White shines as Bulls beat Knicks

CHICAGO — Coby White made a franchiserecord seven 3pointers in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away from the slumping New York Knicks for a 120102 victory Tuesday night.

White missed his first five shots from the field and began the final period with just four points. But the rookie guard put on a dazzling show down the stretch, delighting a United

Center crowd that included Roy Williams, White’s coach at the University of North Carolina.

White connected from deep on three straight Chicago possessions during a 242 run that made it 10989 with 5:51 remaining. Backed by chants of “Coby! Coby!” he made one last 3 to run the Bulls’ lead out to 120100 before checking out with 1:31 to go. White finished with 27 points. Zach LaVine had 25 for Chicago, and Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

New York lost for the sixth time in seven games. Marcus Morris scored 22 points for the Knicks, and RJ Barrett finished with 21 points and nine assists.

It was New York’s first game since team president Steve Mills and general manager Scott Perry expressed concern about the Knicks’ level of play following an embarrassing 10887 home loss against Cleveland on Sunday night.

New York rallied for a 10598 victory over Chicago in their first meeting of the season on Oct. 28. Bobby Portis led the way with 28 points and 11 rebounds against his former team, but he finished with just seven points in the rematch.