foul: Personal (6 PF) (2 FTA)	00:52.3
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Prigioni	00:52.3
	00:52.3 [CHI 117-109]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)
	00:52.3 [CHI 118-109]	Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:45.9
	00:44.9	Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:15)
	00:22.9	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:21.6
Prigioni Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:15.8 [NYK 111-118]
End of 1st Overtime