CHICAGO – Coby White made a career-best nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Zach LaVine also had 33 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 139-126 after honoring former MVP Derrick Rose on Saturday night had.

White hit 9 of 11 from distance. LaVine delivered his third 30-point effort in the last four games.

Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Giddey scored 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, helping the Bulls to a successful end to their feel-good day.

The team honored Rose, the Chicago product, at halftime after announcing that morning that he joined Michael Jordan (23), Scottie Pippen (33), Jerry Sloan (4) and Bob Love (10) as the only players will be whose numbers will be retired by the franchise sometime next season.

Chicago outscored New York by 24 points in the third quarter after trailing by nine points at halftime, handing the Knicks their second straight loss after winning nine straight.

Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 44 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 33 and Josh Hart added 16 rebounds.

Takeaways

Knicks: The Knicks suffered two consecutive losses for the third time this season. They haven’t lost more than twice in a row.

Bulls: The Bulls put a sluggish first half behind them and dominated the game.

Key moment

The Bulls simply dominated the third quarter, outscoring the Knicks 41-17 and turning a nine-point halftime deficit into a 104-89 lead. Tied at 84 points, they outscored the Knicks 20-5 in the final four minutes of the quarter, starting with a layup by Vucevic.

Key statistics

The Bulls made 20 of 37 3-point shots.

Next

Both teams have home games on Monday, with the Knicks hosting Orlando and the Bulls hosting San Antonio. ——

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