Overview
- The Knicks hit 20-of-42 from three and went 22-of-22 at the line to move to 3-3 after a three-game road slide.
- Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, including 19 in the first quarter, as New York improved to 3-0 at home.
- The bench delivered 46 points after recent struggles, led by Jordan Clarkson’s 15 and Josh Hart’s season-best 14 with nine rebounds despite a right-hand nerve issue.
- Karl-Anthony Towns produced 20 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, and Mitchell Robinson started as his left-ankle minutes continue to be carefully managed.
- Previously unbeaten Chicago fell to 5-1 as Josh Giddey posted a 23-12-12 triple-double two days after Mike Brown’s public critique of the Knicks’ defense.