CHICAGO — Knicks head coach Mike Brown didn’t sugarcoat it.

After watching his team fall 135–125 to the Bulls on Halloween — their third straight loss and a winless end to their first road trip of the season — Brown unloaded on his players’ lack of defensive effort.

“Our ability to guard the basketball was not good in the first half. We were getting blown by possession after possession after possession and guys were finishing at the rim with no help defense there. And if we did bring help, they sprayed the ball like they play, and we didn’t get the shooters. We didn’t close with a purpose and get to their air space to make them uncomfortable,” Brown said after his team dropped below .500 for the first time this year.

“Our defense tonight was nonexistent and it starts with guarding t

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