Jalen Brunson Scores 38 as the Knicks Rally From 19 Down to Beat the Bulls 133-127 in Chicago
Nineteen points down in the third quarter, on the second night of a back-to-back, the Knicks finished the night 43-31 in the fourth. Jalen Brunson's 38 points completed a Chicago comeback that gives New York two straight wins after its 0-3 start.
The New York Knicks were buried in the third quarter in Chicago on Wednesday night — down 19, on the road, on the second night of a back-to-back. They won anyway. Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the Knicks closed with a 43-point fourth quarter to beat the Bulls 133-127 at the United Center, Reuters reported.
Karl-Anthony Towns backed Brunson with 19 points and 13 rebounds and OG Anunoby added 23, and the comeback's arithmetic is in the quarters: level after the third, then 43-31 in the fourth. It is New York's second victory in as many nights after an 0-3 start — the kind of win that resets a young season's mood in a single evening.
Chicago will feel it let one go. Norman Powell scored 30 points, 14 of them in the third quarter when the lead peaked, and the Bulls put seven players in double figures — and still lost their third straight game to fall to 1-4.
For the Knicks (2-3), the pattern matters as much as the result: a team that started 0-3 has now won a home game and a road comeback in consecutive nights. The Bulls, meanwhile, have a week of film on how a 19-point third-quarter lead at home became a six-point loss.
