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Brunson scores 38 as Knicks rally from 19 down to beat Bulls

New York erased a 19-point deficit in Chicago and shot 22-of-48 from 3-point range, with 48 points from its bench.

Brunson: 38 points, 13-of-25 from the field
Knicks bench: 48 points; Bulls bench: 33
Knicks trailed by 19 in the third quarter

Published October 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM1 min read How this story was written

Final

New York Knicks

Chicago Bulls

Box score and plays

Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and the New York Knicks rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 133-127 on Wednesday, October 28.

Brunson made 13 of 25 shots, 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and had seven assists. Chicago led 87-68 late in the third quarter after an 11-0 run, but New York answered with an 11-0 run of its own and cut it to 89-82 before the period ended. The Knicks (2-3) outscored the Bulls 43-31 in the fourth.

Brunson hit a 26-foot 3-pointer with 4:56 left, assisted by Jordan Clarkson, and Clarkson added a 27-foot 3-pointer 39 seconds later. New York reached its biggest lead, 127-116, soon after.

Chicago (1-4) cut it to 130-127 when Jalen Smith hit a 25-foot 3-pointer with 46.0 seconds left, set up by Josh Giddey. Brunson then made a free throw, and OG Anunoby made two with 1.7 seconds left to close the scoring.

Norman Powell led Chicago with 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting. Smith had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Giddey finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists. The Bulls were 21-of-30 at the line.

New York's reserves outscored Chicago's 48-33, with Clarkson scoring 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Landry Shamet 14. The Knicks also grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to Chicago's eight.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double, and Anunoby scored 23 for New York.