Game Thread Regular Season Game 34 - Knicks @ Bulls

vs

NEW YORK KNICKS (17-16) @ CHICAGO BULLS (11-22)
Game 34, Home Game 16
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 – 7:00 PM CT
United Center
NBC Sports Chicago / WLS-AM 890 / Univision Deportes Radio

BULLS/KNICKS STREAKS
CURRENT STREAK………… ......... 1 Win
HOME STREAK ......... ……………...1 Win
ROAD STREAK.... ………………4 Losses

BULLS VS. KNICKS THIS SEASON
Dec. 9 @ Chicago – W, 104-102
Dec. 27 @ Chicago –
Jan. 10 @ New York –
Mar. 19 @ New York –

Game Notes



Chicago Bulls (11-22)
Home 7-8
Road 4-14

Bulls Season Averages:
PPG: 99.5 (Opp: 106.4)
RPG: 44.7 (Opp: 45.3)
APG: 23.1 (Opp: 24.6)
SPG: 6.97 (Opp: 7.13)
BPG: 3.66 (Opp: 4.47)
FG%: .434 (Opp: .464)
FT%: .735 (Opp: .792)
3p%: .350 (Opp: .363)

Probable Bulls starters


Kris Dunn - PG -
Justin Holiday - SG -
Denzel Valentine - SF -
Lauri Markkanen - PF -
Robin Lopez - C -

Bulls Regular Season Stats Leaders
Points: Mirotic 17.9, Markkanen 14.6
Rebounds: Markkanen 7.6, Mirotic 7.6
Assists: Dunn 5.5, Grant 4.9
Steals: Dunn 1.90, Holiday 1.23
Blocks: Lopez 0.88, Holiday 0.68

FG%: Felicio .600, Nwabe .580
FT%: Markkanen .855, Pondexter .824
3FG%: Mirotic .480, Valentine .409

Regular Season Player Highs 2017/2018
Points: Mirotic 29
Field Goals Made: Mirotic & Markkanen 11
Field Goals Attempts: Dunn 24
Free Throws Made: Grant 7
Free Throws Attempts: Grant 10
3-Point FGM: Holiday 6
3-Point FGA: Holiday 12
Rebounds: Markkanen 14
Off. Rebounds: Lopez 7
Def. Rebounds: Markkanen & Mirotic 12
Assists: Dunn 14
Blocks: Lopez 3
Steals: Dunn 4
Minutes: Holiday, Nwaba & Lopez 3
Double-Double: Markkanen 7
Triple-Double: -

Injury report
Zach LaVine (left ACL) and Cameron Payne (right foot) are OUT …

For a full report and the latest on Bulls' injuries, check out the AthletiCo Injury Report.



New York Knicks (17-16)
Home 15-6
Road 2-10

Probable Knicks starters
J. Jack
C. Lee
K. Porzingis
L. Thomas
E. Kanter

Injury report
T. Hardaway Jr. - OUT
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Well crap. I missed this one.

 

Bulls rally for a 92-87 win over Knicks

The Chicago Bulls struggled for long stretches. They looked fatigued at times on the second night of back-to-back games. And they found a way to win anyway.

Kris Dunn scored 17 points, including two clutch free throws in the final seconds, and the surging Bulls rallied to beat the New York Knicks 92-87 on Wednesday.


Read more http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975255