Bulls Ready for Melo and Knicks in New York

" The month of December isn’t quite over yet, but considering it's the holiday season, it’s been a month that has been very kind to the Chicago Bulls.

In the final month of 2012, Chicago has defeated four of the heavyweight teams in the Eastern Conference (Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Boston) all while battling injuries to key players and fighting through struggles on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.

Earlier this week, Chicago had a tough back-to-back where they lost a winnable game to the Memphis Grizzlies, but bounced back and outplayed the Boston Celtics from the opening tip to the final buzzer. Now, the Bulls have another back-to-back at week’s end, starting with the New York Knicks – who sit atop the Eastern Conference standings – on Friday in Madison Square Garden and ending Saturday at the United Center where they’ll host the lowly Washington Wizards.

The Knicks will be a tough matchup for the Bulls, as Carmelo Anthony – who sat out New York’s 93-85 loss at the United Center two weeks ago – has been lighting up the NBA and playing the best basketball of his career this season "

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