Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks Final Score & Over/Under Result — Nov 2, 2025

Jalen Brunson's 31-point, 5-rebound, 3-assist performance carried the Knicks past the Bulls in a game that turned on the second quarter—the night's highest-scoring frame at 70 combined points—and ultimately landed well short of the market total.

New York's opening half proved decisive, with the teams combining for 128 points through two quarters before the pace cooled considerably. The third quarter saw 66 combined points, and the fourth quarter devolved into a slugfest, yielding just 50 combined points. That 70-point Q2 was mirrored by Brunson's offensive presence; OG Anunoby added 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns chipped in 20 points with 15 rebounds to support the offense. Chicago stayed competitive through Josh Giddey's triple-double (23 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists), but Nikola Vučević's 17 points and 14 rebounds and Tre Jones's 15 points couldn't close the gap. The final margin of 12 points belied the tight nature of early play—the Knicks' depth simply proved too much down the stretch. The game's combined total of 244 fell 16 points short of the market total, a significant miss in a matchup where Chicago's recent form (122.8 points per game over its last five) suggested a more explosive evening. The head-to-head precedent didn't hold either; the teams' previous meeting this season had wound up at 260 combined.