JALEN BRUNSON scored 38 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds to boost the visiting New York Knicks to a 133-127 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
OG Anunoby contributed 23 points for New York, which trailed by as many as 19 points in the third quarter but won the fourth, 43-31, on the way to securing its second victory in as many nights after an 0-3 start.
Landry Shamet’s trey with 6:26 remaining gave the Knicks a 112-109 lead, an advantage they wouldn’t relinquish.
Brunson had 11 points in the first quarter to set the tone for his highest offensive output of the season. He hit a trey to push the advantage to 11 with 3:17 left in the fourth but the Bulls rallied to within 130-127 on a Jalen Smith 3 with 46 seconds left.
Brunson split a pair of free throws with 6.2 seconds to go. Anunoby sealed the result with two free throws after Norman Powell missed from deep on the ensuing Chicago possession.
Powell scored 14 of his 30 points in the third quarter as seven Bulls finished in double figures. Caleb Wilson added 20 points and Smith had 17 points and 11 boards. Matas Buzelis chipped in 17 points while Tre Jones (11), Josh Giddey (10) and Leonard Miller (10) were next. — Reuters