Knicks hold off Bulls for fourth consecutive win

The NBA's driving scorer in fourth quarters continued to come at them and the New York Knicks wouldn't slip. They, at last, halted DeMar DeRozan in the last moment and proceeded with a triumphant run. RJ Barrett scored 28 points, Alec Burks had 27 and the Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 109-104 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive triumph.

Obi Toppin had 17 points for the Knicks, who stayed 4 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the tenth spot in the Eastern Conference and the last play-in spot with just six games remaining. DeRozan scored 37 points, while Zach LaVine added 27 points however Chicago fell into a bind with Toronto for the fifth-best record in the East. Mitchell Robinson got done with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks. Randle was 1 of 9 for five points, however, he got 13 rebounds.