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Donte DiVincenzo added 25 points for New York.
DeMar DeRozan paced the Bulls (39-43) with 30 points, five
rebounds and five assists. Nikola Vucevic finished with a
29-point, 11-rebound double-double and Coby White had 26 points.
The Knicks took the lead for good after DiVincenzo's 3-pointer
gave New York a 114-112 lead with 3:13 remaining in overtime.
The Bulls didn't go away quietly and kept the contest a
two-possession game for the remainder of overtime.
New York had a 120-119 lead with 13.4 seconds left, when Josh
Hart turned the ball over on an inbounds pass.
DeRozan drove in for a shot, but it was off the mark and the
loose rebound was corralled by Brunson with 2.0 seconds
remaining.
The Knicks were able to hold firm from there and conclude the
regular season with a five-game winning streak.
Brunson tied the franchise record for most 30-point games in a
single season, matching Patrick Ewing and Richie Guerin's mark
of 36 games of 30 or more points.
DiVincenzo played a career-high 53 minutes and also had seven
rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic added 13 points off the bench, while
Hart had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
For Chicago, Alex Caruso chipped in 15 points, eight assists,
five rebounds and five steals, while Javonte Green added 11
points and eight rebounds.
The Bulls are the No. 9 seed in the East and will face the No.
10 Atlanta Hawks in the play-in round on Wednesday.
The Knicks had a 50-47 halftime lead, but fell behind after a
strong third-quarter performance from the Bulls.
Chicago led by as many as eight points early in the fourth
quarter, when New York chipped away at the deficit and made it a
back-and-forth battle down the stretch.
With less than 40 seconds remaining in regulation and the score
tied at 109, the Bulls had a pair of opportunities to take the
lead, but emerged empty-handed.
Brunson missed a tough shot at the buzzer for the Knicks at the
end of regulation, which led to overtime.
--Field Level Media
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