National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chicago 118, New York 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 11, 2013
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #75 Eric Dalen, #36 David Jones
Attendance: 22464


Bulls 118, Knicks 111 (OT): Nate Robinson scored eight of his season-high 35 points in overtime as host Chicago snapped New York's 13-game winning streak.

Jimmy Butler had 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds and Luol Deng scored 16 points as the Bulls completed a four-game season sweep of the Knicks 15 days after halting Miami's 27-game winning streak. Chicago moved a half-game ahead of Atlanta for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points - setting a franchise record with six straight 35-plus point games - and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds for New York, who blew a 17-point lead before erasing a nine-point deficit in the final 5:42 of regulation. New York's lead over Indiana for the No. 2 seed was cut to two games.

Robinson, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, put the Bulls ahead to stay with a three-point play at the outset of the extra session. Robinson followed a 3-pointer by Deng by making a technical free throw before scoring on a drive to push the lead to 114-107 with 1:36 seconds to go.

New York led by 17 in the first quarter and were up 15 in the third before the Bulls used a 35-11 burst bridging the third and fourth quarter to surge ahead 99-90 with 5:42 to play. The Knicks clawed back by holding Chicago without a field goal the rest of the way to force overtime.

GAME NOTEBOOK: J.R. Smith scored 28 points, including a 3-pointer in the final minute of the first quarter that gave the Knicks 842 for the season, breaking the record for threes set by the Orlando Magic in 2009-10. ... Carlos Boozer had 13 points and 15 points for Chicago, which swept the Knicks for the first time since 2003-04. ... The Bulls were without C Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis) and F Taj Gibson (knee) while Knicks C Tyson Chandler (neck) and F Kenyon Martin (ankle) sat out.

Top Game Performances
 
New York   Chicago
Carmelo Anthony 36 Scoring Nate Robinson 35
Raymond Felton 6 Assists Richard Hamilton 8
Carmelo Anthony 19 Rebounds Carlos Boozer 15
Carmelo Anthony 10 Free Throws Made Nate Robinson 10
Chris Copeland 1 Steals Jimmy Butler 3
Chris Copeland 2 Blocks Jimmy Butler 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 111 40.4 10-30 17-22 18 52 5 2 7
Chicago 118 44.8 10-27 30-37 23 53 9 7 9
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.