Game ID: 22301119
New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls
Friday, April 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 29 32 20 27 108NYK 17 28 31 24 100
CHI vs NYK ScoutingCHI vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CHI availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 3/23, returns tonight: 19 min (75% of 26)
BACK White back 3/21 after 3, 34 min since (93% of 36)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 16 min since (114% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 38 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restBACK White back 3/21 after 3, 34 min since (94% of 36)
BACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 19 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 10 min since (74% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restBACK White back 3/21 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 18 min since (69% of 26)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 10 min since (74% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Carter missed 2 since 3/29, returns tonight: 7 min (50% of 14)
BACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 17 min since (67% of 26)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/05 · 3 days' restBACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 17 min since (67% of 26)
BACK Carter back 3/25 after 2, 9 min since (66% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Green back 3/27 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Carter back 4/01 after 2, 7 min since (50% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 35 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 6 min (43% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 36 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 4/01 after 2, 6 min since (47% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 4
CHI availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Carter back 4/01 after 2, 11 min since (82% of 14)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 12 min since (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 12 min (83% of 15)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 7 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 12 min since (83% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (52% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 9 since 3/18, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (60% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 29 min since (82% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 34 min since (96% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backOUT Burks missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (77% of 15)
OUT Sims missed 4 since 4/05, returns tonight: 23 min (189% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (91% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 28 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. Without Anunoby (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
3/27 vs IND 125-99 — CHI notes
CHI won 125-99. CHI shot 50% (49 of 98) to IND's 40%, 12 of 27 from three. CHI turned it over 7 times to IND's 13. The glass went 54-40 for them. DeRozan led with 27 (9 of 18, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Vučević added 22, White 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-20: a lead of 4 became 21, and the lead reached 29. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/29 @ BKN 108-125 — CHI notes
CHI lost 108-125. CHI shot 51% (38 of 75) to BKN's 47%, 9 of 30 from three, and went to the line 29 times to BKN's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. CHI turned it over 12 times to BKN's 6, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. DeRozan led with 31 (11 of 20, 9 of 10 at the line); White added 18, Dosunmu 16. Q2 was theirs, 31-20, turning a 6-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 105-77 against them. Dosunmu's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ MIN 109-101 — CHI notes
CHI won 109-101. CHI shot 52% (42 of 80) to MIN's 47%, 17 of 29 from three, and got to the line 12 times to MIN's 21. DeRozan led with 27 (11 of 23, 4 of 7 at the line); Caruso added 21, Vučević 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/01 vs ATL 101-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 101-113. CHI took 12 more shots (94 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to ATL's 50%, 7 of 28 from three, and went to the line 24 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. CHI turned it over 8 times to ATL's 14. DeRozan led with 31 (10 of 23, 0 of 3 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); White added 22, Dosunmu 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 16 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 90-74 against them. They led by as many as 11. Caruso's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs NYK 108-100 — CHI notes
CHI won 108-100. CHI shot 47% (44 of 93) to NYK's 43%, 7 of 23 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 24. The glass went 57-38 for them. Green led with 25 (10 of 14); Dosunmu added 24, DeRozan 20. The hinge was Q1, 29-17: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 20. White was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/07 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Black (3 straight), Bitadze (3 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Dosunmu at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 112, Chicago 107.
4/09 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Dosunmu at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-4 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Chicago's 21. Call it Chicago 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
4/11 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ivey at 20 and Flynn at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Cunningham (4 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Dosunmu at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Detroit minus-10. Call it Detroit 112, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
4/12 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kispert at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jones (14 straight), Holmes (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Chicago allowing 112 a night to Washington's 121. Call it Washington 116, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
3/29 @ SAS 126-130 — NYK notes
NYK lost 126-130 in 1 overtime. NYK took 28 more shots (110 to 82), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to SAS's 54%, 14 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 24 fouls committed. Brunson led with 61 (25 of 47, 5 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 20, Hart 12. Q3 was theirs, 34-20, the deficit cut from 17 to 3, but the other 4 periods went 110-92 against them. Achiuwa's -30 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs OKC 112-113 — NYK notes
NYK lost 112-113. NYK took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to OKC's 54%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 34 times to OKC's 24 — 23 points from the stripe to their 12. Brunson led with 30 (11 of 25, 4 of 11 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); McBride added 19, Hartenstein 17. Q3 was theirs, 39-25, turning a 4-point deficit into a 10-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. They led by as many as 12.
