Overview
- Mitchell Robinson practiced fully on Thursday and is a game-time decision after missing the first four games for left ankle injury management, with no new injury reported.
- Miles McBride rejoined the team after a personal absence and is expected to play in Chicago, restoring a key rotation piece for defense, pace and bench stability.
- Coach Mike Brown is urging patience with his new pace-and-space approach, saying a fair evaluation will take several weeks as the team adjusts and shooting normalizes.
- Karl-Anthony Towns is working through a quad issue and a shooting slump, acknowledging he pressed in Milwaukee after a first half spent moving the ball within Brown’s system.
- Chicago enters 4-0 with one of the NBA’s stingiest perimeter defenses, led by strong early play from Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey, posing a stern matchup for New York’s struggling three-point attack.