DeMar DeRozan made a 22-foot pull-up jumper with 0.4 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 118-117.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Knicks 12-7. Zach LaVine scored 6 of the Bulls’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
LaVine scored 33 points. DeRozan added 25 points and 10 assists, and Nikola Vučević had 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, RJ Barrett scored 44 points (19 in the second quarter) on 14 for 20 shooting, and Julius Randle added 29 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 12 rebounds.
The Knicks forced 4 turnovers, about 9 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Knicks’ starters were outscored 74-62 in 27 minutes together.