New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
November 2, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Bulls 128-116 on 2025-11-02 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Mitchell Robinson. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Isaac Okoro, Tre Jones, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Josh Giddey (Bulls) scored 18 points (7/13) in his matchups, with Josh Hart as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 29 points (11/19) in his matchups, with Tre Jones as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
128
Did not play: Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
116
Did not play: Ayo Dosunmu (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson Starter 4.7 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson 6.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 4.8 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 3.7 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Miles McBride 3.6 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 7.1 min
- Nikola Vučević · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 6.1 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 5.0 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Isaac Okoro · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey 3.9 min
- Nikola Vučević · Isaac Okoro · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey 3.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Josh Giddey 18 pts (7/13) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (26 %, 5 pts) · OG Anunoby (20 %, 2 pts) · Jordan Clarkson (13 %, 2 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 9 pts (3/15) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (47 %, 2 pts) · OG Anunoby (12 %, 4 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Nikola Vučević: 32 poss., 10 pts (4/5) · Jalen Smith: 13 poss., 4 pts (0/2) |
| Mikal Bridges | Matas Buzelis: 31 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Patrick Williams: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| OG Anunoby | Patrick Williams: 25 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Josh Giddey: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jalen Brunson | Tre Jones: 30 poss., 14 pts (4/9) · Kevin Huerter: 8 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Josh Hart | Josh Giddey: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kevin Huerter: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Miles McBride | Tre Jones: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jevon Carter: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Josh Giddey: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Tre Jones: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Landry Shamet | Kevin Huerter: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Josh Giddey: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Nikola Vučević: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Smith: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Jalen Smith: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin Huerter: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | |
| Mohamed Diawara | |
| Tyler Kolek |
Bulls defense
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Jalen Brunson 29 pts (11/19) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Tre Jones (45 %, 9 pts) · Kevin Huerter (15 %, 7 pts) · Isaac Okoro (14 %, 2 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 21 pts (8/15) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Nikola Vučević (41 %, 8 pts) · Jalen Smith (16 %, 10 pts) · Isaac Okoro (11 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | OG Anunoby: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Mikal Bridges: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Tre Jones | Jalen Brunson: 27 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Miles McBride: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Matas Buzelis | Mikal Bridges: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Nikola Vučević | Karl-Anthony Towns: 27 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Mitchell Robinson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Patrick Williams | OG Anunoby: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Isaac Okoro | Jalen Brunson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Kevin Huerter | Landry Shamet: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jalen Brunson: 9 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Jalen Smith | Karl-Anthony Towns: 11 poss., 10 pts (4/4) · OG Anunoby: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Miles McBride: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Landry Shamet: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Phillips | Josh Hart: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalen Terry | Landry Shamet: 0 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Miles McBride: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |