Knicks VS Bulls Live Stream: Watch Online Free Thursday 8:00 ET 1-0 NY Travels To 0-1 Chicago As D. Rose Makes Return To United Center
Knicks vs Bulls live stream: Watch online free Thursday 8:00 ET as Chicago finally welcomes back Derrick Rose back into the United Center for the first time in over a year.
Bulls (0-1) vs Knicks (1-0) will be the first of four meetings this 2013 NBA season. New York survived a near-collapse Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Watch the free live stream online as Chicago looks to bounce back from its opening night loss to the Miami Heat.
After sitting out all of last season rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered late in Game 1 of a 2012 first-round playoff series against Philadelphia, Rose scored 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting as the Bulls fell 107-95 to defending champion Miami on Tuesday, according to ESPN. Watch the free live stream online as he said he will play in the team's second game of the season.
"If anything, I'm disappointed in the loss," Rose, who committed five turnovers, told ESPN. "My performance, I can easily change that by making shots and turning down the turnovers. It's not the end of the world. We can fix things. We did not show what we were capable of.
The Knicks nearly blew a 25-point lead after halftime, which forced them to keep starters out there longer with the game against the Bulls 24 hours later. They did win by seven when it was all set and done.
"We want to put teams away, especially, you know, you're going into a back-to-back, so you have an opportunity to rest," N.Y. center Tyson Chandler said. "But like I say, at the end of the day, learning experience, and I'd rather learn with a win than a loss."
Raymond Felton injured his hamstring, though he said he'd play Thursday while J.R. Smith sits out his second game during a five-game suspension.