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Butler helps Bulls pull away from Knicks for 108-81 victory

Pau Gasol and Nikola Mirotic scored 17 points apiece for the Bulls. Beyond scoring in double digits in each of the three games, Portis has also made tremendous contributions to the team’s rebounding effort, as he has grabbed around 8 rebounds per game during this stretch.

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Chicago played a flawless fourth quarter where they scored a total of 31 points and held the Knicks to a measly eight points, leading to a 27-point Bulls victory. NY is back, baby. He also wrote about how a former teammate “went behind my back, messed w/ my ex, got caught, got dealt w/ for being a snake, then ran & told the Police & NBA”. NY closed the second quarter on a 12-1 run to narrow the gap to six. The Knicks missed their first 10 shots and needed nearly 4 minutes to score their first points of 2016, a layup for rookie Kristaps Porzingis with 8:05 left in the opening quarter.


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The Knicks started to chip away as they cut the Chicago lead to 10. They got it down to 56-50 at halftime, and Porzingis’ hook shot put NY in front for the first time at 67-65 with 5:20 left in the third.


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“Absolutely”, Hoiberg said. “We’re going to continue to find minutes for Bobby and there’s no doubt about it. He’s playing too well, he’s playing with so much confidence. Every time we got a little momentum, we either made a big mistake on the other end or they made a big shot”. Miami adjusted its starting lineup shortly before tip-off when Dwyane Wade was stricken by flu-like symptoms. Wade didn’t start because he wasn’t feeling well, then made 5 of 6 shots. Long term, with both Gasol and Joakim Noah set to hit the free agent market after this season, the Bulls have to decide if Portis and Mirotic can be a viable pairing moving forward.

Zaza Pachulia led the Mavericks with 14 points and 13 rebounds.

DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points while Lowry collected 18 points and 11 assists.

Dallas’ four-game winning streak was snapped.

In Toronto, the Raptors defeated the Charlotte Hornets 104-94.

Kemba Walker was the pick of the Hornets players with 18 points.

Just look at all the spacing on this play, with no one inside the arc and five players the Knicks had to respect from three-point range sharing the floor. For example, Aaron Brooks and Tony Snell contributed17 and 22 points respectively against the Raptors, Brook and Bobby Portis contributed 28 and 16 against the Pacers, and Doug McDermott and Portis had 13 and 16 last night against the Knicks.

John Wall scored 24 points and dished out 13 assists as the Washington Wizards beat the Orlando Magic 103-91. Kris Humphries scored all of his 11 points in the fourth quarter, including seven during a decisive 15-3 run. Defensively, the Bulls yield 100.0 points against the opposing teams per game.

Mirotic played one of-if not-his best game of the season on Friday night.

Mavericks: PG Deron Williams (left hamstring) returned after a four-game absence, playing 20 minutes off the bench and finishing with nine points and five assists.

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Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 20 points.

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