Our Chicago Bulls deservedly suffered one of their most embarrassing losses of what has been a truly horrific 2025-26 season on Friday, during a doomed road tilt against the New York Knicks.
Chicago’s 136-96 defeat absolutely smashes the contest’s projected 15.5 over/under. With the loss, the Bulls fall to a 29-48 record on the year. The Knicks improve to 50-28, and now move just two games behind the 51-25 Celtics for the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed (for now — more on that later).
Knicks Dominated Bulls From The Start
The game was essentially over from the jump.
With Billy Donovan starting ex-Knick Guerschon Yabusele at center over the bigger, better Leonard Miller for some reason (center Nick Richards joined Jalen Smith and Zach Collins on the sidelines), Chicago went 0-for-10 from the field, turned the ball over five times, and trailed New York 20-1 during the first 6:06 of the game.
The Bulls essentially never recovered. OG Anunoby in particular ran rampant, scoring a game-high 31 points in just three quarters of action. The All-Defensive Teamer also showed off his skillset on that end early on.
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— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 4, 2026Powered mostly by Anunoby and Josh Hart, New York built up a 37-point edge at the halftime break, 78-41. Adam Amin noted on the game’s Chicago Sports Network broadcast that the margin represented New York’s biggest-ever halftime advantage.
It was also, conversely, Chicago’s worst road halftime gap ever. Collin Sexton paced the Bulls off the bench with 12 points through two quarters because, well, someone had to score.
At the half.Collin Sexton: 12 pts (4-5 from three) pic.twitter.com/6bNTBpoFfU
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) April 4, 2026Billy Donovan, even trailing by 35-40 points for most of the fourth quarter, played Josh Giddey and Mac McClung deep into the frame — despite both those young Bulls stars nursing injuries.
Buzelis hurt his leg during the first half, but returned to the Bulls bench wearing a wrap, notes Chicago Sports Network’s K.C. Johnson. He eventually returned to the court for… no rational reason, ultimately suiting up for 23 minutes.
Giddey began the day with a merely “probable” designation due to a tight hamstring. Donovan opted to play him for nearly 26 minutes. He looked terrible, scoring six points on 3-of-12 shooting from the field, passing for five assists against four turnovers and notching a -32, the second-worst plus-minus on the night behind Isaac Okoro’s -40. Maybe he shouldn’t be playing in a meaningless game and risking further injury, Billy.
Anunoby, meanwhile, continued to light up Chicago from all over the hardwood throughout the third quarter.
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— NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) April 4, 2026Really, this sixth straight loss is “good” news for a Bulls club hoping to belatedly increase its odds at lottery glory.
Especially since the Milwaukee Bucks are also trailing the Boston Celtics big at press time, 113-85, in the fourth quarter of their matchup sans a possibly healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo. Thankfully, Chicago has a one-game edge on Milwaukee by record, meaning the Bulls are still a smidge ahead on the Tankathon reverse standings.
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