Brunson finished with 31 points and 13 assists
while Hartenstein had 10 points and 20 rebounds, the latter
figure easily surpassing his previous single-game best of 17
boards, set against the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 18. Anunoby
and Donte DiVincenzo each added 11 points.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points while Coby White had 26 points
for the Bulls, who lost both ends of a road back-to-back set.
Chicago fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 110-97 on Tuesday.
Andre Drummond wound up with 13 points and 16 rebounds for the
Bulls on Wednesday, and Alex Caruso also put up 13 points.
The Knicks scored the first seven points of the game and led by
as many as eight in the opening quarter.
DeRozan's jumper accounted for the final points of the period,
pulling the Bulls within 26-24 and beginning a 32-18 run for
Chicago. DeRozan had 12 points in the surge, which ended with
Caruso sinking a 3-pointer to give the visitors their biggest
lead at 54-44 with 2:01 left in the half.
The Knicks scored seven of the period's final eight points to
climb within 55-51. New York remained hot in the third, when it
outscored the Bulls 35-23 and took the lead for good on
Hartenstein's layup with 9:07 remaining. New York opened a
quartet of eight-point leads and ended the period ahead 86-78.
The Bulls began the fourth on an 11-4 run and cut the deficit to
90-89 on DeRozan's 3-pointer with 9:09 left. Randle hit a
3-pointer and Drummond responded with a layup, after which the
Knicks sealed the win with a 19-4 run. Brunson's jumper gave New
York its biggest lead at 112-95 with 2:56 remaining.
--Field Level Media
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