LaVine scores 31 points, White hits winning free throws and Bulls outlast Knicks 124-123
NEW YORK (AP) Zach LaVine scored 31 points and Colby White had 22, including the winning free throws with three seconds left, as the Chicago Bulls outlasted the New York Knicks 124-123 on Wednesday night.
The Bulls led by as many as 22 in the third quarter, but the Knicks rallied and went ahead 123-121 on Jalen Brunson’s bucket with four seconds remaining.
On the ensuing possession, White was fouled by Josh Hart on a 3-point attempt and made all three.
Brunson’s potential winner rimmed out at the buzzer.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 46 points for the Knicks, adding 10 rebounds. Brunson finished with 24 points and Mikal Bridges had 20.
Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls.
Bulls: After playing in three of the Bulls’ first four games, Lonzo Ball has missed eight straight with a sprained right wrist. He missed the entire 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons with knee injuries. Prior to the game, LaVine was listed as “probable” due to a strained right adductor, but was in the starting lineup.
Knicks: The Knicks were playing their first back-to-back of the season after defeating Philadelphia on Tuesday. New York has had the same starting five in all 11 games this season and they are all scoring in double figures. Tom Thibodeau coached the Bulls for five seasons and is now in his fifth season leading the Knicks. He’s 9-6 vs. Chicago as New York’s head coach.
The Knicks trailed by 22 points, 90-68, but went on a 17-0 run to end the third quarter and get back into the game.
After shooting 41.3 % (19 of 46) in the first half, the Knicks connected at a 60.4% clip (29 of 48) in the second to erase their double-digit deficit.
The Bulls visit Cleveland and the Knicks host Brooklyn on Friday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Vucevic vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Josh Hart gains possession) | |||
11:41 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
11:39 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Josh Giddey misses two point driving layup | |||
11:24 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Josh Giddey steals) | |||
11:07 | +2 | Coby White makes two point running layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 2-0 | |
10:48 | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point stepback jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 2-3 | |
10:27 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 4-3 | |
10:08 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 4-6 | |
9:55 | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:54 | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | |||
9:51 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
9:49 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
9:45 | Jalen Brunson misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
9:43 | Josh Hart offensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
9:37 | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | |||
9:23 | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 7-6 | |
9:04 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 7-8 | |
8:53 | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
8:53 | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 | |
8:53 | Patrick Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:51 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
8:27 | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | |||
8:17 | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:15 | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | |||
8:08 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point layup (Josh Hart assists) | 8-10 | |
7:52 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
7:50 | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | |||
7:44 | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-10 | |
7:31 | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
7:29 | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | |||
7:19 | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Zach LaVine assists) | 12-10 | |
7:02 | OG Anunoby misses two point driving layup | |||
7:00 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
6:55 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
6:43 | Jalen Brunson shooting foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | |||
6:43 | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 | |
6:43 | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-10 | |
6:31 | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | |||
6:29 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
6:18 | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | |||
6:12 | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 14-12 | |
5:45 | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 17-12 | |
5:22 | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point pullup jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 17-15 | |
5:10 | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 20-15 | |
4:59 | Bulls technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
4:59 | Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:59 | Knicks offensive rebound | |||
4:49 | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point stepback jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 20-18 | |
4:34 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point floating jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 22-18 | |
4:24 | Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
4:16 | Zach LaVine turnover (traveling) | |||
4:00 | Matas Buzelis blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | |||
3:59 | Bulls defensive rebound | |||
3:55 | Jump ball. Matas Buzelis vs. OG Anunoby (Nikola Vucevic gains possession) | |||
3:43 | Zach LaVine misses two point jump shot | |||
3:40 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
3:35 | Miles McBride misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
3:34 | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | |||
3:26 | Bulls 60 second timeout | |||
3:20 | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 24-18 | |
3:03 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot (Jericho Sims assists) | 24-20 | |
2:49 | OG Anunoby blocks Coby White's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
2:47 | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | |||
2:45 | OG Anunoby turnover (bad pass) (Zach LaVine steals) | |||
2:40 | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point running jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 27-20 | |
2:21 | Matas Buzelis blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | |||
2:19 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
2:12 | Matas Buzelis misses two point driving layup | |||
2:10 | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | |||
2:02 | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | |||
2:02 | Knicks delay of game violation | |||
1:49 | Miles McBride turnover (bad pass) (Ayo Dosunmu steals) | |||
1:46 | Knicks 60 second timeout | |||
1:33 | Jalen Smith turnover (back court violation) | |||
1:14 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point layup | 27-22 | |
1:02 | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
1:00 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
0:52 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point running jump shot | |||
0:49 | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | |||
0:46 | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point running dunk (Dalen Terry assists) | 29-22 | |
0:32 | Matt Ryan misses two point driving layup | |||
0:30 | Dalen Terry defensive rebound | |||
0:15 | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | |||
0:13 | Knicks defensive rebound | |||
0:13 | Jalen Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | Matas Buzelis misses three point jump shot | |||
11:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | Matas Buzelis blocks Josh Hart's two point running layup | |||
11:35 | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | |||
11:34 | Cameron Payne blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point running layup | |||
11:33 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
11:26 | Knicks technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
11:26 | +1 | Coby White makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-22 | |
11:15 | Ayo Dosunmu offensive foul (Charge) (Josh Hart draws the foul) | |||
11:15 | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
11:01 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 30-24 | |
10:48 | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:47 | Bulls offensive rebound | |||
10:45 | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | |||
10:43 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:35 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:33 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
10:27 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
10:25 | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | |||
10:14 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 30-27 | |
9:57 | Josh Hart shooting foul (Matas Buzelis draws the foul) | |||
9:57 | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-27 | |
9:57 | +1 | Matas Buzelis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-27 | |
9:42 | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:40 | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | |||
9:29 | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point s |