Knicks' OG Anunoby scores 31 points in rout of Bulls
Knicks forward OG Anunoby brings the ball up court against the Chicago Bulls during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Credit: Brad Penner
OG Anunoby scored 31 points and Mitchell Robinson had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Knicks routed the Chicago Bulls, 136-96, on Friday night at the Garden after building a 47-point lead.
Anunoby was 9-for-15 from the field, including 7-for-10 from three-point range. Robinson — who started in place of Karl-Anthony Towns, who did not play because of a right elbow impingement — made each of his seven shots.
Jalen Brunson had 17 points and 10 assists for the Knicks (50-28), who held the Bulls without a field goal for the first 6:34 in taking a 20-1 lead. Chicago missed 10 shots and had five turnovers during that stretch.
The Knicks built leads of 23 points in the first quarter, 41 in the second (69-28) and 47 in the fourth (119-72). They led 78-41 at the half after scoring 79 first-half points against the Grizzlies on Wednesday.
It is the Knicks’ third consecutive season with at least 50 wins — a feat they had not accomplished since the 1991-92 to 1993-94 seasons.
Collin Sexton had 19 points for the Bulls (29-48), who have lost six straight and 10 of 12.
— AP
