From 87-68 to the lead
Nineteen points down in the third quarter, the New York Knicks still left Chicago with a 133-127 win on Wednesday. Jalen Brunson led the way with 38 points and seven assists, and the Knicks have now won two straight after an 0-3 start.
Chicago had the game in hand for a long stretch. Tre Jones hit a buzzer-beating three from just inside midcourt to give the Bulls a 62-56 halftime lead, and Norman Powell then led an 18-3 run in the third, scoring 14 of his 30 points in the quarter. It made the score 87-68 with 4:57 left in the period.
New York answered by scoring 22 of the next 29 points, and by the end of the third it was down only four. Landry Shamet’s three with 6:26 to play put the Knicks up 112-109, and they never trailed again. They won the fourth quarter 43-31.
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Brunson closes it out
Brunson, who scored 11 in the first quarter, hit a three with 3:17 left to push the lead to 11. Jalen Smith’s three cut it to 130-127 with 46 seconds on the clock. Brunson made one of two free throws with 6.2 seconds left, Powell missed a three on the Bulls’ last possession, and OG Anunoby sealed it from the line.
Anunoby had 23 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Jordan Clarkson scored 18 off the bench. Shamet finished with 14, Tyler Kolek handed out nine assists and Andre Drummond grabbed 11 rebounds.
Seven Bulls reached double figures. Caleb Wilson scored 20, Smith and Matas Buzelis had 17 each, and Josh Giddey posted 10 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.
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