National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New York 103, Chicago 95
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 25, 2010
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #35 Kane Fitzgerald, #15 Bennett Salvatore, #58 Zach Zarba
Attendance: 19763

Amare Stoudemire finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and six blocks as the New York Knicks controlled the fourth quarter en route to a 103-95 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

Raymond Felton added 20 points and 12 assists and Landry Fields chipped in 14 points and 11 boards for the Knicks, who have bounced back from a three-game slide by winning their last two.

After New York outscored the Bulls 33-29 in the third quarter to take an 85-83 lead, both teams locked down on defense in the fourth. Chicago tied it with four quick points at the top of the quarter before going ice cold and missing 12 straight shots while going scoreless over an 8:18 stretch.

The Knicks took advantage of the Bulls’ drought, getting four points from Wilson Chandler during a 10-0 run to take the lead. When Chicago finally got back on the board with 1:52 left in the game, Chandler answered right back with a jumper to push it back to double-digits.

Carlos Boozer collected 26 points and 17 rebounds and Derrick Rose scored 25 for the Bulls, who committed 21 turnovers.

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   New York
Carlos Boozer 26 Scoring Raymond Felton 20
Derrick Rose 8 Assists Raymond Felton 12
Carlos Boozer 19 Rebounds Landry Fields 11
Carlos Boozer 4 Free Throws Made Wilson Chandler 2
Derrick Rose 6 Steals Raymond Felton 5
Kurt Thomas 2 Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 95 44.0 4-14 11-20 15 48 5 14 22
New York 103 53.2 12-22 7-12 25 44 10 12 24
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Knicks have a W/L % of .765 after a win and .385 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Bulls have a W/L % of .611 after a win and .700 after a loss.