The Knicks barely escaped the Bulls, pulling out a 113-111 win in overtime. Josh Giddey led the way for Chicago with 27 points and 16 rebounds, while All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 32 points and 18 rebounds to take the Knicks over the hump.

The Philadelphia 76ers explain the big difference in their effort against the New York Knicks compared to the loss to the Chicago Bulls.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 18 rebounds, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and 12 assists and the New York Knicks edged the Chicago Bulls 113-111 in overtime

Despite missing two key starters, the New York Knicks preserved and battled hard to secure a second straight overtime win Thursday, this time over the Chicago

Bulls point guard Coby White knows a thing or two about coming up big in clutch moments. He has done it time and time again for the Bulls, but the opportunities just weren't there for him on Thursday night. Lonzo Ball and Nikola Vucevic both had chances, but they couldn't get it done.

For Billy Donovan's vision of the future, the current players have to learn how to win. That was his message coming out of All-Star Weekend, and that was how his squad approached the game in New York.

Before the All-Star break, the Bulls suffered back-to-back blowout losses at home against the Detroit Pistons. One of those losses was by 40 points. They didn't win on Thursday night, but it looked a lot better than those two games.

The New York Knicks were able to squeak out a victory to kick off the return of the regular season schedule after the All-Star break. The Knicks hosted the Chicago Bulls in the Madison Square ...

New York got off to a slow start by scoring only 19 points in the first quarter. The Knicks found a way to get off to a halftime lead thanks to the dynamic play from Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson. Brunson finished with 22 points and 12 assists in the win. Towns finished with 32 points and 18 rebounds along the way as well.

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