Bulls can't keep up in fourth quarter, fall to Knicks

The Bulls trailed the Knicks by one point through three quarters before New York pulled away.

Nikola Vucevic finished with 26 points and 18 rebounds but the New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Chicago Bulls 113-94. Julius Randle led the Knicks with 34 points and seven rebounds. The Bulls (26-36) will look to get back in the win column on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks (38-23).

Getting punched in the face, at least metaphorically, is often used in the NBA to describe an uncompetitive effort. And then there was Wednesday in the Bulls 113-94 loss to the New York Knicks when several Bulls literally were staggered—and drawing technical fouls—after being smacked,…