CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau worries about every opponent.

It doesn’t matter whether the Bulls are facing another playoff team like the Toronto Raptors like they did earlier in the week or a team well out of the playoff race like the New York Knicks on Saturday. Thibodeau was equally concerned about both games.

After putting together a double-digit victory over the Raptors on Wednesday, the Bulls didn’t let Thibodeau down against the lowly Knicks. The Bulls were clicking from the start -- scoring on eight of their first nine possessions -- and ran away with a 111-80 win.

It was another victory that made the Bulls feel like they were building something as they enter the regular season’s final weeks.

“The thing is, everyone is capable of beating you,” said Thibodeau, whose team is on a three-game winning streak and moved to within two games of the Cleveland Cavaliers for second place in the Eastern Conference. “I liked the way we approached it this morning. I thought our guys came out with a lot of energy to start the game and we played tough. There are a lot of things we could do better and we have to keep working towards that, but overall we did a lot of good things in that game.”

Thibodeau stressed leading up to the game he was seeking more continuity from his team. Players have been in and out of the Bulls’ lineup due to injuries all season, and they’re finally getting nearly everyone -- Derrick Rose could even begin participating in contact drills next week -- healthy together.

With only Rose and Doug McDermott (back) inactive against the Knicks, Thibodeau was able to utilize most of his roster and see what some different lineups could do on the floor. For the most part, the Bulls remained in synch all evening. They worked the ball around, played off each other and found the open man. They compiled 28 assists on 43 field goals and had just 12 turnovers.

It’s not always easy to remain focused in a game where a double-digit lead is created in the first quarter, but the Bulls rarely wavered throughout the 48 minutes. Bulls forward Pau Gasol thought that had to do with the team knowing what’s at stake with just eight regular-season games remaining.

“We’re in the final stretch of the season,” said Gasol, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds in 27:33 of action. “We understand the importance of each and every game. So, the sense of urgency and level of focus is a lot higher.”

Bulls center Joakim Noah also liked Saturday’s result, but he didn't want to be content.

“It’s good,” Noah said. “Just got to keep moving and keep getting better individually and as a team. But it’s good. We’re moving in the right direction.”

Despite the momentum the Bulls are generating, they were all for having three days off until their next game. The team will take Sunday completely off and get back in the gym on Monday.

“It’s not going to be tough,” Noah said of taking time off. “We’ll work hard and get ready for the next one.”

The next one will be the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, and Thibodeau will undoubtedly be back to being concerned again.