In a game that featured two ejections and another benching of Stephon Marbury, Deng scored 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the first half to give the Bulls a 56-34 lead.

Shortly after that, Chicago coach Scott Skiles was ejected early in the third quarter after picking up a pair of technical fouls for arguing -- with the Bulls leading 58-35.

Kirk Hinrich added 21 points and Andres Nocioni had 19 for the Bulls, who snapped an eight-game road skid.

Reserve Jamal Crawford led New York with 26 points and Eddy Curry added 20. Steve Francis was ejected after picking up his second technical in the final minute.