Knicks beat Bulls 133-127 as Jalen Brunson scores 38 and the defending champions win a second straight game

The New York Knicks, the reigning NBA champions, beat the Chicago Bulls 133-127 at the United Center on Wednesday night (US time; tip-off midnight GMT Thursday 29 October) for their second straight win, according to AP. New York (2-3) lost its first three games of the season before beating the Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday. Chicago (1-4) lost for the fourth time in five games.

Jalen Brunson scored 38 points on 13-of-25 shooting, with 6 of 10 three-pointers and seven assists, according to the NBA.com box score. Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 13 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 23, Jordan Clarkson had 18 off the bench and Landry Shamet 14, AP said. Tyler Kolek added nine points and nine assists.

Norman Powell scored 30 points for Chicago on 10-of-15 shooting. Caleb Wilson had 20 points, Matas Buzelis 17 and Jalen Smith 17 points and 11 rebounds, AP said; Josh Giddey had 10 points and 11 assists. AP said Buzelis went over 2,000 career points.

Score by quarter (NBA.com): Knicks 34-22-34-43, Bulls 33-29-34-31.

From 19 down to a fourth-quarter finish

Tre Jones made a half-court shot at the buzzer to give Chicago a 62-56 half-time lead, AP said. Brunson had 16 points at the break. The Bulls led by as many as 19 points in the second half, according to AP and NBA.com, which recorded 18 lead changes and 14 ties.

AP said New York took control with a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter. Clarkson began it with a turnaround jumper and Brunson’s basket made it 124-114 with 3:45 remaining. Chicago cut the deficit to 130-127 with 46 seconds left, and AP said Powell had a chance to tie with a late three-point attempt but missed. Brunson and Anunoby then made three free throws between them in the final seconds.

AP said Towns and Shamet were both hurt in the first half. It looked as if Towns hurt his left wrist in a collision with Bulls forward Noa Essengue, and Shamet twisted his right ankle after a dunk. Both went to the locker room and returned to the game, AP said.

The statistics

New York shot 44.8% from the field (47 of 105) and made 22 of 48 three-pointers, with 32 assists and 12 turnovers, according to the box score. Chicago shot 18 of 42 from three-point range, AP said, with 32 assists and 12 turnovers. The Bulls made 21 of 30 free throws and the Knicks 17 of 20. Points in the paint were 44-42 to New York, according to NBA.com. ESPN lists attendance of 20,596.

The Knicks play at the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night (US time) and the Bulls play at the Boston Celtics the same night, according to AP.

See also: Knicks beat Pistons 111-97 for first win as Karl-Anthony Towns has 27 points and 20 rebounds.

Other NBA results

All other results from Wednesday 28 October (US time), according to ESPN box scores and AP reports. For the Lakers’ 103-87 win over the Clippers, see our full report. No game was postponed.

• Miami Heat 129, Atlanta Hawks 117: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 18 rebounds in his first win with the Heat, AP said, and Bam Adebayo also scored 24. Kingston Flemings and Nickeil Alexander-Walker each scored 23 for Atlanta (2-3). Miami are 1-4.
• Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Washington Wizards 111: Evan Mobley scored 24 and Peyton Watson 22 as Cleveland (3-1) rallied in the second half, spoiling AJ Dybantsa’s NBA debut, according to AP. Dybantsa scored 19 for Washington (2-3), who led 69-59 at half-time, according to the ESPN line score. Anthony Davis and Alex Sarr had 18 each.
• Detroit Pistons 97, Charlotte Hornets 89: Cade Cunningham scored 30 points with seven assists as Detroit (4-1) held off Charlotte, according to AP. Brandon Miller scored 31 points with 12 rebounds for the Hornets (3-2).
• Philadelphia 76ers 114, Indiana Pacers 109: Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points, including two three-pointers in the final 1 1/2 minutes, AP said. Philadelphia (4-1) outscored Indiana 39-21 in the fourth quarter after trailing 88-75 going into it, according to the ESPN line score. Joel Embiid had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Jaylen Brown 20; Pascal Siakam scored 26 for the Pacers (2-3).
• Toronto Raptors 129, Orlando Magic 99: Scottie Barnes scored 28 points and RJ Barrett 25 as Toronto (3-1) beat Orlando (1-3) in the first of a two-game set, AP said. Tristan da Silva scored 20 for the Magic.
• Houston Rockets 132, Milwaukee Bucks 100: Fred VanVleet scored 24 and Amen Thompson 23 as Houston stayed undefeated at 5-0, AP said; Kevin Durant had 18. Tyler Herro scored 23 for the Bucks (1-4).
• Golden State Warriors 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 114: Stephen Curry scored a season-high 44 points and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg had 26, AP said, as Golden State (2-3) held on against a Minnesota (3-2) team without the injured Anthony Edwards. Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 for the Timberwolves.
• Denver Nuggets 104, New Orleans Pelicans 91: Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his 200th career regular-season triple-double, AP said, and Denver (2-2) never trailed. Jamal Murray scored 23. Zion Williamson scored 25 for the winless Pelicans (0-4).
• San Antonio Spurs 117, Utah Jazz 111 (OT): Victor Wembanyama had 36 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio (3-2) won in overtime against a short-handed Utah team, AP said. The Spurs outscored the Jazz 12-6 in the extra period, according to the ESPN line score. Keyonte George scored 31 for Utah (1-4).
• Dallas Mavericks 120, Oklahoma City Thunder 96: Cooper Flagg had 26 points and eight assists and P.J. Washington scored 18 as Dallas (3-2) beat an injury-depleted Oklahoma City (4-1), according to AP. Ajay Mitchell scored 29 for the Thunder, who scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, according to the ESPN line score.