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NBA
Regular season
New York Knicks vs Chicago Bulls
Madison Square Gardens
New York, United States
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Game commences at 02:30
Reigning NBA champions New York Knicks are yet to rediscover their championship form of last season as they look to record back-to-back wins in the Eastern Conference when they go toe-to-toe with the Chicago Bulls this week.
The Knicks recorded a 103-90 victory against the Brooklyn Nets in their most recent NBA outing, marking their third win in four matches. Following a 0-3 start to the campaign, the current NBA kings go into their next assignment sitting in eighth position with a record of three wins and four losses.
Despite the Knicks claiming victory over the Nets, forward Josh Hart mentioned that the champions need to improve their offensive game, an issue he felt was still prevalent on the court.
Hart, who was held to a single-digit point total (8) for the fourth game in succession, also believes his side has been defensively solid this year.
"The issues are still there," Hart said.
"I think this year, for the most part, our defense has been pretty good.
"But our offense has to get in a better flow and that's kind of what's holding us back right now. So a win doesn't erase the problem or erase the issues. We got to figure those out and get better."
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The Bulls on the other hand, found themselves on the end of a 126-107 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday night as they slumped to their sixth defeat of the season.
Chicago have now lost five games on the trot and last tasted victory on 23 October via a 132 – 125 win against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum.
As it stands, the Bulls are in 13th position on the Eastern Conference standings as Josh Giddey believes that it will only be a matter of time before the Chicago side start winning games once more.
Giddey, who noted 13 points against Philadelphia, also suggested that the Bulls have become prone to losing in recent times.
"We feel we can be competitive every night, but we also (know) any team can beat us any night," Giddey said.
"(They're) in position to be in games, but then third quarter, fourth quarter, (they) blow us out some. But I feel like it will show on the scoreboard soon enough."
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