New York Knicks @ Chicago Bulls — Feb 23, 2026

NBA United Center, Chicago·February 23, 2026
New York Knicks NYK 37-21, 15-13 Away
105
Final
99
Chicago Bulls CHI 24-34, 15-15 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NYK 25 27 31 22 105
CHI 27 26 25 21 99
Leaders
Points
K.
K. Towns F NYK
28 PTS
M.
M. Buzelis F CHI
15 PTS
Rebounds
K.
K. Towns F NYK
11 REB
G.
G. Yabusele F CHI
13 REB
Assists
J.
J. Brunson G NYK
9 AST
P.
P. Williams F CHI
8 AST
Box Scores
Knicks
Bulls
MIN — Minutes · PTS — Points · FG — Field Goals · 3PT — 3-Point Field Goals · FT — Free Throws · REB — Rebounds · AST — Assists · STL — Steals · BLK — Blocks · TO — Turnovers · PF — Personal Fouls · +/- — Plus-Minus
Team Statistics
Knicks
Bulls
45.2% Field Goals 39.5%
35.7% 3-Point FG 34.8%
66.7% Free Throws 71.4%
50 Rebounds 50
10 OFF 13
40 DEF 37
27 Assists 24
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 17
17 Fouls 17
13 Biggest Lead 8
28:39 Time in Lead 17:00
8 Max Pts in Row 8
Four Factors
54.2% eFG% 48.8%
12.2% TOV% 15.1%
21.3% ORB% 24.5%
16.7% FT Rate 17.4%
Play-by-Play
Q4 22 - 21 105 - 99
FT J. Brunson
105 - 99 0:22
FT J. Brunson
104 - 99 0:22
103 - 99 0:23
T. Jones 2PT
3PT M. Bridges
103 - 97 0:27
100 - 97 0:51
J. Giddey 2PT
FT K. Towns
100 - 95 0:55
2PT K. Towns
99 - 95 2:00
3PT K. Towns
97 - 95 2:34
94 - 95 3:42
M. Buzelis 3PT
94 - 92 5:31
C. Sexton FT
94 - 91 5:31
C. Sexton FT
94 - 90 5:56
C. Sexton 3PT
3PT K. Towns
94 - 87 6:23
2PT J. Hart
91 - 87 6:56
89 - 87 7:09
N. Richards 2PT
89 - 85 7:55
C. Sexton 3PT
FT L. Shamet
89 - 82 9:16
FT L. Shamet
88 - 82 9:16
87 - 82 9:35
R. Dillingham 2PT
2PT O. Anunoby
87 - 80 10:34
85 - 80 11:09
P. Williams FT
85 - 79 11:09
P. Williams FT
2PT K. Towns
85 - 78 11:22
Q3 31 - 25 83 - 78
83 - 78 0:01
R. Dillingham 2PT
83 - 76 0:32
P. Williams 3PT
2PT J. Brunson
83 - 73 0:40
81 - 73 1:00
T. Jones 2PT
81 - 71 1:27
M. Buzelis FT
81 - 70 1:27
M. Buzelis FT
3PT L. Shamet
81 - 69 1:56
78 - 68 2:13
M. Buzelis 3PT
78 - 66 2:13
M. Buzelis FT
2PT A. Hukporti
78 - 65 2:22
76 - 65 3:30
M. Buzelis 2PT
2PT L. Shamet
76 - 63 3:38
FT O. Anunoby
74 - 63 4:20
FT A. Hukporti
73 - 63 4:38
FT A. Hukporti
72 - 63 4:38
71 - 63 5:19
J. Giddey FT
71 - 62 5:19
J. Giddey FT
2PT J. Brunson
71 - 61 5:42
2PT M. Bridges
69 - 61 6:11
2PT J. Brunson
67 - 61 6:53
65 - 61 8:36
G. Yabusele 2PT
2PT O. Anunoby
65 - 59 9:08
3PT J. Brunson
63 - 59 9:37
3PT M. Bridges
60 - 59 10:03
57 - 59 10:21
I. Okoro 3PT
3PT J. Hart
57 - 56 10:58
54 - 56 11:22
J. Smith 3PT
2PT O. Anunoby
54 - 53 11:34
Q2 27 - 26 52 - 53
52 - 53 0:01
R. Dillingham FT
3PT L. Shamet
52 - 52 0:24
3PT L. Shamet
49 - 52 1:05
46 - 52 1:20
I. Okoro 3PT
FT J. Hart
46 - 49 1:48
3PT J. Alvarado
45 - 49 2:30
42 - 49 2:51
I. Okoro 3PT
2PT J. Brunson
42 - 46 4:04
2PT J. Brunson
40 - 46 5:00
38 - 46 5:32
M. Buzelis 3PT
FT J. Hart
38 - 43 5:44
37 - 43 6:03
M. Buzelis FT
3PT K. Towns
37 - 42 6:18
34 - 42 6:39
J. Giddey 2PT
2PT K. Towns
34 - 40 7:48
32 - 40 8:43
J. Smith 2PT
FT K. Towns
32 - 38 9:15
FT K. Towns
31 - 38 9:15
30 - 38 9:29
J. Smith 2PT
30 - 36 9:48
P. Williams 2PT
3PT L. Shamet
30 - 34 10:05
27 - 34 10:32
G. Yabusele 3PT
27 - 31 10:56
J. Smith 2PT
2PT K. Towns
27 - 29 11:11
25 - 29 11:38
T. Jones 2PT
Q1 25 - 27 25 - 27
25 - 27 0:06
N. Richards 2PT
2PT J. Sochan
25 - 25 0:48
2PT J. Alvarado
23 - 25 1:20
21 - 25 1:40
R. Dillingham 3PT
2PT J. Brunson
21 - 22 1:55
19 - 22 2:08
T. Jones 2PT
FT J. Brunson
19 - 20 2:54
FT J. Brunson
18 - 20 2:54
17 - 20 3:16
N. Richards FT
17 - 19 3:50
N. Richards 2PT
17 - 17 4:26
I. Okoro FT
17 - 16 4:26
I. Okoro 2PT
2PT K. Towns
17 - 14 4:49
15 - 14 5:10
P. Williams 3PT
3PT K. Towns
15 - 11 5:23
12 - 11 5:38
G. Yabusele 3PT
3PT K. Towns
12 - 8 5:49
9 - 8 5:58
N. Richards FT
9 - 7 5:58
N. Richards FT
9 - 6 7:13
G. Yabusele 3PT
3PT M. Bridges
9 - 3 7:47
2PT J. Hart
6 - 3 8:47
4 - 3 10:02
J. Smith 3PT
2PT J. Hart
4 - 0 10:42
2PT O. Anunoby
2 - 0 11:21
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 7 Biggest Lead: NYK +13 Times Tied: 3
Head-to-Head
Bulls leads 2-0
Final
NYK Knicks
27263834
125
CHI Bulls
35372835
135
Final
NYK Knicks
33391737
126
CHI Bulls
29344135
139
Highlights
Knicks 105 - 99 Bulls
February 23, 2026
United Center
Chicago, US · 20,917 capacity
League
NBA
Season
NBA 25/26
Date
February 23, 2026
Time
1:00 am
Duration
48 min