NBA Final Intelligence
New York Knicks 105, Chicago Bulls 99 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New York Knicks 105, Chicago Bulls 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 25-27 CHI; Q2 NYK 27-26 CHI; Q3 NYK 31-25 CHI; Q4 NYK 22-21 CHI.
Top performers (box score): Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) 28 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Landry Shamet (NYK) 16 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-9 shooting; Matas Buzelis (CHI) 15 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-12 shooting; Isaac Okoro (CHI) 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · NYK
28 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 5 3PM · 10-17 FG
Scoring · NYK
19 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 7-19 FG
Scoring · NYK
16 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 5-9 FG
Season highs
Guerschon Yabusele · Season-high 13 reboundsNick Richards · Season-high 13 reboundsPatrick Williams · Season-high 8 assists
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
NYK
13 largest lead
Q3 3:38 (NYK 76, CHI 63) · 8-0 run, Q3 10:03–Q3 9:08
CHI
8 largest lead
Q2 9:29 (NYK 30, CHI 38)
Swings
8 lead changes
Tied 3 times
Ahead for good: Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists) (Q4 2:12, NYK 97, CHI 95).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:22 Matas Buzelis makes 27-foot running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists)NYK · NYK 94, CHI 95
- Q4 2:12 Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (OG Anunoby assists)CHI · NYK 97, CHI 95
- Q4 1:50 Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)CHI · NYK 99, CHI 95
- Q4 0:55 Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2NYK · NYK 100, CHI 95
- Q4 0:50 Josh Giddey makes driving layup (Patrick Williams assists)CHI · NYK 100, CHI 97
- Q4 0:26 Mikal Bridges makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)NYK · NYK 103, CHI 97
- Q4 0:22 Tre Jones makes driving layupCHI · NYK 103, CHI 99
- Q4 0:21 Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2NYK · NYK 104, CHI 99
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 25 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 105 | |
| CHI | 27 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 99 |
🧮 How They Scored
NYKCHI
32Points in the paint32
14Fast-break points16
16Second-chance points14
12Points off turnovers21
27Bench points43
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.2%Effective FG%48.8%
12.2%Turnover %15.1%
21.3%Offensive rebound %24.5%
0.250Free-throw rate0.244
Box Score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson G | 37 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 4-6 | +14 |
| OG Anunoby F | 34 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | +17 |
| Josh Hart G | 33 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-4 | +16 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 32 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10-17 | 5-9 | 3-4 | +13 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 30 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Landry Shamet G | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 2-3 | -10 |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Jeremy Sochan F | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro F-G | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 1-1 | -15 |
| Guerschon Yabusele F | 30 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Patrick Williams F | 28 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Matas Buzelis F | 26 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 3-9 | 4-5 | -6 |
| Rob Dillingham G | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-3 | +9 |
| Nick Richards C | 23 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Tre Jones G | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Josh Giddey G | 23 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 2-3 | -14 |
| Jalen Smith F-C | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Collin Sexton G | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | 32 | 28 | 74.6 | 29.7 | +24.4 | 19.1 |
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 37 | 19 | 43.9 | 28.6 | +17.2 | 11.5 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 30 | 11 | 55.0 | 19.7 | +11.7 | 9.1 |
| Josh Hart | Starter | 33 | 11 | 81.4 | 12.3 | +24.2 | 15.0 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 34 | 9 | 37.9 | 16.9 | +24.6 | 9.3 |
| Landry Shamet | Bench | 23 | 16 | 77.5 | 20.7 | -24.8 | 5.7 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 25 | 5 | 31.3 | 12.7 | -19.5 | 4.0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bench | 15 | 4 | 51.5 | 10.8 | -24.2 | 15.6 |
| Jeremy Sochan | Bench | 11 | 2 | 50.0 | 6.7 | -43.7 | 9.1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Trey Jemison | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dillon Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matas Buzelis | Starter | 26 | 15 | 52.8 | 28.3 | -11.1 | 4.3 |
| Isaac Okoro | Starter | 33 | 12 | 57.5 | 15.8 | -22.7 | 5.4 |
| Jalen Smith | Starter | 18 | 12 | 54.5 | 31.7 | -20.8 | 10.3 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Starter | 30 | 11 | 68.8 | 12.7 | -3.0 | 14.0 |
| Josh Giddey | Starter | 23 | 6 | 26.5 | 25.0 | -27.5 | 4.1 |
| Patrick Williams | Bench | 28 | 10 | 56.3 | 15.2 | +14.3 | 10.9 |
| Nick Richards | Bench | 23 | 9 | 54.9 | 20.8 | +4.3 | 11.6 |
| Collin Sexton | Bench | 12 | 8 | 68.0 | 24.1 | +8.2 | 17.1 |
| Tre Jones | Bench | 23 | 8 | 44.4 | 19.2 | +8.9 | 5.6 |
| Rob Dillingham | Bench | 24 | 8 | 48.1 | 15.8 | +22.9 | 8.6 |
| Leonard Miller | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Yuki Kawamura | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
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