Knicks run out of gas as defense flops in second half in ugly loss to Bulls
NY Post
CHICAGO — The Knicks better hope it was just tired legs on Saturday night.
Otherwise, getting throttled by the Bulls with the defense disappearing is a sign of problems even larger than their lack of depth.
On the second night of a back-to-back after a taxing loss to the Thunder, the Knicks ran out of steam in the third quarter of a 139-129 disheartening loss to the Bulls.
It translated to their first losing streak since early November and ended with Karl-Anthony Towns limping off the court but probably avoiding any serious injury after getting hit on the leg during his and-1 dunk.
“We didn’t play a lick of defense,” Jalen Brunson said. “Offense wasn’t the problem. Our defense as a group just wasn’t there.”
The Bulls (16-19) dropped 41 points in the third quarter and 76 in the second half.
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