by Lilian Moy (iDalgo)
The New York Knicks earned their sixth straight win last night 114-91 over the Chicago Bulls. Four players in the major five have had at least 19 points: Julius Randle (19), Jalen Brunson and Quentin Grimes (22), and RJ Barrett (27). Tom Thibodeau’s players are sixth in the Eastern Conference, just behind Philadelphia who beat Golden State 118-106. Joel Embiid finished with 34 points and 13 rebounds against the worst road team in the league. Ahead of the standings in the East are the Nets who win for the fifth time in a row by beating Toronto 119-116. The Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving duo scored 60 drives to Fred VanVleet alone’s 39 points. Leader East Boston lost for the third time in four games, 117-109 to an in-form Orlando. Moritz Wagner finished with 25 points in just 23 minutes. In other games, the Lakers beat Denver 126-108, Indiana lost to Cleveland 118-112 with 41 points for Donovan Mitchell, and Dallas inflicted a heavy defeat on the Blazers, 130-110, including 32 points and 12 rebounds by Christian Wood off the field. bench.
