The Knicks showed up on Halloween as a team at full strength. It wasn’t a disguise but still felt like a ruse.

The Bulls have a few premier offensive playmakers in Vucevic and G Josh Giddey, but their team has found success because of their defense, ranking third (106.2) in defensive rating. They also have the fifth-best net rating, while the Knicks rank 16th in that category.

Jalen Brunson, thanks to a 31-point effort in the Knicks' win over the Bulls, has now reached a major milestone for his career.

Josh Giddey led the way in Friday’s victory as he ended the game with 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists while Nikola Vucevic recorded 26 points and seven rebounds. While both teams are looking for a key victory in Sunday’s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.

In the previous two seasons under coach Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks didn’t absorb a three-game losing streak until after Christmas.

By catching a Knicks game on Sunday, Zohran Mamdani honored a political tradition of attending a sporting event on the campaign trail. But he sat in the cheap(ish) seats.

After watching his team fall 135–125 to the Bulls on Halloween — their third straight loss and a winless end to their first road trip of the season — Mike Brown unloaded on his players’ lack of