Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | Game ID: 22400219
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 22 25 38 38 123CHI 29 30 31 34 124
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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.
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
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