New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
April 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Bulls 136-96 on 2026-04-03 at home. The Knicks started OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Mitchell Robinson. The Bulls started Guerschon Yabusele, Isaac Okoro, Tre Jones, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Collin Sexton (Bulls) scored 18 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 11 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Isaac Okoro as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
136
Did not play: Karl-Anthony Towns (DND - Injury/Illness)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
96
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson Starter 12.3 min
- Ariel Hukporti · Jose Alvarado · Tyler Kolek · Pacôme Dadiet · Mohamed Diawara 8.2 min
- OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride · Jeremy Sochan 5.6 min
- OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet 4.7 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Josh Hart · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride · Jeremy Sochan 3.1 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
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Tre Jones
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Isaac Okoro
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Guerschon Yabusele
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Josh Giddey
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Matas Buzelis
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Guerschon Yabusele · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 8.0 min
- Patrick Williams · Mac McClung · Leonard Miller · Yuki Kawamura · Lachlan Olbrich 4.6 min
- Guerschon Yabusele · Collin Sexton · Tre Jones · Leonard Miller · Rob Dillingham 3.7 min
- Guerschon Yabusele · Collin Sexton · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 3.4 min
- Collin Sexton · Isaac Okoro · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Leonard Miller 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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Collin Sexton 18 pts (6/9) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (16 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (15 %, 9 pts) · Miles McBride (14 %, 0 pts)
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Josh Giddey 17 pts (6/11) in 48 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (25 %, 6 pts) · Josh Hart (20 %, 0 pts) · Mitchell Robinson (10 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | Josh Giddey: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Matas Buzelis: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Brunson | Isaac Okoro: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Tre Jones: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Josh Hart | Tre Jones: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matas Buzelis: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Guerschon Yabusele: 27 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Josh Giddey: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Matas Buzelis: 12 poss., 4 pts (0/2) · Collin Sexton: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Leonard Miller: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaac Okoro: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Collin Sexton: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaac Okoro: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Rob Dillingham: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tre Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Patrick Williams: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyler Kolek | Patrick Williams: 5 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Rob Dillingham: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jose Alvarado | Rob Dillingham: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Yuki Kawamura: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Leonard Miller: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Matas Buzelis: 1 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Leonard Miller: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Isaac Okoro: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Lachlan Olbrich: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Leonard Miller: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Jalen Brunson 11 pts (4/10) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Isaac Okoro (41 %, 3 pts) · Tre Jones (20 %, 1 pts) · Collin Sexton (9 %, 5 pts)
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OG Anunoby 15 pts (5/7) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Giddey (22 %, 4 pts) · Tre Jones (17 %, 2 pts) · Isaac Okoro (12 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | Mikal Bridges: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Miles McBride: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Isaac Okoro | Jalen Brunson: 25 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Miles McBride: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Leonard Miller | Jeremy Sochan: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Pacôme Dadiet: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Mitchell Robinson: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Josh Hart: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Giddey | OG Anunoby: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Josh Hart: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tre Jones | Jalen Brunson: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Matas Buzelis | Josh Hart: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · OG Anunoby: 6 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Patrick Williams | Mohamed Diawara: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Rob Dillingham | Landry Shamet: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyler Kolek: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Ariel Hukporti: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jeremy Sochan: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Yuki Kawamura | Jose Alvarado: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tyler Kolek: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mac McClung | Tyler Kolek: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mohamed Diawara: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |