CHICAGO — The Knicks showed up on Halloween as a team at full strength.

It wasn’t a disguise but still felt like a ruse as they were toppled Friday night by the Bulls 135-125, a defeat summarized by a terrible start, a strong third quarter, and a terrible finish. Even with Mitchell Robinson and Deuce McBride back in the lineup and everybody available, they trailed for the entirety of the final 39 minutes.

The Knicks clawed back to cut the deficit to two in the fourth quarter. But the last 3 ¹/₂ minutes were ugly, with the visitors getting outscored to end the game, 15-9. Karl-Anthony Towns missed three straight wide-open treys in that stretch. He had 22 points with 10 boards.

Jalen Brunson couldn’t prevent a third straight loss, recording 29 points while dominating the ball with 25 sh

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