The Bulls Thursday were ailing and felt sick with a 104-89 loss to the New York Knicks.
It was the Bulls third consecutive loss after three straight wins as they reach the halfway mark of the season at home Saturday against New Orleans.
The Bulls were led by Dwyane Wade with 22 points. Jerian Grant had 14 points, Cristiano Felicio 13, Taj Gibson 12 and Robin Lopez 10. The Knicks were led by Carmelo Anthony with 23. Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 19, Derrick Rose had 17 and Joakim Noah had 12 points and 15 rebounds with nine offensive rebounds.