The Bulls shook off the return of their one-time star to keep their undefeated start to the season going in a 126-113 win over the Kings.

When Josh Giddey averaged better than 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on 45% 3-point shooting over the final 25 games of last season, nobody knew quite what to make of it.  On the one hand,

Josh Giddey had 20 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists for the Bulls (4-0), one of four unbeaten teams in the NBA. Former Kings guard Kevin Huerter came off the bench to score 18 points, going 6 of 8 from the field and 3 of 5 from 3-point range.

Nikola Vucevic will keep up his sharp start on the glass vs. New York tonight, as our Knicks vs. Bulls predictions explain. Free NBA picks for.

New York; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York will try to end its three-game losing streak when the Knicks take on Chicago. New York finished 51-31 overall and 34-18 in Eastern Conference play a season ago.

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On the other side, the Bulls have two players listed on their injury report for Friday’s game as they have ruled out Coby White and Zach Collins. For White, he remains sidelined due to a calf strain that has caused him to miss every game of the season thus far.