Lauri Markkanen had a career-high 33 points (24 on 8 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 122-119 in double overtime.
It was tied 105-105 at the end of regulation and 112-112 after the first overtime.
The Knicks had the ball down 3, but Jarrett Jack missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Bulls 25-24. Kristaps Porziņģis scored 10 of the Knicks’ 25 on 4 for 8 shooting and 0 for 2 at the line. In overtime, Jack had 4 of his 10 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Porziņģis that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Porziņģis that put the Knicks ahead.
Denzel Valentine had a career-high 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 9 rebounds. Robin Lopez added 20 points on 9 for 14 shooting. Justin Holiday added 16 points and 9 rebounds, and Kris Dunn had 9 points, 8 assists and 5 steals but shot 4 for 18. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Michael Beasley had 26 points and 12 rebounds off the bench, and Porziņģis added 24 points and 4 blocks.
The Bulls went 17 for 20 at the line to the Knicks’ 13 for 21 and outscored them 22-5 on the fast break. The Bulls’ starters outscored the Knicks 68-54 in 25 minutes together.