Knicks Rampage All Over the Bulls

By Daniel Feuerstein | New York, NY | November 4th, 2026

The New York Knicks were looking to get even on their record and attempt to be 4- 4 after the end of their game. They would host the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden. From the first minute to the last, the Knicks took the Bulls to the woodshed and took them down with no mercy. Using their bulldozer to rack up an amazing performance, they hit the century mark halfway into the third quarter and used their bench to finish the job as well. After the final horn sounded, it was the Knicks with a big victory as they slayed the Bulls by the final score of 135-105.

Records were tied and near being broken

The Knicks had two big moments in this game against the Bulls, as they tied a team record, and one player will nearly tie a personal record the next time they play the Bulls, either at Madison Square Garden or in Chicago at the United Center. For the entire first half, the Knicks tied a team record with the most points in a half with 48. With about 5.3 seconds remaining, they hit their 48th point to achieve it, and for Jalen Brunson, this game was his ninth against the Bulls, scoring 30 points or more, and is now one game away tying the record held by Patrick Ewing who did it to the Bulls ten times.

Game overview

From the opening tip, the Knicks were determined to take down the Bulls right away and they showed no mercy. With Josh Hart on the injured list, Landry Shamet got the start and he was on fire scoring the first two baskets for four points. But from that opening moment till the end of the game, the starters and the bench players came on and just methodically took out the Bulls and took them off their game. While their opponents are a scrappy side, they were no match for what was in front of them. Jalen Brunson led all scorers with 33 points, O.G. Anunoby was second with 18 points, and Karl Anthony Towns with another double-double with 17 points and 12 Rebounds. For the Bulls there was a tie for their leading scorer as Tre Jones and Jaylin Sellers both earned 14 points each.

First Half: The destruction begins

The Knicks got off to a great start and start to pull away from the Bulls with ease as Landry Shamet began with the first four points of the game. and from that point on they never looked back. Brunson shot a couple of three-pointers, Some solid play passing all over the floor as O.G. Anunoby slammed down a couple of buckets, and Mikel Bridges drained a few three-pointers as well. The bench was doing well with Jordan Clarkson getting a couple of shots, and the Knicks had a strong 32 point lead at halftime.

Second Half: Got to 100 early and the bench finished it off

At the start of the second half it was Towns who drained a couple of three-pointers early on, and they continued to battle untill they reached the halfway point of the third to reach the century mark, and then thoughout the rest of the game, took off all the starters and gave their bench players some minutes to finish off the entire game. Deuce McBride, Mohammed Diawara did some good things, but Dalton Knecht came on and scored 10 points and Clarkson also converted 10 points to lead the bench. The Knicks finished with a 30 point lead and were happy to have their rythum back as their slump that started the season after a championship hangover.

KEY STATS:

CHICAGO: 37 FOR 96 FG’s , 10 FOR 44 3 PTERS, 21 FOR 28 FT’s
NEW YORK: 44 FOR 87 FG’s, 17 FOR 40 3 PTERS, 30 FOR 37 FT’s
LARGEST LEAD: 44 POINTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER FOR THE KNICKS
MOST POINTS: 43 IN THE FIRST QUARTER FOR THE KNICKS