Overview
- New York beat Chicago 128-116 at Madison Square Garden to snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 3-3, remaining 3-0 at home.
- Jalen Brunson scored 31 points, including 19 in the first quarter, as the Knicks hit a season-best 20-of-42 from three and went 22-of-22 at the line.
- The bench produced 46 points, with Jordan Clarkson scoring 15 and Josh Hart adding 14 and nine rebounds in his strongest game since disclosing numbness in his shooting hand.
- Karl-Anthony Towns logged 20 points and 15 rebounds, while Josh Giddey posted a 23-12-12 triple-double as Chicago took its first loss of the season (5-1).
- Mitchell Robinson started under a cautious left-ankle plan, briefly left after a second-half scare and returned, as Brown continues in-game teaching with the homestand continuing Monday vs. the Wizards.