The Knicks found themselves in a very familiar position, leading by double digits down the stretch. No lead has been safe lately, but this was one the Knicks wouldn’t give up.
Only 24 hours earlier, the Knicks let a 10-point lead with 2:29 left disappear in a last-second loss to the 76ers. But the Knicks played until the final buzzer on Thursday night at the Garden and snapped a three-game losing skid with a 104-89 victory over the Bulls.
Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks (18-22) with 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Derrick Rose added 17 against his former team to help the Knicks to only their second win in the last 11 games.