Curry layup puts Bulls over Knicks 86-84
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-16 09:54

Eddy Curry's layup with 2.4 seconds left sent the Chicago Bulls past the New York Knicks 86-84 on Saturday, their sixth straight victory.

Chicago Bulls' Tyson Chandler celebrates the Bulls 86-84 win against the New York Knicks in Chicago Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005. Today's was the Bulls sixth straight win. [AP]

The winning streak is Chicago's best since Michael Jordan led the team to 13 consecutive wins late in the 1997-98 championship season. The Bulls, who lost their first nine games this season, have won 12 of 15 overall.

Andres Nocioni set up the winning score by blocking Trevor Ariza's jump shot. Tyson Chandler saved the ball from going out of bounds and threw it blindly to Kirk Hinrich, who fed Nocioni as he raced up the floor. Nocioni then passed to Curry, who drove to the basket and put the Bulls ahead.

Chandler blocked Nazr Mohammed's shot with time running out to seal it.

Curry led the Bulls with 17 points. Hinrich had 15 points and 11 assists, and Ben Gordon scored 16 points — 14 in the fourth quarter.

Stephon Marbury led the Knicks with 25 points and 10 assists. Ariza, a rookie, came off the bench to score 18 points and grab nine rebounds in 37 minutes, all career highs.

Chicago came out firing in the second half, with Hinrich setting up Luol Deng for two straight 3-pointers and Chris Duhon for one.

Ariza dunked with 35.9 seconds left in the third quarter and followed with an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Knicks a 65-56 advantage at the end of the third, their largest lead of the game.

The Bulls fought back to even the score midway through the fourth. Hinrich's 3-pointer cut the lead to 76-75 at 6:08. After a free throw by Moochie Norris, Gordon tied it at 77 with 5:37 left.

Curry's hook at 3:02 gave the Bulls the lead, but Kurt Thomas responded with a 16-foot shot for New York.

Thomas fouled Gordon on the Bulls' next possession, and the rookie hit both free throws to put Chicago up 83-81. Ariza then tied it with a jump shot.

Gordon followed by drawing another foul from Thomas, but only hit one free throw.

After being fouled by Gordon, Ariza made just one free throw to tie it again.

Adrian Griffin then missed two free throws for the Bulls, leading to Ariza's blocked shot.

Chicago led 22-20 after the first quarter. Marbury tied the game at 22 early in the second. Othella Harrington responded with a 20-foot jump shot for the Bulls, but Vin Baker tied it again with an 18-footer.

Antonio Davis hit two free throws to cut the lead to 42-37 at halftime.

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