Game ID: 22400482
New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls
Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
United Center, Chicago, IL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHI 29 34 41 35 139NYK 33 39 17 37 126
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 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Giddey missed 3 since 12/19, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 9 since 12/02, returns tonight: 14 min (109% of 12)
BACK Williams back 12/13 after 10, 21 min since (82% of 25)
BACK Terry back 12/21 after 3, 14 min since (103% of 14)
CHI availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Giddey missed 4 since 12/19, returns tonight: 30 min (98% of 30)
OUT Ball missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 20 min (88% of 22)
BACK Terry back 12/21 after 3, 12 min since (91% of 14)
BACK Craig back 12/26 after 9, 14 min since (109% of 12)
NEW Dosunmu 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Horton-Tucker 12 to 19 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 12/28 after 4, 30 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Ball back 12/28 after 2, 20 min since (88% of 22)
BACK Terry back 12/21 after 3, 13 min since (100% of 14)
BACK Craig back 12/26 after 9, 12 min since (99% of 12)
CHI availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 12/28 after 4, 30 min since (99% of 30)
BACK Ball back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (102% of 22)
BACK Terry back 12/21 after 3, 15 min since (109% of 14)
BACK Craig back 12/26 after 9, 15 min since (123% of 12)
CHI availability going into 1/04 · 2 days' restOUT Dosunmu missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 12/28 after 4, 29 min since (95% of 30)
BACK Ball back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (102% of 22)
BACK Craig back 12/26 after 9, 15 min since (123% of 12)
CHI availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 12/28 after 4, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Ball back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (105% of 22)
BACK Craig back 12/26 after 9, 15 min since (123% of 12)
CHI availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Giddey back 12/28 after 4, 30 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Ball back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (106% of 22)
NEW Williams 25 to 31 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 7 since 12/26, out tonight
CHI availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dosunmu missed 8 since 12/26, out tonight
NYK availability going into 12/28 · back-to-back
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 16 min since (144% of 11)
NEW Hart 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/10 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 1/01, returns tonight: 20 min (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (84% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 12 min since (108% of 11)
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 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 15 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and White at 19 a game. Without Dosunmu (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 15 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it New York 117, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
12/26 @ ATL 133-141 — CHI notes
CHI lost 133-141. CHI took 9 more shots (98 to 89), but shot 54% to ATL's 52%, 22 of 43 from three, and got to the line just 6 times against 26 fouls committed. LaVine led with 37 (14 of 25, 7 of 9 from three); Carter added 26, White 23. Q1 was theirs, 33-21, but the other 3 periods went 120-100 against them. They led by as many as 21.
12/28 vs MIL 116-111 — CHI notes
CHI won 116-111. CHI shot 47% (45 of 95) to MIL's 40%, 14 of 36 from three. Vučević led with 23 (10 of 24, 3 of 7 from three); Giddey added 23, White 22. The hinge was Q1, 33-25: from level to 8 ahead. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/30 @ CHA 115-108 — CHI notes
CHI won 115-108 in 1 overtime. CHI shot 38% (39 of 104) to CHA's 42%, 18 of 60 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHA's 20 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. White led with 23 (8 of 24, 1 of 11 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Craig added 18, P. Williams 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-22: CHI came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 6. Ball was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/01 @ WAS 107-125 — CHI notes
CHI lost 107-125. CHI shot 45% (41 of 92) to WAS's 49%, 14 of 47 from three. CHI turned it over 20 times to WAS's 15, and WAS turned those into 11 steals. LaVine led with 32 (12 of 20, 3 of 8 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); White added 17, Vučević 12. Q1 was theirs, 25-27, but the other 3 periods went 98-82 against them. White's -22 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 vs NYK 139-126 — CHI notes
CHI won 139-126. CHI shot 54% (51 of 94) to NYK's 49%, 20 of 37 from three, and got to the line 18 times to NYK's 28. LaVine led with 33 (13 of 21, 3 of 6 from three); White added 33, Vučević 22. The hinge was Q3, 41-17: CHI came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 19. CHI trailed 63-72 at the half and won the second half 76-54. Phillips was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/06 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and White at 24 a game. Without Dosunmu (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Vassell at 15 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 103 a night to Chicago's 122 and the arc, Chicago at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 30. Call it Chicago 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/08 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Siakam at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Nesmith (31 straight), Isa. Jackson (31 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and White at 24 a game. Without Dosunmu (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 14 times a game to Indiana's 9 and the line, where Indiana takes 23 free throws a game to Chicago's 18. Call it Indiana 119, Chicago 115, Chicago keeping it close.
1/10 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 33 and White at 23 a game. Without Dosunmu (7 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Kuzma at 15 and Kispert at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Poole (3 straight), Brogdon (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Washington has been plus-3 a night and Chicago minus-1. Call it Chicago 120, Washington 114.
1/12 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; LaVine at 33 and White at 21 a game. Without Dosunmu (8 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Monk at 24 and DeRozan at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Fox (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and Chicago minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it Sacramento 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
12/28 @ WAS 136-132 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-132 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 53% (51 of 97) to WAS's 52%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Brunson led with 55 (18 of 31, 3 of 11 from three, 16 of 17 at the line); Towns added 30, Bridges 21. The hinge was Q4, 29-21: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it level. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
12/30 @ WAS 126-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-106. NYK shot 46% (45 of 98) to WAS's 42%, 15 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 7 times to WAS's 13. Towns led with 32 (13 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hart added 23, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-18: a lead of 9 became 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/01 vs UTA 119-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-103. NYK shot 55% (47 of 85) to UTA's 41%, 9 of 23 from three, and went to the line 23 times to UTA's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Towns led with 31 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/03 @ OKC 107-117 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-117. NYK shot 48% (43 of 90) to OKC's 51%, 9 of 32 from three. Bridges led with 24 (10 of 19, 4 of 11 from three); Brunson added 22, Anunoby 20. Q2 was theirs, 36-21, turning a 3-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-71 against them. They led by as many as 14. Hart's -12 in 44 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ CHI 126-139 — NYK notes
NYK lost 126-139. NYK shot 49% (48 of 97) to CHI's 54%, 8 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHI's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 17. Towns led with 44 (17 of 29, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Brunson added 33, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 39-34, but the other 3 periods went 105-87 against them. They led by as many as 11. Bridges's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 31 a game. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 103, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Suggs at 16 and Bitadze at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (32 straight), Wagner (12 straight), Black (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to New York's 119 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-5. Call it New York 114, Orlando 106.
1/08 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McBride (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 14 a game. Without Lawson (3 straight), Battle (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11 and the defense, New York allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 122. Call it New York 119, Toronto 108, New York by 11.
1/10 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 30 and Brunson at 23 a game. Without McBride (5 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Holmgren (26 straight), Caruso (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to New York's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 112, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
1/12 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Towns at 28 and Brunson at 24 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Wright (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 39 percent from three to New York's 25 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to New York's 117. Call it New York 113, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHICW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
LB L. Ball
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TH T. Horton-Tucker
VU Vucevic
ZL Z. LaVine
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MR M. Ryan
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
White nails career-high nine 3s, scores 33 as Bulls beat Knicks 139-126 after honoring Rose
CHICAGO -- — Coby White made a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Zach LaVine also had 33 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 139-126 after honoring former MVP Derrick Rose on Saturday night.
White hit 9 of 11 from beyond the arc. LaVine delivered his third 30-point outing in the past four games.
Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Giddey had 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, helping the Bulls cap off a feel-good day on a winning note.
The team honored Rose, the Chicago product, at halftime after announcing in the morning that he will join Michael Jordan (23), Scottie Pippen (33), Jerry Sloan (4) and Bob Love (10) as the only players whose numbers have been retired by the franchise sometime next season.
Chicago outscored New York by 24 in the third quarter after trailing by nine at halftime, sending the Knicks to their second straight loss after winning nine in a row.
Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 44 points and 16 rebounds. Jalen Brunson scored 33, and Josh Hart added 16 rebounds.
Takeaways Knicks: The Knicks have back-to-back losses for the third time this season. They have not dropped more than two in a row.
Bulls: The Bulls shook off a sluggish first half and dominated down the stretch.
Key moment The Bulls simply dominated the third quarter, outscoring the Knicks 41-17 to turn a nine-point halftime deficit into a 104-89 advantage. With the game tied at 84, they outscored the Knicks 20-5 over the final four minutes of the quarter, starting with a layup by Vucevic.
Key stat The Bulls made 20 of 37 3-pointers.
Up next Both team have home games on Monday, with the Knicks hosting Orlando and the Bulls facing San Antonio. ------