On March 29, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Bulls played the Knicks away. The Bulls dominated the game, taking a 12-point lead at the start of the second quarter. The Knicks blasted out a small wave of climaxes that quickly turned the score back and took advantage of the tiebreaker moment. Burks delivered a crucial three-pointer in the last 22.6 seconds, widening the four-point gap to help the Knicks seal the win. In the end, the Knicks defeated the Bulls 109-104, winning four consecutive games to reserve hopes of a play-off spot. There have been four meetings in the season, with two wins each.
Match data
Bulls: DeRozan 37 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, LaVine 27 points, Vucevic 16 points and 13 rebounds, Dosem 10 points
Knicks: Barrett 28 points, 6 rebounds, Burks 27 points and 6 rebounds, Topping 17 points, Mitchell Robinson 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks, Randall 5 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists (1 of 9)
Star of the game: Randall slump Robinson carries the Knicks interior line
Randall was once again in an inefficient downturn, but Robinson played a huge role on both sides of the interior offensive and defensive ends. The offensive end relied on excellent physical fitness to complete the finish efficiently, and the defensive end repeatedly sent big hat steals, becoming an important contributor to the Knicks' victory in this game.
Highlights of this session
Fournier burst into Miro's dunk
TT Violent Deduction
DeRozan singled out Miro
Caruso is a great story
Quakeley blasted in 3+1
LaVine retreated three points
Game review
Lavin opened with five consecutive points, Barrett counter-attacked, Robinson sent a dunk, DeRozan returned the long-range shot, Dosem sent a dunk, then Vucevic went down to take the point, Barrett hit a layup, and the Bulls led 14-9. Robinson hit a layup, DeRozan also had a layup, Vucevic scored from the basket, Fournier picked a shot, Dosem sent a three-pointer, White hit a layup, and the Bulls opened the 11-point gap 28-17. The Knicks then responded with a 7-0 run to a four-point gap as the Bulls led 28-24 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, DeRozan scored 2+1 and sent in mid-range, Topin made two free throws and one shot, DeRozan jumped to score points, Thompson flew into a violent dunk, and the Bulls led by 12 points 37-25. Robinson took over, DeRozan hit two free throws, and then the Knicks suddenly unleashed a 10-0 surge that instantly brought the point difference to two points. Lavin scored four straight points to stop the bleeding, Burks personally scored seven points, and the Knicks came back 44-43. LaVine made two free throws to stabilize the situation, but the Knicks scored five more consecutive points to open up the gap. Vucevic hit both free throws, Barrett scored 2+1, LaVine took a technical foul to send a free throw, and in the final moments DeRozan hit a jumper, and the Knicks rebounded 53-50 into the second half.
In the third quarter, Robinson hit a basket, Barrett played 2+1, Randle counter-attacked, Robinson made a basket, and the Knicks opened a 12-point gap 9-0. Vucevic scored from the basket to stop the bleeding, Barrett played 2+1, and the Bulls trailed 52-65. Vucevic hit a hit, DeRozan hit two free throws, Fournier returned the 3-pointer, Vucevic hit two free throws and Lavine sent a three-pointer, and the Bulls trailed 60-68. Burkes hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Barrett took a technical foul to send a free throw, then LaVine made two more free throws, Burks responded with three free throws, and the Knicks led 77-67. Green made two free throws, Randle took another technical foul, Quickley broke through to take points, DeRozan scored 4 consecutive points, and in the last minute Quickley made two free throws and the Knicks led 81-75 into the final quarter.
In the last quarter, Barrett sent three points, DeRozan made two free throws, then Barrett broke through to take the points, White made two free throws, Topping dunked 2+1, and DeRozan returned the 2+1 Minnicks 89-82 lead. Huiart counter-attacked on the layup, DeRozan made a jump shot and the Bulls trailed to a 3-point gap. The Knicks suddenly burst out a wave of 8-2, the Knicks led 97-88, and the Bulls quickly called a halt. LaVine made a layup to stop the bleeding and Quickley hit both free throws. Dosem then hit a three-pointer, Vucevic scored from the basket, DeRozan scored 2+1 and the Bulls trailed to 98-99. Robinson raided the basket to stop the bleeding, LaVine jumped back, Barrett made two consecutive fouls and 3 of 4 fouls, and also let Caruso leave the field with 6 fouls, and the Knicks led 104-100. DeRozan scored 2+1, and in the final 22.6 seconds Burks sent a key three-pointer, and the Knicks led 107-103. DeRozan attacked fouls, the Bulls challenge failed and completely lost hope of a comeback, and in the end the Knicks won a valuable victory.
Both sides started
Bulls: Raven, DeRozan, Caruso, Dosem, Vucevic
Knicks: Fournier, Barrett, Burks, Randall, Mitchell Robinson