Game ID: 22301149
New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 27 35 33 22 117NYK 36 32 33 27 128
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 3/31 · 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
CHI availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 4/09 after 2, 21 min since (154% of 14)
NEW Caruso 29 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Terry 12 to 18 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
NYK availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 32 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restBACK Burks back 4/12 after 3, 12 min since (77% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/12 after 4, 23 min since (189% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 43 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 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.
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 98-113 — CHI notes
CHI lost 98-113. CHI shot 51% (38 of 75) to ORL's 47%, 6 of 20 from three. CHI turned it over 21 times to ORL's 10, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. DeRozan led with 30 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 at the line); Green added 15, Dosunmu 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 88-68 against them. White's -18 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs NYK 117-128 — CHI notes
CHI lost 117-128. CHI shot 53% (47 of 88) to NYK's 55%, 10 of 28 from three. DeRozan led with 34 (12 of 22, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Vučević added 26, White 24. Q2 was theirs, 35-32, the deficit cut from 9 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 96-82 against them. Vučević's -14 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
4/14 @ NYK — 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 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 38 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it New York 115, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
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 122-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-109. NYK shot 49% (45 of 92) to MIL's 47%, 14 of 29 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MIL's 32. NYK turned it over 5 times to MIL's 14. Brunson led with 43 (16 of 32, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); DiVincenzo added 26, Hartenstein 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: NYK came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 50-61 at the half and won the second half 72-48. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/09 @ CHI 128-117 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-117. NYK shot 55% (46 of 83) to CHI's 53%, 17 of 36 from three. Brunson led with 45 (13 of 24, 7 of 12 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Anunoby added 24, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
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.
4/14 vs CHI — 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 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 38 and DiVincenzo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 31 and Vučević at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-9 a night and New York minus-4 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Chicago's 36. Call it New York 115, Chicago 111, Chicago keeping it close.
4/20 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 33 and Maxey at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 44 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 105 a night to New York's 112. Call it New York 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHIAC A. Caruso
AD A. Drummond
AS A. Sanogo
CW C. White
DD D. DeRozan
DT D. Terry
JC J. Carter
JG J. Green
NV N. Vučević
TC T. Craig
VU Vucevic
NYKBB 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
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
Brunson scores 45 in second straight 40-point game, Knicks beat Bulls 128-117
CHICAGO -- - Jalen Brunson scored 45 in his second straight 40-point game, and the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 128-117 on Tuesday night.
Brunson delivered his 10th 40-point game this season after scoring 43 in a win at Milwaukee on Sunday. He joined Bernard King and Patrick Ewing as the only Knicks players with multiple streaks of 40-point games in one season. Brunson, who played at Adlai Stevenson High School in suburban Lincolnshire, Illinois, nailed seven 3-pointers.
"Outside of the city, where I went to high school, it's a special place," Brunson said. "I have a lot of people from there come to the game and support me. That means more to me than scoring 45."
OG Anunoby scored 24. Donte DiVincenzo hit a heave from midcourt to end the first half and finished with 21 points, helping fourth-place New York win its second in a row after losing four of five.
Josh Hart scored 17 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Knicks also got some payback for a loss at Chicago on Friday. The two teams close out the regular season in New York on Sunday.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 34 points. Coby White scored 24 and made two 3-pointers, giving him a franchise single-season record 205. Nikola Vucevic added 26 points.
There was a comical play early in the second quarter after Andre Drummond poked the ball away from New York's Bojan Bogdanovic on the perimeter. Torrey Craig scooped up the ball and tried to throw an alley-oop off the backboard to himself with no defenders in sight and Chicago down by nine.
A trailing Drummond, thinking it was for him, went up. The players collided and the ball hit everything but the bottom of the net. Drummond injured his ankle moments later going for a rebound on the Knicks' end and exited the game.
"I just wanted to try to create some excitement," Craig said.
Coach Billy Donovan called time after the missed dunk and let Craig and his teammates know he was not happy.
"To me, it was just really disappointing," he said.
The Knicks went on a 13-2 run to start the second half and led 81-64 after Brunson's three-point play. The Bulls got back into it, with DeRozan scoring 15 in the quarter, and pulled within four early in the fourth.
A dunk by Anunoby and a 3 by Brunson made it 112-103. Brunson also nailed a step-back 3 off a nasty crossover to bump New York's lead to 117-104 with 5:45 remaining.
Brunson torched the Bulls 24 in the first half as the Knicks grabbed a 68-62 lead.
He made 4 of 5 3-pointers, including one with about a minute left to make it a nine-point game before things took a wild turn in the closing seconds. Vucevic hit one from the top of the key with six seconds remaining. White then stole the inbounds and set a franchise single-season record with his 205th 3 when he pulled up from the wing, and DiVincenzo hit a halfcourt heave to send New York to the locker room up by six.
Before the game, Donovan said he had not been contacted by Kentucky about replacing John Calipari and insisted his "total commitment" is with the Bulls. He acknowledged he was flattered by the speculation.
"You always are, right? But I haven't spoken to anybody," he said.
Donovan was an assistant at Kentucky under Rick Pitino and coached Florida to NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. He left in 2015 to coach the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder in 2015 and is in his fourth season with the Bulls.
Chicago guard Ayo Dosunmu (bruised right quadriceps) missed the game. Donovan wasn't sure how long he will be out.