Getty DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls take on the NY Knicks Thursday night.
The Chicago Bulls (4-0) will host the New York Knicks (3-1) at the United Center on Thursday, October 28.
The game (8 p.m. ET start time) will be televised on MSG in the Knicks market and NBC Sports Chicago in the Bulls market. It will also stream live on NBA League Pass for everyone out of market.
Here’s a full rundown of how you can watch a live stream of the Knicks vs Bulls, with your options depending on where you live:
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If the Game is in Your Market
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of MSG, NBC Sports Chicago (both live in local markets) and 100-plus other live TV channels (TNT not included) on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Knicks vs Bulls live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most games on-demand within three days of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” MSG and NBC Sports Chicago (both live in local markets) are included in “Choice” and up.
You can sign up right here:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Knicks vs Bulls live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
If you can’t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
If the Game is out of Your Market
Amazon Prime’s NBA League Pass Channel
Note: This is ultimately the same as regular NBA League Pass (more info on that below), but with this option you’ll be able to watch games on the Amazon app, which tends to be available on more devices than the NBA app
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch every out-of-market NBA game via Prime Channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the NBA League Pass channel at no cost with a free trial:
NBA League Pass on Amazon Prime
Once you’re signed up for the Prime NBA League Pass channel, out-of-market viewers can watch the Knicks vs Bulls live or on-demand on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
NBA League Pass
Again, this is mostly the same as the Amazon Prime option above, with the big difference being you’ll watch on NBA’s platforms rather than Amazon’s:
Once signed up for NBA League Pass, out-of-market viewers can watch the Knicks vs Bulls live or on-demand on the NBA app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or 5, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, Android tablet or other compatible device.
You can also watch on your computer via the NBA website.
Knicks vs Bulls Preview
The Bulls are off to the hottest start in the NBA and their best start in 25 years. Zach LaVine is averaging 25.5 points a game, while offseason acquisitions DeMar DeRozan and Lonzo Ball have been contributing in a big way through the first four games.
DeRozan is averaging 22.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game so far, and he is fresh from being a huge reason why the Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors, 111-108. DeRozan scored 11 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Bulls eke out a win after it looked like they were out of hope.
Now 4-0, DeRozan and company aren’t looking to get ahead of themselves.
“We’ve got a lot more to clean up, to learn. It’s a long season, man,” DeRozan said, via NBA.com. “We’ve got a lot more basketball to go. We can’t carry this record like it’s some kind of badge of honor… Coming into this season that was everyone’s mindset; it’s all about winning now. We’re not in a development stage. We want to win now.”
On the other side, the Knicks are coming off a 112-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on October 26. Kemba Walker had his best game with the team, leading New York with 19 points while also dishing out five assists.
“This was a good test for us and it doesn’t stop, and we can’t feel good about tonight,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said after the win, via The Daily Local News. “We have to go to Chicago (on Thursday) and play an undefeated team that’s loaded that’s playing real well.”
The Knicks shot 47.1% from the floor and just over 43% from beyond the arc in an impressive team win that also saw Julius Randle contribute net a double-double (16 points, 11 rebounds) and Evan Fournier chip in 18 points.
“It was fun. Hopefully I can — we can have — more moments like that,” Walker said. “It was just such a great team win. Everybody contributed in many different ways and that’s how the game of basketball is.”
The Knicks are 3rd in the NBA in points scored (121.0), and the Bulls are 4th in the league in points allowed, surrendering just 97.5 points a game (97.5) so this should be a good matchup.