"It was just a basketball play, where things are going to get physical. He's a big man, that's what he's supposed to do. It's just basketball. I'd get tired if I kept on driving to the hole too, if that was someone else."

For Stoudemire, he was happy that his Knicks were able to get a win over Rose and the Bulls on the Christmas Day stage.

"It was great," Stoudemire said. "It was a lot of fun. We know Chicago is a team to beat right now. They've been playing great this year with the help of Carlos. He's a handful. The great thing about it is that we got the win. It was a tough, hard-fought battle, but it was a total team effort."

Back-to-back baskets by Ronnie Brewer and Rose tied it the game 87 with 10:11 left before the Knicks, who were allowing 107 points per game, started effective defenses as they did in the 1990s.

Wilson Chandler and Felton each had two baskets in a 10-0 run as Chicago missed 11 of its first 13 shots in the period. Chandler's bucket made it 97-87 before Boozer ended the Bulls' drought with 1:52 remaining.

The Bulls later got within six, but missed a chance to get closer when Kurt Thomas threw a pass out of bounds.

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