CHI @ NYK — The Matchups

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Chicago Bulls

1-6 · 1-4 on the road

2026-11-04

4:30 PM PT

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New York Knicks

3-4 · 2-2 at home

Biggest mismatches

Tough test for CHI: its offense ranks 28th in scoring efficiency, against a defense that ranks 9th.

A clash of tempos: CHI plays at the 1st-fastest pace, NYK at the 29th.

Team vs team

Season before this game (CHI 7 games, NYK 7). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

CHINYK

Scoring

112.615th · Average

Points per game

NBA avg 113.4

106.427th · Bottom 5

128.930th · Bottom 5

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.6

105.13rd · Top 5

-16.330th · Bottom 5

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

+1.315th · Average

Efficiency

104.028th · Bottom 5

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

106.922nd · Below avg

118.528th · Bottom 5

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

107.39th · Above avg

-14.530th · Bottom 5

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-0.418th · Average

108.51st

Pace

NBA avg 102.4

98.829th

Shooting

48.2%29th · Bottom 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.4%

49.9%26th · Bottom 5

53.4%29th · Bottom 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.2%

53.8%27th · Bottom 5

11.923rd · Below avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.2

14.39th · Above avg

27.9%30th · Bottom 5

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.8%

35.7%10th · Above avg

0.381st · Top 5

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2621st · Below avg

Defense

56.4%26th · Bottom 5

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.4%

52.3%11th · Average

8.717th · Average

Steals

NBA avg 8.7

7.425th · Below avg

5.311th · Average

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

4.124th · Below avg

Possessions

15.6%22nd · Below avg

Turnover rate

NBA avg 15.0%

14.6%16th · Average

29.0%10th · Above avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.3%

30.2%8th · Above avg

45.311th · Average

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.1

47.06th · Above avg

24.626th · Bottom 5

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

25.917th · Average

Recent form

Chicago Bulls

LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -15.6 (season -16.3). Streak L5.

New York Knicks

LWWLW

Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +1.3). Streak W1.

Key players

Chicago Bulls

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Caleb WilsonF	21.6	6.7	2.7	53.6
Norman PowellF-G	20.3	2.7	1.7	60.0
Matas BuzelisF	13.0	4.3	1.9	56.0
Jalen SmithF-C	12.1	8.6	2.0	57.2

New York Knicks

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jalen BrunsonG	24.6	2.7	5.3	50.7
Karl-Anthony TownsC	20.3	13.9	3.4	64.6
OG AnunobyF	16.4	5.6	2.6	56.0
Landry ShametG	9.7	1.4	2.0	63.8

Injury report

Chicago Bulls

Nicolas Claxton F-C · Left Hamstring Strain · back ~2026-11-04 Questionable

New York Knicks

Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~2026-11-04 Questionable

Earlier this season

2026-10-28 · at CHINYK 133 – CHI 127

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.