Jalen Brunson and Key Knicks Players to Watch vs. the Bulls - April 5

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Knicks vs. Bulls: Players to Watch

Knicks Key Players

Jalen Brunson averages 27.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists.

Hart is averaging 9.2 points, 4.1 assists and 8.3 rebounds.

Donte DiVincenzo's numbers on the season are 15.3 points, 3.6 boards and 2.6 assists per game, shooting 44% from the floor and 40.1% from downtown, with an average of 3.5 made treys (third in NBA).

Julius Randle is averaging 24 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Isaiah Hartenstein is averaging 7.4 points, 8.3 boards and 2.4 assists.

Bulls Key Players

DeMar DeRozan averages 23.5 points, 4.3 boards and 5.2 assists. He is also draining 47.5% of his shots from the floor.

Vucevic averages 17.7 points, 10.6 boards and 3.4 assists. He is also making 48.1% of his shots from the floor and 28.6% from 3-point range, with 1.2 treys per contest.

Coby White averages 19.3 points, 4.7 boards and 5.2 assists. He is sinking 44.4% of his shots from the floor and 38.3% from 3-point range, with 2.8 treys per game.

The Bulls are receiving 8.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game from Andre Drummond.

Ayo Dosunmu averages 12 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists. He is making 50% of his shots from the floor and 39.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 treys per contest.

Knicks vs. Bulls Stat Insights

New York Key Stats

The Knicks are outscoring opponents by 4.6 points per game with a +346 scoring differential overall. They put up 112.5 points per game (20th in the NBA) and give up 107.9 per outing (second in the league).

The 45.5 rebounds per game New York averages rank fifth in the league, and are 5.1 more than the 40.4 its opponents pull down per contest.

The Knicks make 13.2 three-pointers per game (11th in the league) at a 36.5% rate (17th in the NBA), compared to the 12.7 their opponents make while shooting 36.8% from deep.

New York ranks 14th in the NBA with 113.8 points scored per 100 possessions, and ninth in the league defensively with 110.7 points conceded per 100 possessions.

Chicago Key Stats

The Bulls put up 111.9 points per game (23rd in league) while giving up 113.6 per contest (14th in NBA). They have a -123 scoring differential and have been outscored by 1.7 points per game.

Chicago grabs 43.6 rebounds per game (16th in league), compared to the 43.7 of its opponents.

The Bulls connect on 11.6 three-pointers per game (25th in the league) at a 35.9% rate (20th in NBA), compared to the 14.7 per contest their opponents make, shooting 36.8% from beyond the arc.

Chicago ranks 19th in the NBA with 112.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 17th defensively with 113.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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