The Bulls 5-game winning streak came to an end! Gidi scored 23+12+12, Brunson scored 31 points, and Towns scored 20+15+5.

After winning five consecutive games at the start, the Bulls lost to the Knicks 116-128 on the road today, suffering their first defeat of the season and ending their five-game winning streak. Fortunately, the 76ers have suffered their first defeat of the season before. They currently have the same record as the Bulls at 5 wins and 1 loss. The 76ers are temporarily ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and the Bulls are ranked second in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks had suffered a three-game losing streak before, so today's victory is also very important to them, but their current record is still only 3 wins and 3 losses.

The Bulls are still on the same page, with 7 players scoring in double figures. Guidi performed well, playing 38 minutes, 10 of 19 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 23 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, and also had 4 turnovers. In the first half, Gidi played 18 minutes, making 4 of 7 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He already had a near-triple-double of 11 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 1 steal. This is Gidi's first triple-double of the season and the eighth triple-double in the Bulls' career, ranking third in team history behind Jordan (28 times) and Pippen (15 times).

Vucevic played 32 minutes, making 6 of 10 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He had a huge double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 4 assists. Tre Jones started for 34 minutes, made 6 of 13 shots, scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, and tied for the lowest plus-minus value of -18. Buzelis was quite satisfactory. He played 31 minutes, made 5 of 11 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 14 points and 7 rebounds.

For the Knicks, 6 people on the team scored in double figures, and 3 of them scored 20+. Brunson was still very good. He played 32 minutes, making 10 of 22 shots, 4 of 11 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws. He scored a game-high 31 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals, with a plus-minus of +5. Brunson was on fire in the first quarter. He played 12 minutes and made 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 19 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter. Brunson's career total points reached 9,008 points, officially breaking the 9,000-point mark.

Towns played outstandingly. He played 36 minutes, making 5 of 11 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 20 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks. Anunoby played 35 minutes, making 8 of 17 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Hart came off the bench for 26 minutes, making 5 of 10 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 3 free throws, 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. Clarkson came off the bench for 18 minutes, making 6 of 11 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 15 points and 2 assists.