The Knicks barely escaped the Bulls, pulling out a 113-111 win in overtime. Josh Giddey led the way for Chicago with 27 points and 16 rebounds, while All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 32 points and 18 rebounds to take the Knicks over the hump.
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Towns and Brunson help Knicks edge Bulls 113-111 in overtime
Knicks hold on for 113-111 overtime victory vs. Bulls
A close overtime victory barely compensates for a glaring Knicks flaw on display at Madison Square Garden. All-Stars Jalen Brunson (22 points) and Karl-Anthony Towns (32) combined for 54 points, and Mikal Bridges came up with a massive block on Bulls center Nikola Vucevic to force overtime in New York’s 113-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
Bulls Fall Short in Overtime Against the Knicks, 113-111
The Chicago Bulls lost a hard-fought overtime game to the New York Knicks, 113-111. Entering the game, the Knicks were short-handed, missing key starters OG Anunoby and Josh Hart, while the Bulls were also without Patrick Williams and Jalen Smith,
All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined ... to force overtime in New York’s 113-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. But a lack of effective perimeter defense is ...
New York got off to a slow start by scoring only 19 points in the first quarter. The Knicks found a way to get off to a halftime lead thanks to the dynamic play from Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson. Brunson finished with 22 points and 12 assists in the win. Towns finished with 32 points and 18 rebounds along the way as well.
The veteran scored 44 and 40 points, respectively, across his last two games against the Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers, two defensively deficient teams. Enter the Chicago Bulls, who are 26th in defensive rating. Towns has absolutely had his way with the Bulls across two meetings this season, scoring a mind-boggling 90 total points.
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