Karl-Anthony Towns scores 46 points, but Knicks’ furious second-half comeback thwarted by Bulls in 124-123 loss

The Knicks (5-6) fell below .500 once again on Wednesday night after a 124-123 loss to the Chicago Bulls (5-7) as New York’s up-and-down start to the season continues.

Here are the takeaways…

-For the first time this season the Knicks played on back-to-back nights to begin a four-game homestand after beating the 76ers in Philadelphia on Tuesday night and it showed early for the home team.

–Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns were the scoring catalysts for New York, combining for 33 points in the first half on 13-of-24 shooting (6-for-13 from three). The rest of the Knicks went 6-for-22 and added just 14 points in the first two quarters.

–Mikal Bridges had eight of those points while OG Anunoby struggled to get going and started 1-for-9 from the field (1-for-6 from deep). The only other player to score in the first half was Cameron Payne who hit a three and added an assist, a steal and a block in six minutes off the bench.

-Brunson and Towns each hit a triple to start the game that gave New York the lead, but after taking a 10-8 advantage with 8:08 left in the first quarter, the Knicks relinquished the lead and were playing from behind for most of the night.

–Patrick Williams scored 11 points for the Bulls in the first quarter to lead all scorers and Chicago went into the second quarter up 29-22.

-In the second, it was Zach LaVine who exploded for 14 points without missing a shot (5-for-5; 3-for-3 from three) after scoring just five points in the opening quarter.

-The Bulls expanded their lead to 59-47 and had full control of the game at halftime while New York struggled getting stops on defense and couldn’t get anything going on offense, including turning the ball over eight times and going 1-for-3 from the free throw line.

-Out of the break, Chicago started the second half on an 11-3 run as their lead ballooned to 20 points. It reached as high as 22 points with 3:53 left in the third quarter.

-However, looking lackluster for most of the night, the Knicks ended the quarter on an incredible 17-0 run that pulled them back to within five points. Bridges and Towns helped lead the charge and had 24 of New York’s 38…

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Publish date : 2024-11-14 03:15:00

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