The Celtics' future was presumably not something the Knicks players needed to worry about.
On the New York side, all they needed to do was take care of themselves.
After all, although they had enjoyed a very pleasing result in their first game of the season, no one could claim that their lineup had already fully developed chemistry.
In fact, many of the coaching staff's ideas still required extensive experimentation and verification.
Time slowly passed, bringing them to October 29th.
The New York Knicks flew to Chicago for an away game against the home-team Bulls.
Compared to the game against the Celtics, this one was even easier.
With the Knicks' full roster available and both Chen Xi and George appearing on court healthy, the Bulls simply could not stir up any trouble.
The Knicks dominated from the opening tip to the final buzzer, without a shred of suspense.
When the game ended, the score was 121-103.
The Knicks claimed another 18-point blowout victory.
Chen Xi, meanwhile, once again put up an all-around stat line of 32 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in just 27 minutes of playing time.
It was an incredibly easy game.
If there was anything worth mentioning from the game, it was perhaps that the Bulls had finally produced another young player who appeared to have tremendous potential.
Amen Thompson.
This somewhat odd-looking young player, who had once attended Chen's summer training camp, posted a very solid stat line in just the second game of his career.
He played a total of 18 minutes, recording an all-around line of 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, and 1 block, while posting the team's best plus-minus at +1~~
He also delivered a highlight-reel chase-down block on Toppin during the game.
After all,