Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks
· National Basketball AssociationLaVine scores 31 points, White hits winning free throws and Bulls outlast Knicks 124-123
The Bulls led by as many as 22 in the third quarter, but the Knicks rallied and went ahead 123-121 on Jalen Brunson’s bucket with four seconds remaining.
On the ensuing possession, White was fouled by Josh Hart on a 3-point attempt and made all three.
Brunson’s potential winner rimmed out at the buzzer.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 46 points for the Knicks, adding 10 rebounds. Brunson finished with 24 points and Mikal Bridges had 20.
Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls.
Knicks: The Knicks were playing their first back-to-back of the season after defeating Philadelphia on Tuesday. New York has had the same starting five in all 11 games this season and they are all scoring in double figures. Tom Thibodeau coached the Bulls for five seasons and is now in his fifth season leading the Knicks. He’s 9-6 vs. Chicago as New York’s head coach.
Regular Season Series
CHI leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 124 - 123 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 124 - 123 | |
4th 0.0 | Knicks offensive team rebound | 124 - 123 | |
4th 0.1 | Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot two point shot | 124 - 123 | |
4th 3.0 | Ayo Dosunmu enters the game for Josh Giddey | 124 - 123 |
Statistics
CHI | NY | |
---|---|---|
44-82 | FG | 48-94 |
53.7 | Field Goal % | 51.1 |
14-36 | 3PT | 15-37 |
38.9 | Three Point % | 40.5 |
22-27 | FT | 12-18 |
81.5 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
40 | Rebounds | 40 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
31 | Assists | 31 |
10 | Steals | 7 |
6 | Blocks | 3 |
18 | Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
26 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
50 | Points in Paint | 58 |
17 | Fouls | 17 |
22 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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