New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls
November 4, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Knicks beat the Bulls 135-105 on 2026-11-04 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Landry Shamet. The Bulls started Norman Powell, Jalen Smith, Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis, and Caleb Wilson. Caleb Wilson (Bulls) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with OG Anunoby as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 14 points (5/18) in his matchups, with Matas Buzelis as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
135
CHI
Chicago Bulls
105
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet Starter 11.8 min
- Andre Drummond · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride · Mohamed Diawara 6.0 min
- James Wiseman · Jose Alvarado · Dalton Knecht · Pacôme Dadiet · Mohamed Diawara 5.9 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet · Dalton Knecht 3.3 min
- Jordan Clarkson · James Wiseman · Jose Alvarado · Dalton Knecht · Pacôme Dadiet 3.2 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Norman Powell · Jalen Smith · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis · Caleb Wilson Starter 4.4 min
- Patrick Williams · Leonard Miller · Jordan Hawkins · Dailyn Swain · Jaylin Sellers 6.8 min
- Norman Powell · Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis · Caleb Wilson 5.5 min
- Norman Powell · Isaac Okoro · Tre Jones · Leonard Miller · Jaylin Sellers 2.7 min
- Patrick Williams · Josh Giddey · Leonard Miller · Matas Buzelis · Jaylin Sellers 2.6 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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Caleb Wilson 12 pts (4/7) in 42 possessions
Guarded by: OG Anunoby (47 %, 2 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (18 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (11 %, 2 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 22 pts (8/12) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (15 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (12 %, 7 pts) · OG Anunoby (12 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Isaac Okoro: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Josh Giddey: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Zach Collins: 14 poss., 10 pts (2/2) · Jalen Smith: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| OG Anunoby | Caleb Wilson: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Josh Giddey: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Norman Powell: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Josh Giddey: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Norman Powell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Isaac Okoro: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Matas Buzelis: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Jordan Hawkins: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Matas Buzelis: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Dalton Knecht | Patrick Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylin Sellers: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Andre Drummond | Leonard Miller: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Zach Collins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Tre Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Giddey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Tyler Kolek | Tre Jones: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Noa Essengue: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| James Wiseman | Leonard Miller: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylin Sellers: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Pacôme Dadiet | Patrick Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dailyn Swain: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jose Alvarado | Jaylin Sellers: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
Bulls defense
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Jalen Brunson 14 pts (5/18) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (35 %, 4 pts) · Isaac Okoro (17 %, 2 pts) · Noa Essengue (10 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 11 pts (4/9) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Zach Collins (31 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Smith (21 %, 3 pts) · Patrick Williams (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Giddey | Landry Shamet: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · OG Anunoby: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Matas Buzelis | Jalen Brunson: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Dalton Knecht: 6 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Norman Powell | Mikal Bridges: 15 poss., 2 pts (0/3) · Landry Shamet: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Caleb Wilson | OG Anunoby: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Patrick Williams | Dalton Knecht: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Karl-Anthony Towns: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tre Jones | Miles McBride: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tyler Kolek: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Leonard Miller | James Wiseman: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Andre Drummond: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Noa Essengue | Jordan Clarkson: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jalen Brunson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Isaac Okoro | Jalen Brunson: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Mohamed Diawara: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zach Collins | Karl-Anthony Towns: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andre Drummond: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jaylin Sellers | Dalton Knecht: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Pacôme Dadiet: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Buddy Hield | Mikal Bridges: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Landry Shamet: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jalen Smith | Karl-Anthony Towns: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jalen Brunson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Hawkins | Jordan Clarkson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Pacôme Dadiet: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Dailyn Swain | Jose Alvarado: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Pacôme Dadiet: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |