Game ID: 22501123
Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks
Friday, April 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 38 40 30 28 136CHI 16 25 31 24 96
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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 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 27 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Hart back 3/15 after 2, 30 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 9 min since (80% of 11)
NEW Clarkson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 28 since 1/28, returns tonight: 11 min (46% of 24)
OUT Shamet missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kolek back 3/17 after 2, 8 min since (73% of 11)
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Shamet missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 11 min since (46% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Shamet missed 5 since 3/22, returns tonight: 31 min (144% of 21)
BACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
NYK availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (50% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 31 min since (144% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 12 min since (51% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (102% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restBACK McBride back 3/29 after 28, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (101% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Alvarado missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 18 min (129% of 14)
OUT Kolek missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 21 min since (98% of 21)
NYK availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kolek missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Shamet back 4/01 after 5, 22 min since (105% of 21)
BACK Alvarado back 4/10 after 2, 18 min since (129% of 14)
CHI availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 15 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 41 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 20 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 3/25 after 7, 23 min since (87% of 27)
BACK Sexton back 3/18 after 4, 20 min since (78% of 26)
CHI availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 16 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 42 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 21 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 3/25 after 7, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK Sexton back 3/18 after 4, 22 min since (86% of 26)
CHI availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 17 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 43 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 22 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Kawamura missed 5 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 3/25 after 7, 28 min since (104% of 27)
CHI availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 18 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 44 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT McClung missed 23 since 2/07, returns tonight: 11 min (87% of 13)
OUT Kawamura missed 6 since 3/19, returns tonight: 16 min (134% of 12)
BACK Okoro back 3/25 after 7, 27 min since (102% of 27)
CHI availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 19 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 45 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 3/25 after 7, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK McClung back 4/01 after 23, 11 min since (87% of 13)
BACK Kawamura back 4/01 after 6, 16 min since (134% of 12)
CHI availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 20 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 46 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK McClung back 4/01 after 23, 8 min since (61% of 13)
BACK Kawamura back 4/01 after 6, 10 min since (87% of 12)
CHI availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 21 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 6 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 47 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK McClung back 4/01 after 23, 9 min since (69% of 13)
BACK Kawamura back 4/01 after 6, 9 min since (75% of 12)
CHI availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Buzelis missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Simons missed 22 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 7 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 48 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK McClung back 4/01 after 23, 11 min since (87% of 13)
BACK Kawamura back 4/01 after 6, 11 min since (92% of 12)
CHI availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Buzelis missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 27 min (91% of 29)
OUT Simons missed 23 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Richards missed 8 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 49 since 12/29, out tonight
BACK McClung back 4/01 after 23, 12 min since (94% of 13)
BACK Kawamura back 4/01 after 6, 13 min since (111% of 12)
NEW Leo. Miller 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 20 to 26 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 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 137, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and Jones at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simons (19 straight), Richards (4 straight), Collins (45 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 114 a night to Chicago's 137 and the line, where Chicago takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 122, Chicago 115.
3/26 @ CHA 103-114 — NYK notes
NYK lost 103-114. NYK shot 51% (42 of 82) to CHA's 53%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line just 9 times against 21 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 10 times to CHA's 16. The glass went 24-43 against them. Brunson led with 26 (10 of 23, 0 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Anunoby added 17, Hart 16. Q4 was theirs, 27-20, the deficit cut from 18 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Towns's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 @ OKC 100-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 100-111. NYK shot 44% (36 of 82) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 35 from three, and got to the line 17 times to OKC's 38. NYK turned it over 18 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 10 steals. Brunson led with 32 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three); Bridges added 15, Towns 15. Q2 was theirs, 29-27, the deficit cut from 3 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 84-71 against them. Anunoby's -17 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 @ HOU 94-111 — NYK notes
NYK lost 94-111. NYK shot 42% (36 of 85) to HOU's 54%, 10 of 34 from three. Towns led with 22 (7 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Hart added 13, Brunson 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-26, the deficit cut from 16 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 85-65 against them. Brunson's -26 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MEM 130-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 130-119. NYK shot 55% (48 of 87) to MEM's 51%, 13 of 32 from three, and got to the line 24 times to MEM's 30. NYK turned it over 19 times to MEM's 13, and MEM turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 49-20 for them. Anunoby led with 25 (8 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 24, Towns 20. The hinge was Q1, 48-30: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/03 vs CHI 136-96 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-96. NYK shot 53% (48 of 91) to CHI's 43%, 15 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 8 times to CHI's 16. The glass went 54-36 for them. Anunoby led with 31 (9 of 15, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Brunson added 17, Robinson 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-16: from level to 22 ahead, and the lead reached 47. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
4/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 116, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/09 vs BOS — 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 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 23 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Garza (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
4/10 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 21 and Anunoby at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. 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 Toronto plus-0 and the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 115, Toronto 111, Toronto keeping it close.
4/12 vs CHA — 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 104, shooting 53 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Ball at 26 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Salaün (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Charlotte plus-3 and the line, where New York takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it New York 116, Charlotte 110.
3/27 @ OKC 113-131 — CHI notes
CHI lost 113-131. CHI shot 42% (41 of 98) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to OKC's 31. The glass went 47-58 against them. Sexton led with 22 (8 of 14, 5 of 7 from three); Jones added 21, Okoro 20. Q1 was theirs, 32-29, but the other 3 periods went 102-81 against them. Giddey's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 @ MEM 124-125 — CHI notes
CHI lost 124-125. CHI shot 50% (41 of 82) to MEM's 47%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 43 times to MEM's 17 — 32 points from the stripe to their 13. CHI turned it over 23 times to MEM's 14, and MEM turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 53-37 for them. Buzelis led with 29 (10 of 21, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Sexton added 26, Jones 19. Q4 was theirs, 36-27, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 98-88 against them.
3/30 @ SAS 114-129 — CHI notes
CHI lost 114-129. CHI shot 46% (43 of 93) to SAS's 51%, 13 of 44 from three. The glass went 35-55 against them. Jones led with 23 (9 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Miller added 21, Sexton 20. Q4 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 20 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. Buzelis's -28 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 vs IND 126-145 — CHI notes
CHI lost 126-145. CHI shot 48% (47 of 97) to IND's 57%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to IND's 10 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. CHI turned it over 20 times to IND's 13, and IND turned those into 14 steals. Yabusele led with 20 (6 of 12, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 18, Buzelis 17. Q4 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 25 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 117-92 against them. T. Jones's -21 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ NYK 96-136 — CHI notes
CHI lost 96-136. CHI shot 43% (35 of 81) to NYK's 53%, 11 of 35 from three. CHI turned it over 16 times to NYK's 8, and NYK turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 36-54 against them. Sexton led with 19 (6 of 12, 5 of 7 from three); Miller added 14, Jones 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-30, the deficit cut from 37 to 36, but the other 3 periods went 106-65 against them. Okoro's -40 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 133, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Jones at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Simons (20 straight), Richards (5 straight), Collins (46 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Green at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 116 a night to Chicago's 133 and the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 11. Call it Phoenix 121, Chicago 116.
4/07 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 134, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Riley at 23 and Champagnie at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Whitmore (57 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 131, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 28 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and Jones at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simons (21 straight), Richards (6 straight), Collins (47 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 17 times a game to Washington's 13 and the line, where Chicago takes 28 free throws a game to Washington's 21. Call it Washington 122, Chicago 121, Chicago keeping it close.
4/09 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 135, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Riley at 20 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (2 straight), Whitmore (58 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jones at 20 and Sexton at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Buzelis (2 straight), Simons (22 straight), Richards (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 126 a night to Washington's 135. Call it Chicago 122, Washington 120, Washington keeping it close.
4/10 vs ORL — 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 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jones at 22 and Sexton at 19 a game. Without Buzelis (3 straight), Simons (23 straight), Richards (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 33 free throws a game; Bane at 22 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 33 free throws a game to Chicago's 25. Call it Orlando 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sochan
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
CHICS C. Sexton
GY G. Yabusele
IO I. Okoro
JG J. Giddey
LM L. Miller
LO L. Olbrich
MB M. Buzelis
MM M. McClung
PW P. Williams
RD R. Dillingham
TJ T. Jones
YK Y. Kawamura
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
Knicks rout Bulls 136-96 in a game they led by 47 points
NEW YORK -- — OG Anunoby scored 31 points, Mitchell Robinson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks routed the Chicago Bulls 136-96 on Friday night in a game they led by 47 points.
Anunoby was 9 for 15 from the field, including 7 for 10 from 3-point range, and Robinson made each of his seven shots starting in place of All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns , who did not play because of a right elbow impingement.
All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson had 17 points and 10 assists to help the Knicks win their second consecutive game after dropping three in a row.
For New York (50-28), the blowout victory cemented its third consecutive season with at least 50 wins — a feat the club had not accomplished since the 1991-92 to 1993-94 campaigns. The Knicks lost the 1994 NBA Finals to Houston and were able to surpass the 50-win plateau the following season.
Collin Sexton had 19 points for the Bulls. They have lost their last six games and 10 of 12.
New York led 38-16 at the end of the first quarter by taking advantage of Chicago’s offensive struggles as they went on an 18-0 run before Sexton’s 3-pointer cut the Bulls’ deficit to 20-4 with 5:25 remaining in the period. Chicago missed 10 shots and had five turnovers during the woeful stretch.
New York’s offense overwhelmed the Bulls by outscoring them 40-25 in the second quarter to lead 78-41 at the break.