Coby White nailed a career-high nine 3-pointers in scoring 33 points, Zach LaVine scored 33 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 139-126 after honoring former MVP Derrick Rose.

Zach LaVine and Coby White scored 33 points each and Nikola Vucevic notched a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 139-126 win against the visiting New York Knicks on Saturday.

After the New York Knicks lost a hard-fought contest to the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder, they had to quickly turn around and play the second game of a back-to-back against the Chicago Bulls . With each starter playing over 40 minutes of action in Friday's loss, it was clear New York was exhausted going into Saturday night.

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Jan 4, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks former player Derrick Rose speaks as he is honored at halftime of a game between the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images / David Banks-Imagn Images

Photos from the Chicago Bulls’ 139-126 victory over the New York Knicks on “Derrick Rose Night” on Jan. 4, 2025, at the United Center.

The Knicks' ongoing, lengthy homestand continues on Friday night with a visit from the Oklahoma City Thunder (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG/NBA TV). It's the second meeting between the Knicks and Thunder in seven days after Oklahoma City took a 117-107 decision at Paycom Center on Jan. 3.

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New York showed Friday night that there is a large gap between where they are, and where the top teams in the league are.

The Chicago Bulls continued to be a thorn in the New York Knicks' side on Derrick Rose Night. As the city of Chicago recognized Rose's accomplished basketball career that changed the course of the Windy City's professional and amateur hoops history,