Knicks rally from 19 down in the third quarter to beat Bulls
Jalen Brunson scored 38 points, and the defending champion New York Knicks rallied from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 133-127.
The Knicks trailed 87-68 with 4:57 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Bulls 65-40 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Bulls 12-0. Brunson (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2025-26) scored seven of the Knicks’ 12 on 2-of-3 shooting and 1 of 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Tyler Kolek had five of his nine assists off the bench, two of them on baskets by Jordan Clarkson and Landry Shamet that tied the game and one on a basket by OG Anunoby that put the Knicks ahead. A minute later, Clarkson had two steals in 14 seconds, the first leading to Shamet’s corner 3-pointer that put the Knicks ahead 112-109 and the second to his own driving layup.
Anunoby scored 23 points. Clarkson scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Bulls, Norman Powell scored 30 points (14 in the third quarter, on two 3-pointers, a floater, a jumper and four free throws) on 10-of-15 shooting, and Caleb Wilson added 20 points (eight in the fourth quarter, on two 3-pointers and two free throws). Jalen Smith had 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. The Bulls had seven players in double-digit scoring.
The Knicks grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Bulls’ eight and made 22 3-pointers.












