Green sets career highs with 25 points, 13 rebounds as Bulls beat Knicks 108-100
CHICAGO (AP) Javonte Green threw down a dunk so vicious his teammate got a technical for celebrating on the sideline. It was that kind of night for him.
Green set career highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 108-100 on Friday night.
Green had the crowd roaring in the second quarter roaring with a thunderous reverse dunk that was so impressive the guys on the bench were in awe. Andre Drummond got a technical from the sideline.
“It was a great feeling,” Green said. “I'm not gonna help Andre pay the fine. Andre's a pro. I feel like that's my game, though. Just bring excitement to the game and just play as hard as I can and just try to win each game for the team.”
When he wasn't throwing down vicious dunks, the 6-foot-5 guard was cleaning up around the rim.
Green spent much of the season with the G League's Santa Cruz Warriors while working his way back from a knee injury that happened last year with Chicago. The Bulls signed him to a 10-day contract this past March 23 and locked him in for the remainder of the season on Thursday.
“The energy, the enthusiastic style of play he brings, the person he is off the court - he's one of those guys you want to have on your team,” DeMar DeRozan said. “It's been a tough year for him just trying to get healthy. For him to come out and be doing what he's been doing since he came back, it's amazing.”
DeRozan scored 20 and had 10 assists while Nikola Vucevic added 16 points and 13 rebounds. Drummond had 10 points and 16 boards.
Coby White and Alex Caruso exited with ankle injuries, and the Bulls overcame a 35-point effort by Jalen Brunson to win the first of three meetings between the two teams over the final 10 days of the regular season.
Ninth-place Chicago leads Atlanta by a game in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls, who own the head-to-head tiebreaker, would host a play-in game if they finish with identical records.
Brunson also had 11 assists. But after rallying to beat Sacramento the previous night, New York lost for the fourth time in five games. The Knicks remained tied with Orlando for the fourth-best record in the East.
“They played with more energy and more pace than we did,” Brunson said. “That's two games in a row where we were down big early. We just can't allow that to happen.”
What can the Knicks do to prevent that?
“Wake up,” Brunson said.
Chicago led by 20 in the second quarter. The Knicks got within four in the third and outscored the Bulls 31-20 in the quarter. The Bulls got the lead back up to double digits in the fourth before New York made another push.
It was 101-97 when Green put back DeRozan’s missed 3 with just over two minutes remaining. The Knicks’ Isaiah Hartenstein made a free throw, but Vucevic answered with a 3 to make it 106-98.
New York’s Josh Hart, who scored a season-high 31 against Sacramento on Thursday, was ejected after his right foot struck Green in the head. Hart was stripped on a drive toward the basket near the end of the first quarter, and his leg kicked up and hit Green in the side of his head.
OG Anunoby played about 29 minutes and scored 12 in his first appearance since March 16. The defensive stopper missed the previous nine games after his surgically repaired right elbow flared up.
UP NEXT
Knicks: Visit Milwaukee on Sunday night.
Bulls: Visit Orlando on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Isaiah Hartenstein vs. Nikola Vucevic (Ayo Dosunmu gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:37 |  | Donte DiVincenzo turnover | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:56 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Jalen Brunson offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-4 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving finger roll layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:35 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point pullup jump shot | 2-9 |
| 9:05 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point putback dunk | 4-9 |
| 8:48 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:44 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:43 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point cutting layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 6-11 |
| 7:56 | | Coby White personal foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 9-11 |
| 7:24 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving layup | 9-13 |
| 6:43 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 9-15 |
| 6:09 | | Josh Hart misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:04 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Mitchell Robinson makes two point dunk | 11-15 |
| 5:31 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 11-18 |
| 5:20 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | +3 | Nikola Vucevic makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 11-21 |
| 4:34 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Nikola Vucevic blocks Mitchell Robinson's two point putback layup | ||
| 4:34 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 11-23 |
| 4:04 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:47 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:47 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 14-23 |
| 3:05 | | Donte DiVincenzo blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Alex Caruso turnover (lost ball) (Mitchell Robinson steals) | ||
| 2:42 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point driving layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 14-25 |
| 1:28 | | Miles McBride misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Mitchell Robinson assists) | 17-25 |
| 1:00 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point running jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 17-27 |
| 0:34 | | Javonte Green blocks Josh Hart's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:34 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Josh Hart flagrant 2 (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 17-28 |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 17-29 |
| 0:27 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | OG Anunoby turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:33 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 11:30 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:30 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:27 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 19-29 |
| 10:46 | | Andre Drummond misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Knicks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Alec Burks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Precious Achiuwa personal foul (Loose ball) (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup | 19-31 |
| 10:16 | | Precious Achiuwa shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-32 |
| 10:06 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (lost ball) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 10:01 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-33 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-34 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Bojan Bogdanovic makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 21-34 |
| 9:28 | | Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Dalen Terry blocks Bojan Bogdanovic's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | OG Anunoby misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Dalen Terry shooting foul (Miles McBride draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Miles McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-34 |
| 8:54 | | +1 | Miles McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-34 |
| 8:39 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Isaiah Hartenstein turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | Torrey Craig misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Alec Burks shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 7:59 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-35 |
| 7:59 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-36 |
| 7:56 | | Jalen Brunson offensive foul (Off the ball) (Alex Caruso draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 23-39 |
| 7:29 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Javonte Green steals) | ||
| 7:27 | | Javonte Green turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:07 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-41 |
| 6:48 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:35 | | Andre Drummond turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Brunson steals) | ||
| 6:30 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 25-41 |
| 6:23 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Alec Burks defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Alec Burks misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:51 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point running finger roll layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 27-41 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 27-43 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 29-43 |
| 4:54 | | Javonte Green misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Bojan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Bojan Bogdanovic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:50 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point driving layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 29-45 |
| 4:19 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point driving reverse dunk (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 29-47 |
| 4:08 | | Andre Drummond technical foul | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 30-47 |
| 4:08 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:57 | | Alec Burks turnover (bad pass) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 3:45 | | +3 | Javonte Green makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 30-50 |
| 3:33 | | DeMar DeRozan shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:33 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-50 |
| 3:33 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-50 |
| 3:19 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 32-52 |
| 2:26 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 35-52 |
| 2:10 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:06 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 |