Game ID: 22500153
Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 34 34 37 23 128CHI 24 36 29 27 116
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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 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 29 min (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 29 min since (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/09 · 3 days' restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (88% of 24)
CHI availability going into 10/25 · 2 days' rest
full strength
CHI availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
CHI availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
CHI availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 1 min since (11% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Dosunmu missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 20 min (76% of 26)
BACK Carter back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Carter missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Dosunmu back 11/07 after 2, 20 min since (76% of 26)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
CHI availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Carter missed 3 since 11/04, returns tonight: 8 min (73% of 11)
BACK Dosunmu back 11/07 after 2, 21 min since (81% of 26)
BACK Terry back 11/02 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Vučević at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it Chicago 118, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
10/24 vs BOS 105-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-95. NYK shot 38% (33 of 86) to BOS's 43%, 17 of 45 from three, and went to the line 25 times to BOS's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 53-37 for them. Brunson led with 31 (10 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Towns added 26, Bridges 12. The hinge was Q2, 42-14: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 20, and the lead reached 24. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/26 @ MIA 107-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-115. NYK took 15 more shots (98 to 83), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIA's 46%, 15 of 54 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIA's 31. Brunson led with 37 (14 of 26, 5 of 11 from three); Bridges added 20, Towns 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-24, but the other 3 periods went 91-80 against them. Yabusele's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ MIL 111-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 111-121. NYK took 13 more shots (92 to 79), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to MIL's 54%, 13 of 40 from three. Brunson led with 36 (14 of 25, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 24, Shamet 16. Q2 was theirs, 45-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-66 against them. They led by as many as 14. Hart's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ CHI 125-135 — NYK notes
NYK lost 125-135. NYK shot 49% (45 of 91) to CHI's 54%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 23 times to CHI's 35. NYK turned it over 12 times to CHI's 7, and CHI turned those into 8 steals. Brunson led with 29 (12 of 25, 3 of 8 from three); Anunoby added 26, Bridges 23. Q3 was theirs, 38-28, the deficit cut from 19 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 107-87 against them. McBride's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs CHI 128-116 — NYK notes
NYK won 128-116. NYK shot 45% (43 of 95) to CHI's 48%, 20 of 42 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHI's 11 — 22 points from the stripe to their 9. Brunson led with 31 (10 of 22, 4 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Anunoby added 21, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/03 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sarr at 18 and George at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Watkins (2 straight), Cooper (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 116 a night to Washington's 127. Call it New York 122, Washington 115.
11/05 vs MIN — 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 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 20 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and McDaniels at 20 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-3 and the line, where Minnesota takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 22. Call it New York 117, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/09 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 124 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Thomas at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Traore (2 straight), Wolf (2 straight), Saraf (2 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-7 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Brooklyn's 30. Call it New York 123, Brooklyn 112, New York by 11.
11/11 vs MEM — 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 129 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 17 and Morant at 17 a game. 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 Memphis minus-2 and the arc, New York at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 35. Call it New York 122, Memphis 110, New York by 12.
10/25 @ ORL 110-98 — CHI notes
CHI won 110-98. CHI shot 47% (39 of 83) to ORL's 39%, 10 of 27 from three. Giddey led with 21 (7 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Smith added 16, Vučević 15. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: a lead of 3 became 12. Jones was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/27 vs ATL 128-123 — CHI notes
CHI won 128-123. CHI shot 52% (48 of 92) to ATL's 50%, 16 of 43 from three. CHI turned it over 14 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 51-36 for them. Dosunmu led with 21 (7 of 10, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 18, Vučević 17. The hinge was Q2, 30-23: the deficit went from 8 to 1. CHI trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 71-65.
10/29 vs SAC 126-113 — CHI notes
CHI won 126-113. CHI shot 54% (49 of 91) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAC's 26. CHI turned it over 15 times to SAC's 10, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 46-31 for them. Buzelis led with 27 (11 of 18, 4 of 6 from three); Giddey added 20, Huerter 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: CHI came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 17. CHI trailed 62-64 at the half and won the second half 64-49. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
10/31 vs NYK 135-125 — CHI notes
CHI won 135-125. CHI shot 54% (45 of 84) to NYK's 49%, 17 of 37 from three, and went to the line 35 times to NYK's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 17. CHI turned it over 7 times to NYK's 12. Giddey led with 32 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Vučević added 26, Dosunmu 22. The hinge was Q2, 37-26: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 22. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/02 @ NYK 116-128 — CHI notes
CHI lost 116-128. CHI shot 48% (45 of 93) to NYK's 45%, 17 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 20 fouls committed. Giddey led with 23 (10 of 19, 1 of 5 from three); Vučević added 17, Jones 15. Q4 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 16 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 105-89 against them. Jones's -18 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Chicago's 23. Call it Chicago 122, Philadelphia 120, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/07 @ 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 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (7 straight), Nance (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-6. Call it Milwaukee 120, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
11/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 116.
11/10 vs SAS — 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 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 17 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Castle at 19 a game. Without Harper (3 straight), Kornet (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 34 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 116 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it San Antonio 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKGY G. Yabusele
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
CHIDT D. Terry
IO I. Okoro
JC J. Carter
JG J. Giddey
JP J. Phillips
JS J. Smith
KH K. Huerter
MB M. Buzelis
NV N. Vučević
PW P. Williams
TJ T. Jones
VU Vucevic
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
Brunson scores 31 as Knicks snap losing streak, hand Bulls first loss
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson scored 31 points as the New York Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak and handed the Chicago Bulls their first loss of the season, 128-116 on Sunday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points and 15 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, while Josh Hart had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, who scored the most points they've had in a game this season and avoided their first four-game losing streak since Feb. 8-14, 2024.
Josh Giddey led Chicago with 23 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season, while Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 14 rebounds. The Bulls (5-1) were the last Eastern Conference team to fall from the unbeaten ranks and were denied their first 6-0 start since 1996-97 during the Michael Jordan era.
The Bulls entered the game leading the NBA in defensive 3-point percentage (30.1%). But Chicago had no answer for the Knicks’ hot long-range shooting Sunday.
New York knocked down 20 of 42 from 3-point range (47.6%) — including 13 for 21 (61.9%) in the first half. Seven Knicks made at least two 3-pointers, led by Brunson, who was 4 for 11.
New York’s reserves also chipped in 46 points after averaging 18 bench points per game over the losing streak.
After leading by eight at halftime, New York scored 37 third-quarter points, while knocking down 5-of-10 3-point attempts in the period, and led 105-89 through three.
Up next Chicago: Hosts Philadelphia on Tuesday night.