10 observations: Javonte Green’s career-high night lifts Bulls past Knicks

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10 observations: Javonte Green’s career-high night lifts Bulls past Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

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The Chicago Bulls defeated the New York Knicks 108-100 on Friday night at the United Center. With the victory, the Bulls pulled a game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks with five to play in the race for homecourt advantage in the play-in matchup between the nine and 10 seeds.

Here are 10 observations:

—Fresh off signing for the rest of the season and becoming eligible for both play-in and playoff games should the Bulls reach the latter, Javonte Green served as sixth man in the first half and then started the second half for an injured Coby White and finished the game for an injured Alex Caruso.

—White rolled his left ankle midway through the second quarter when he got engaged on an Isaiah Hartenstein screen. He immediately ran to the locker room, favoring the ankle. White returned to sit on the bench before the half ended. But when he came out to test the ankle for halftime warmups, he again retreated to the locker room, this time with a dejected look on his face.

Caruso left with 3:59 left when Jalen Brunson, who finished with 35 points and 11 assists, stepped on the same left ankle that Caruso has been nursing for weeks. Zach LaVine and head athletic trainer Todd Campbell helped Caruso to the bench during the ensuing timeout and then Caruso walked gingerly to the locker room on his own.

—Green finished with his first career double-double, scoring a career-high 25 points and grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds. It’s hard to overstate how much Green’s energy impacted the Bulls, who watched a 20-point first half lead dwindle to four in the third quarter. Time and again, Green delivered a big play at an opportune time.

—Not only did coach Billy Donovan use the double big lineup of Nikola Vucevic and Andre Drummond down the stretch, both finished with double-doubles. Vucevic sank a massive 3-pointer with 93 seconds left for an eight-point lead as the Bulls won another clutch game. They’ve played the most clutch minutes in the NBA.

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Publish date : 2024-04-06 02:34:18

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