Game ID: 22400219
Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 22 25 38 38 123CHI 29 30 31 34 124
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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.
NYK availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
NYK availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Payne missed 4 since 11/04, returns tonight: 9 min (65% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 9 min since (65% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (108% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (111% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 17 min since (122% of 14)
CHI availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (142% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT LaVine missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (138% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT LaVine missed 3 since 11/04, returns tonight: 32 min (93% of 34)
OUT Ball missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 10/30 after 4, 3 min since (25% of 12)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 32 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 34 min since (99% of 34)
CHI availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 35 min since (101% of 34)
NEW Williams 25 to 31 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 9 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Craig missed 5 since 11/07, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 35 min since (103% of 34)
NEW Williams 25 to 33 min over the last 5
CHI availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Ball missed 10 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK LaVine back 11/09 after 3, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 11 min since (89% of 12)
CHI availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 11 since 10/30, out tonight
BACK Craig back 11/17 after 5, 11 min since (89% of 12)
NEW Williams 25 to 31 min over the last 5
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 111, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 27 and Brunson at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vučević at 20 and White at 20 a game. Without Ball (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 124 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 16 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 118, Chicago 113.
11/06 @ ATL 116-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 116-121. NYK shot 49% (41 of 84) to ATL's 45%, 22 of 47 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ATL's 22. NYK turned it over 15 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 12 steals. Towns led with 34 (11 of 23, 5 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Brunson added 21, McBride 16. Q3 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 4 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 97-88 against them.
11/08 vs MIL 116-94 — NYK notes
NYK won 116-94. NYK shot 47% (43 of 91) to MIL's 43%, 14 of 46 from three. NYK turned it over 7 times to MIL's 12. Towns led with 32 (12 of 20, 4 of 8 from three); Bridges added 17, Brunson 15. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: a lead of 7 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/10 @ IND 121-132 — NYK notes
NYK lost 121-132. NYK shot 55% (46 of 83) to IND's 51%, 7 of 25 from three. NYK turned it over 13 times to IND's 6. Brunson led with 33 (11 of 17, 10 of 12 at the line); Towns added 30, Anunoby 25. Q2 was theirs, 35-29, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 103-86 against them. They led by as many as 10. Hart's -16 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ PHI 111-99 — NYK notes
NYK won 111-99. NYK shot 49% (44 of 89) to PHI's 37%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHI's 24. Anunoby led with 24 (11 of 16, 2 of 4 from three); Towns added 21, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: a lead of 3 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/13 vs CHI 123-124 — NYK notes
NYK lost 123-124. NYK took 12 more shots (94 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to CHI's 54%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 18 times to CHI's 27. Towns led with 46 (18 of 30, 6 of 12 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 24, Bridges 20. Q3 was theirs, 38-31, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 93-85 against them.
11/15 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 33 and Brunson at 22 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thomas at 20 and Schröder at 18 a game. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight), Watford (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 116, Brooklyn 109.
11/17 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 32 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Schröder at 17 a game. Without Watford (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-1 and the arc, Brooklyn at 39 percent from three to New York's 33. Call it New York 118, Brooklyn 110.
11/18 vs WAS — 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 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Poole at 24 and Kuzma at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Champagnie (2 straight), Holmes (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-9 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12. Call it New York 122, Washington 110, New York by 12.
11/20 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Booker at 24 and Allen at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Durant (6 straight), Beal (4 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Towns at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 19. Call it New York 115, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/06 @ DAL 99-119 — CHI notes
CHI lost 99-119. CHI shot 42% (36 of 86) to DAL's 48%, 12 of 42 from three. CHI turned it over 22 times to DAL's 15, and DAL turned those into 11 steals. Vučević led with 14 (7 of 10); Buzelis added 13, Giddey 10. Q4 was theirs, 31-31, but the other 3 periods went 88-68 against them. Dosunmu's -31 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs MIN 119-135 — CHI notes
CHI lost 119-135. CHI shot 53% (47 of 88) to MIN's 55%, 15 of 36 from three. Vučević led with 25 (11 of 15, 3 of 5 from three); White added 24, Dosunmu 13. Q1 was theirs, 34-28, but the other 3 periods went 107-85 against them. They led by as many as 13. Dosunmu's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ ATL 125-113 — CHI notes
CHI won 125-113. CHI shot 50% (46 of 92) to ATL's 46%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 23 times to ATL's 30. Dosunmu led with 19 (7 of 10, 2 of 3 from three); White added 18, LaVine 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-15: CHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 12. CHI trailed 60-70 at the half and won the second half 65-43. Phillips was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/11 vs CLE 113-119 — CHI notes
CHI lost 113-119. CHI shot 49% (43 of 87) to CLE's 44%, 14 of 38 from three, and got to the line 16 times to CLE's 24. CHI turned it over 20 times to CLE's 8, and CLE turned those into 14 steals. LaVine led with 26 (12 of 20, 2 of 7 from three); White added 20, Vučević 20. Q1 was theirs, 35-34, but the other 3 periods went 85-78 against them.
11/13 @ NYK 124-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 124-123. CHI shot 54% (44 of 82) to NYK's 51%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NYK's 18 — 22 points from the stripe to their 12. LaVine led with 31 (12 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); White added 22, Vučević 19. The hinge was Q1, 29-22: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 22. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/15 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and Vučević at 19 a game. Without Ball (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 18 times a game to Cleveland's 13 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Chicago's 122. Call it Cleveland 122, Chicago 113.
11/17 vs HOU — 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 121 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 23 and Vučević at 21 a game. Without Ball (9 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Green at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Chicago's 127 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Chicago plus-1. Call it Houston 117, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
11/18 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 22 a game. Without Hardaway Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 20 and White at 19 a game. Without Ball (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 110 a night to Chicago's 128 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-4 a night and Chicago minus-1. Call it Detroit 120, Chicago 112.
11/20 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lopez at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 21 and White at 21 a game. Without Ball (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to Chicago's 128 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 16 times a game to Milwaukee's 13. Call it Milwaukee 119, Chicago 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Ryan
OA O. Anunoby
CHIAD A. Dosunmu
CW C. White
DT D. Terry
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
ZL Z. LaVine
NYK/CHI 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
LaVine scores 31 points, White hits winning free throws and Bulls outlast Knicks 124-123
NEW YORK -- — Zach LaVine scored 31 points and Colby White had 22, including the winning free throws with three seconds left, as the Chicago Bulls outlasted the New York Knicks 124-123 on Wednesday night.
The Bulls led by as many as 22 in the third quarter, but the Knicks rallied and went ahead 123-121 on Jalen Brunson’s bucket with four seconds remaining.
On the ensuing possession, White was fouled by Josh Hart on a 3-point attempt and made all three.
Brunson’s potential winner rimmed out at the buzzer.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 46 points for the Knicks, adding 10 rebounds. Brunson finished with 24 points and Mikal Bridges had 20.
Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls.
Takeaways Bulls: After playing in three of the Bulls’ first four games, Lonzo Ball has missed eight straight with a sprained right wrist. He missed the entire 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons with knee injuries. Prior to the game, LaVine was listed as “probable” due to a strained right adductor, but was in the starting lineup.
Knicks: The Knicks were playing their first back-to-back of the season after defeating Philadelphia on Tuesday. New York has had the same starting five in all 11 games this season and they are all scoring in double figures. Tom Thibodeau coached the Bulls for five seasons and is now in his fifth season leading the Knicks. He’s 9-6 vs. Chicago as New York’s head coach.
Key moment The Knicks trailed by 22 points, 90-68, but went on a 17-0 run to end the third quarter and get back into the game.
Key stat After shooting 41.3 % (19 of 46) in the first half, the Knicks connected at a 60.4% clip (29 of 48) in the second to erase their double-digit deficit.
Up next The Bulls visit Cleveland and the Knicks host Brooklyn on Friday night.