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Jalen Brunson scores 38 points as the Knicks beat the Bulls 133-127

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Cohen, J. (2026, October 29). Jalen Brunson scores 38 points as the Knicks beat the Bulls 133-127. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/jalen-brunson-scores-38-points-as-the-knicks-beat-the-bulls-133-127/article_42a923ba-38a1-5ea8-b2fe-5dcc29aa5f28.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-29 · by Jay Cohen

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Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and had seven assists as the New York Knicks defeated the Chicago Bulls 133-127 in a game that saw both teams struggle with injuries. Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, while Norman Powell led the Bulls with 30 points despite their fourth loss in five games this season. The Knicks used a decisive run late in the fourth quarter to overcome Chicago's largest lead of 19 points earlier in the game.
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📰 Knicks Beat Bulls Again
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Topics

Bulls CHICAGO New York the Chicago Bulls the New York Knicks

Subjects

CHICAGO GPE · 5× Bulls ORG · 4× New York GPE · 4× Brunson PERSON · 3× Shamet PERSON · 2× Towns PERSON · 2× Jalen Brunson PERSON · 1× Karl-Anthony Towns PERSON · 1× the Chicago Bulls ORG · 1× the New York Knicks ORG · 1×

Narrative

Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which beat the Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday night after dropping its first three games of the season.
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2026-10-31 · Toronto Star
Jalen Brunson scores 38 points as the Knicks beat the Bulls 133-127 · assertive framing

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 38 points and seven assists, and the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 133-127 on Wednesday night for their second straight win. asserted
Knicks → have → win
Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 13 rebounds for New York, which beat the Detroit Pistons 111-97 on Tuesday night after dropping its first three games of the season. asserted
which → have → season
OG Anunoby scored 23 points, Jordan Clarkson had 18 and Landry Shamet finished with 14. asserted
Shamet → score → 14
Towns and Shamet both got banged up in the first half. asserted
Towns → bang → half
It looked as if Towns hurt his left wrist in a collision with Bulls forward Noa Essengue, and Shamet twisted his right ankle after a dunk. asserted
Shamet → look → dunk
Both players went to the back before returning to the game. asserted
players → go → game
Norman Powell scored 30 points for Chicago on 10-for-15 shooting. asserted
Powell → score → shooting
Caleb Wilson had 20 points and Matas Buzelis finished with 17, going over 2,000 points for his career. asserted
Buzelis → have → career
The Bulls led by as many as 19 points in the second half of their fourth loss in five games this season. asserted
Bulls → lead → games
New York grabbed control with a 10-2 run in the fourth quarter. asserted
York → grab → quarter
Clarkson opened the decisive stretch with a turnaround jumper and Brunson scored to make it 124-114 with 3:45 remaining. asserted
it → open → 3:45
Chicago closed to 130-127 with 46 seconds left. asserted
Chicago → close → seconds
Powell had a chance to tie the game on a late 3-point attempt, but he missed and Brunson and Anunoby combined for three foul shots in the final seconds for New York. asserted
Brunson → have → York
Jalen Smith had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago, which shot 18 for 42 from 3-point range. asserted
which → have → range
Tre Jones made a half-court shot at the buzzer to give Chicago a 62-56 halftime lead. asserted
Jones → make → lead
Brunson had 16 points for New York at the break, and Jones was one of five players with nine points for the Bulls. asserted
Jones → have → Bulls
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