Karl-Anthony Towns Takes Over Late as Knicks Vs Bulls End 105-99
In a tight knicks vs bulls game, Karl-Anthony Towns took over down the stretch Sunday, scoring seven of his team’s final 11 points and lifting the Knicks to a 105-99 victory over Chicago.
Towns finishes with 29 points, 11 rebounds
The center paced New York with 29 points and 11 rebounds, both team highs, and knocked down five of his nine treys. Towns also collected three steals and was named the defensive player of the game by the coaching staff after posting the double-double and key defensive plays late. He scored seven of the Knicks’ final 11 points, turning a one-point deficit with under three minutes left into the margin that sealed the win.
Bridges’ corner 3 and Brunson’s playmaking
The finish still felt in doubt until Mikal Bridges buried a corner 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining. Jalen Brunson kicked out the pass to his wide-open teammate; Brunson finished with 19 points and nine assists. The three-pointer pushed New York’s lead to six and came after Chicago had clawed back to within a point late in the fourth quarter.
Knicks Vs Bulls: Chicago’s roster shake-up and minutes limits
The loss dropped the Bulls to 24-34 and extended their skid to nine straight, their worst stretch since 2019, with team observers saying the franchise appeared to be heading toward a bottoming-out phase. Three Bulls starters were operating on minutes restrictions and did not play most of the fourth quarter, and three of Chicago’s best veterans — Coby White and Nikola Vucevic included — were shipped off before the trade deadline.
Yabusele starts at center, provides toughness
Guerschon Yabusele, who had been phased out of the Knicks rotation this season and was traded before the deadline, started at center for Chicago. He produced nine points and eight rebounds in the first half and finished with 11 points and 13 boards in 30 minutes, a workmanlike line that helped the Bulls lead by eight in the second quarter and stay within one point late in the fourth.
Travel, fatigue and a late turnaround
The Knicks arrived Sunday under less-than-ideal circumstances. New York played a late-night thriller Saturday — an 8: 30 p. m. tipoff against the Rockets — then flew across a time zone to play in the Midwest. Coach Mike Brown said, “Our guys just found a way, ” and later added, “Not only did he get a double-double, he was great for us defensively, ” praising Towns’ overall performance.
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