Jalen Brunson scored 31 points (19 in the first quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 128-116.
The Knicks took control with a 26-12 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 25.
OG Anunoby scored 21 points (10 in the second quarter). Karl-Anthony Towns added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Jordan Clarkson scored 15 points off the bench. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, Josh Giddey had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 19th career triple-double, and Nikola Vučević added 17 points and 14 rebounds. The Bulls had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Knicks went 22 for 22 at the line to the Bulls’ 9 for 11. The Knicks made 20 3-pointers, 4 of them by Brunson.