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Knicks beat Bulls 135-105 as Jalen Brunson scores 33 in 28 minutes and New York leads by 44
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in 28 minutes and Karl-Anthony Towns went 5 of 5 with 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Knicks beat the Bulls 135-105 at Madison Square Garden, leading by as many as 44.
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Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in 28 minutes, Karl-Anthony Towns went 5 of 5 from the field with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks routed the Chicago Bulls 135-105 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, November 4. New York led by as many as 44 and improved to 4-4. Chicago, which got 14 points each from Jaylin Sellers and Tre Jones and 12 each from Matas Buzelis and Norman Powell, fell to 1-7.
Brunson’s first quarter
Brunson scored 22 of New York’s 43 first-quarter points and made four threes in the period. The Knicks used an 18-4 run to turn a 6-4 deficit into a 22-10 lead, with Brunson scoring 14 of the 18 points and OG Anunoby adding four straight free throws. A second run, 16-4, made it 38-16 with 1:13 left. Brunson’s 26-foot three with 35 seconds left made it 43-19, and the quarter ended 43-21.
Anunoby finished 11 of 12 at the line with 18 points and 3 steals in 24 minutes.
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An 84-52 halftime lead
Chicago scored 31 in the second quarter but trailed by at least 21 points throughout it. Dalton Knecht, who played 16 minutes, scored his first bucket as a Knick on a tip-in dunk with 2:18 left in the half. Mikal Bridges hit a three off a Mohamed Diawara pass, Landry Shamet hit one off a Tyler Kolek pass, and Knecht’s step-back three with 5.8 seconds left made it 84-49. Matas Buzelis answered with a three at the buzzer for the 84-52 halftime score.
The 44-point lead
Karl-Anthony Towns hit two threes in the first 53 seconds of the second half, off passes from Bridges and Anunoby, and the Knicks led 90-54 with 11:07 left in the third. Brunson added a step-back jumper and a three, Towns had a driving layup and a free throw, and Miles McBride hit a 23-footer off an Anunoby pass to make it 106-64. With 2:19 left in the third, New York led 111-67, its largest lead at 44. Chicago closed the quarter on a 12-2 run to trail 113-79.
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Brunson finished 10 of 17 from the field, 5 of 10 from three and 8 of 9 at the line, with 4 assists and no turnovers, and he was done after three quarters. James Wiseman (8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks in 10 minutes), Andre Drummond (6 points, 9 rebounds) and Knecht (10 points, 7 rebounds) were among the reserves who finished the game. Chicago won the fourth quarter 26-22, with Jaylin Sellers hitting three threes, including one with 46.6 seconds left, for his 14 points.
The numbers
New York shot 44 of 87 (51%), made 17 of 40 threes and 30 of 37 free throws, and outrebounded Chicago 57-34. The Knicks had 27 assists and 14 turnovers and won the fast break 19-6. Chicago shot 37 of 96 (39%), made 10 of 44 threes (23%) and 21 of 28 free throws, had 25 assists and 11 turnovers, and won the paint 52-48. The game had four lead changes, and Chicago’s largest lead was two points.
Towns played 25 minutes with 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting (2 of 2 from three), 5-of-7 free throws, 12 rebounds and an assist. Bridges had 7 points and 4 assists, Shamet 7 points and 2 assists, Jordan Clarkson 10 points, and McBride 7 points off the bench. Kolek scored no points and had 5 assists.
Chicago’s side
Buzelis scored 12 on 5-of-11 shooting with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 26 minutes, Powell scored 12 on 3-of-12 shooting but went 6 of 7 at the line, and Giddey had 10 points, 6 assists and 3 turnovers in 27 minutes. Caleb Wilson scored 5 on 2-of-12 shooting, Sellers scored 14 on 4-of-8 shooting (4 of 7 from three), and Jones scored 14 on 5 of 8 in 18 minutes.
What’s next
The Knicks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, November 7, at 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Sunday Cairo time). The Bulls host the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, November 8, at 3:30 p.m. ET (10:30 p.m. Cairo time).
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