OG Anunoby shot 70% from beyond the arc and had a game-high 31 points and Mitchell Robinson added 17 points and 11 rebounds as the host New York Knicks jumped out to a 20-1 lead and \u200bnever looked back in a 136-96 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Jalen \u200cBrunson returned to the lineup and had 17 points and 10 assists for New York (50-28), which reached 50 wins for the third straight season. The Knicks shot 52.7% (48 of 91) from the field, 89.2% (25 of 28) from the free-throw line and scored 28 points off 16 Bulls turnovers.<\/p>\n
Anunoby, who made \u200c7 \u200bof 10 from beyond the arc, had two 3-pointers in \u2060both the first and third \u2060quarters and three in the second as the Knicks were able to rest their starters for the duration of the fourth quarter. Anunoby also grabbed eight rebounds while Mikal Bridges scored 12 points.<\/p>\n
Collin Sexton hit four 3-pointers in the first half \u200band scored a team-high 19 points off the bench for Chicago (29-48), which has struggled on the road, losing seven straight and eight of nine. The Bulls are \u2060just 11-27 away from home.<\/p>\n
Sexton\u2019s three 3-pointers were about \u2060all Chicago could muster as it fell behind by 19 midway \u200bthrough the first quarter. The Knicks, who led wire-to-wire, used an 18-0 run to put \u200bthe game away early.<\/p>\n
Tre Jones led an abysmal performance by Chicago\u2019s starters \u200cwith 13 points and eight assists. They were doubled up by New York\u2019s starters 84-42.<\/p>\n
Robinson scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half as New York led by as much as 41 in the second quarter. Brunson, who sat out Wednesday\u2019s 130-119 \u2060triumph over Memphis due to right ankle soreness, had nine points in the first and another eight in the third.<\/p>\n
The Knicks, who defeated a sub-500 team for the 11th straight \u2060time, dominated Chicago on the \u200cboards 54-36. The Bulls will miss the playoffs for the \u2060fourth straight season and eighth time in the past nine seasons.<\/p>\n
Matas \u200bBuzelis \u200chad 11 points and six rebounds and Leonard Miller added \u200b14 points and \u2060six boards for Chicago.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Sochan had seven points and eight rebounds off the bench for New York, which has won seven of eight at home, including the last five. The Knicks improved to 28-9 at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
Chicago has lost six straight and eight of nine overall. Five of the six losses on this skid have come by at least \u200b18 points.<\/p>\n
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