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The Knicks took advantage of a floundering Chicago Bulls defense — ranked 29th of 30 in the league — Wednesday night, winning their third-straight game and their fourth in the last five with a final score of 135-105.
Here are the takeaways…
— New York came out of the gate fast, stunning a young Bulls team into a state of near paralysis. Chicago surrendered 10 points off of turnovers through the first 13 minutes of play, while the Knicks, who have struggled in transition so far this season, let up none across the same span. The Bulls also faltered from beyond the arc, missing 20-straight threes in the middle stretch of the first half. Led by Jalen Brunson‘s 26 first-half points, New York went into the break with an insurmountable 32-point lead (84-53).
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— After struggling to find the basket through the first few games of the season — and missing his first three of Wednesday’s game — Jalen Brunson looked back to peak form in the first quarter, scoring a staggering 22 points in 11 first-quarter minutes. Collectively, the Bulls only scored 21 in the opening frame.
Even with significantly decreased minutes in the back half of the contest, Brunson continued to produce, finishing the night with 33 points, two rebounds, and four assists.
— The Knicks went 24-for-26 from the charity stripe in the first half. OG Anunoby contributed nearly half of those points.
He drew 10 free throws in the first 14 minutes of play — marking the second-straight game in which he earned eight attempts — and landed every one for 10 of his 18 first-half points. A third personal foul with 8:48 left in the opening half stifled his run as he sat for the next five minutes, and while he drew two more foul shots before the half wound down, he only hit one. Still, his 11 made shots tied a career-best mark for most in the first half.
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— Karl-Anthony Towns finished the game with his eighth-consecutive double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds), completing the set less than halfway through the third despite only recording one shot (minus two free throws) by the end of the first half. He opened the third quarter with two…
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