By Patrick Hedlund
DNAinfo New Editor
MANHATTAN — The Knicks knocked off the Chicago Bulls, 103-95, in their Christmas Day matchup at Madison Square Garden Saturday.
Amar'e Stoudemire and Raymond Felton led New York with 20 points each, with Stoudemire blocking six shots and Felton dishing out 12 assists.
The Knicks' Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari each added 15 points, as the team picked up its second straight win after dropping three straight.
Chicago's Carlos Boozer and Derrick Rose had 26 and 25 points, respectively, to keep the game close until the fourth quarter.
New York held Chicago to just 12 points in the final period to pull away for the holiday victory, as the Bulls went cold by not making a field goal over an 8-minute stretch in the fourth quarter.
Chicago missed 12 shots in a row during that time, leading to a 10-0 New York run that essentially sealed the game.
"It's just good to bounce back after the three we lost in a row — that it wasn't a fluke that we won a few," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said after the game. "It's a good-feel game, that's for sure."
Asked by a reporter if Madison Square Garden is again becoming an "intimidating" place to play for opponents, D'Antoni said that's the goal.
"We keep winning, and that's what we want — to make this place fun to come to, fun to watch, a lot of excitement and defend the home turf," he said. "And we're starting to do that better."
This was the first time the Knicks and Bulls met on Christmas Day since 1994.