4/02 @ MIA 99-109 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-109. NYK shot 46% (35 of 76) to MIA's 49%, 12 of 34 from three. DiVincenzo led with 31 (11 of 21, 6 of 15 from three); McBride added 24, Brunson 20. Q3 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 84-69 against them. DiVincenzo's -17 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs SAC 120-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 120-109. NYK shot 55% (44 of 80) to SAC's 49%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAC's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. NYK turned it over 11 times to SAC's 16. Brunson led with 35 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Hart added 31, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 52-60 at the half and won the second half 68-49. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/05 @ CHI 100-108 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-108. NYK shot 43% (36 of 83) to CHI's 47%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 24 times to CHI's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 38-57 against them. Brunson led with 35 (13 of 28, 1 of 5 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); McBride added 19, Anunoby 12. Q3 was theirs, 31-20, the deficit cut from 16 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. Hart's -12 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Middleton at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Beverley (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 36 percent from three to Milwaukee's 31. Call it Milwaukee 114, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/09 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Dosunmu at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-4 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Chicago's 21. Call it Chicago 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
4/11 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Boston's 36. Call it Boston 114, New York 109.
4/12 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Bridges at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-1. Call it New York 114, Brooklyn 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Dosunmu
AD A. Drummond
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
JG J. Green
NV N. Vučević
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
CHI/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Green sets career highs with 25 points, 13 rebounds as Bulls beat Knicks 108-100
CHICAGO -- — Javonte Green threw down a dunk so vicious his teammate got a technical for celebrating on the sideline. It was that kind of night for him.
Green set career highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 108-100 on Friday night.
Green had the crowd roaring in the second quarter roaring with a thunderous reverse dunk that was so impressive the guys on the bench were in awe. Andre Drummond got a technical from the sideline.
“It was a great feeling,” Green said. “I'm not gonna help Andre pay the fine. Andre's a pro. I feel like that's my game, though. Just bring excitement to the game and just play as hard as I can and just try to win each game for the team.”
When he wasn't throwing down vicious dunks, the 6-foot-5 guard was cleaning up around the rim.
Green spent much of the season with the G League's Santa Cruz Warriors while working his way back from a knee injury that happened last year with Chicago. The Bulls signed him to a 10-day contract this past March 23 and locked him in for the remainder of the season on Thursday.
“The energy, the enthusiastic style of play he brings, the person he is off the court — he's one of those guys you want to have on your team,” DeMar DeRozan said. “It's been a tough year for him just trying to get healthy. For him to come out and be doing what he's been doing since he came back, it's amazing.”
DeRozan scored 20 and had 10 assists while Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and 13 rebounds. Drummond had 10 points and 16 boards.
Coby White and Alex Caruso exited with ankle injuries, and the Bulls overcame a 35-point effort by Jalen Brunson to win the first of three meetings between the two teams over the final 10 days of the regular season.
Ninth-place Chicago leads Atlanta by a game in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls, who own the head-to-head tiebreaker, would host a play-in game if they finish with identical records.
Brunson also had 11 assists. But after rallying to beat Sacramento the previous night, New York lost for the fourth time in five games. The Knicks remained tied with Orlando for the fourth-best record in the East.
“They played with more energy and more pace than we did,” Brunson said. “That's two games in a row where we were down big early. We just can't allow that to happen.”
What can the Knicks do to prevent that?
“Wake up,” Brunson said.
Chicago led by 20 in the second quarter. The Knicks got within four in the third and outscored the Bulls 31-20 in the quarter. The Bulls got the lead back up to double digits in the fourth before New York made another push.
It was 101-97 when Green put back DeRozan’s missed 3 with just over two minutes remaining. The Knicks’ Isaiah Hartenstein made a free throw, but Vucevic answered with a 3 to make it 106-98.
New York’s Josh Hart , who scored a season-high 31 against Sacramento on Thursday , was ejected after his right foot struck Green in the head. Hart was stripped on a drive toward the basket near the end of the first quarter, and his leg kicked up and hit Green in the side of his head.
OG Anunoby played about 29 minutes and scored 12 in his first appearance since March 16. The defensive stopper missed the previous nine games after his surgically repaired right elbow flared up.