NEW YORK _ Pull up a chair, young Knicks fans, for a story about what it used to mean when the Chicago Bulls came to Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks.
There were stars, the brightest in the game, Patrick Ewing trying to live up to Michael Jordan. There was bad blood between the teams and often real blood being cleaned up after a nasty blow was delivered. Back then, Phil Jackson was dubbed the Zen Master by Jeff Van Gundy and he really seemed worthy of the title, hard as that may be to imagine for a fan who knows Jackson just from his tenure running the Knicks.
And Monday, there was something different, including a rare win by the Knicks, who ended a six-game losing streak by beating Chicago, 113-105. Luke Kornet scored 24 points, and rookie Mitchell Robinson had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Bulls' Robin Lopez scored a game-high 29 points.
