The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls are playing live on Sunday afternoon and the NBA game will be streaming from the United Center on ABC and comes at 1:00 pm ET and has Jimmer Fredette joining the team ahead of playing NY and the two teams are looking to get a win in the eastern conference matchup.
The Knicks come into the game after a blowout loss against the Golden State Warriors and that was another disappointing result for the team as they are trying to turn things around. Carmelo Anthony has been playing his heart out and he led the team with 23 points and 16 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to stop Stephen Curry and his triple double and now the team is trying to make the playoffs in what could be his final season with the team. The Knicks are scared that Anthony will opt out and leave over the summer and there is a good chance that they will miss the playoffs in the terrible east and this game against the Bulls could be a start for the turnaround.
The Knicks are coming off of yet another home loss and they have gone just 21-38 this season and they are 21st in the league in points scored per game with 97 points and they are 26th in rebounding and 27th in assists per game. The Knicks play against the Detroit Pistons on Monday and Anthony is set to play on Sunday against the Bulls after his hand was injured earlier. The Knicks have dealt with bad play, injuries and inconsistent defense all season and now they are trying to get back into the mix in the east on Sunday.
The Bulls come into the game after a win on the road against the Dallas Mavericks and they next will play against the Brooklyn Nets and that will be on Monday as well. The team is ranked second in the league in defense and they are allowing just 92 points per game and they have added a new shooter in Jimmer Fredette and this comes after he was allowed to pull a buyout with the Kings and waived and now he brings his crack three point shot to Chi-Town. The team needs three point shooting and Fredette has been putting up nearly 50 percent from the field and now he comes as Derrick Rose has been absent all season and could be a nice piece for the team heading into the playoffs.
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