After winning three consecutive games and ending the road trip, the Knicks, who ranked eleventh in the East, returned to home back-to-back and ushered in the challenge of the bulls, who ranked fifth in the East.
In the Knicks, Barrett is in hot form, and head coach Thibodeau is also lined up, ready to take advantage of the victory to pursue and defend the home field, and the sword points to 4 consecutive wins.
On the other hand, on the side of the Bulls, although the big three are in the sky, but this battle is tired of going to the away, the Bulls will obviously be caught in a bitter battle!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of 26-9 scoring climax, the Knicks, who played at home, completely suppressed the Bulls in the first three quarters and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although deRozan + Ravin scored consecutive points in the final quarter to try to save the game, but Burks' key three points still made the game completely lose suspense.
The Knicks, who finally withstood the pressure, also defeated the Bulls 109-104 at home, winning a wave of 4 consecutive wins at the same time, but also staged a big upset!
Playing at home in this game, the Knicks continued the fiery state during the winning streak, playing a team performance of 4 people scoring in double figures and all the staff, completing the big upset.
In the case of Mitchell Robinson + Tohpin the main force, continuing to perform stably, the combined efforts to cut the 55 + 12 of the two main players Barrett + Burks play, it is particularly critical!
Barrett lived up to expectations in this game, starting 41 minutes, shooting a team-high 28 points on 10-of-24 shooting, plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 11 points in a single quarter in the final quarter not only helped the Knicks withstand the Bulls' pressure to chase points, but also successfully disrupted the opponent's defensive rhythm and deployment!
Rationally speaking, in the case of Randall's cold hand in 9 shots and 1 in this game, Barrett's timely outbreak did indeed make a contribution to the Knicks' defense of the home field.
Of course, the Knicks were able to beat the Bulls in this game, and the performance of Tigers Burks also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Burks was full of firepower, starting 41 minutes, shooting 5 three-pointers on 9 of 19 shooting, and contributing 27 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.
In addition, throughout the game, Burks personally has not made a mistake, it can be said that with a very efficient personal performance, successfully affected the trend of the game, did not live up to the trust of head coach Thibodeau!
More importantly, after winning a four-game streak against the Bulls in this game, the Knicks' regular season record has also improved to 34 wins and 42 losses, and is currently only 4.5 wins away from the Hawks, who rank tenth in the East.
Theoretically, the Knicks still have the opportunity to attack the top ten in the East in the next schedule, which also makes the team coach Thibodeau rekindle the hope of the playoffs!
On the other hand, the Bulls' performance in this game, the team reversed the defeat and finally lost by 5 points, which obviously needs to be examined.
But for the Bulls, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights and gains!
After all, in the case of Lavin + Vucevic performing their respective duties, the play of DeRozan, the core of the team in this game, is indeed remarkable!
DeRozan was hot in the game, starting 40 minutes, shooting a game-high 37 points on 12-of-26 shooting, plus six rebounds and seven assists.
Although it did not help the Bulls win, there is one thing to say, the brave performance of DeRozan in the final quarter of this game, which only scored 15 points, did bring great pressure to the Knicks!
For the Bulls, after losing to the Knicks in this game, the Bulls' idea of advancing to the top four in the East is undoubtedly a big blow!