After beating the Bulls twice in Chicago, the Knicks dropped a tight affair at home, 118-117, at the hands of a DeMar DeRozan game-winner at the buzzer.

Here are the key takeaways...

- New York’s shooting was make-and-break tonight, with 16-for-35 shooting from three building them advantages and 15-for-26 shooting from the free throw line hurting them down the line.

- DeRozan finished with 25 points and 10 assists, but Zach LaVine led Chicago with 33 points on 22 shots.

- RJ Barrett had his best game of the season, scoring 44 points on 14-for-20 shooting. Julius Randle added 29-12-3 while Jalen Brunson struggled with only 12 on the evening.

- With the game tied at 112 and under two minutes to go, Randle hit a corner three to give the Knicks the edge. LaVine scored a layup on the other end with under a minute to go.

- Barrett had the ball in isolation on LaVine and took him inside for a euro-step floater finish with 30 ticks to go.

- Down three, Patrick Williams missed a corner three, but LaVine was able to follow with a lay-in with 6.4 seconds remaining. Brunson missed two free throws, giving Chicago one more chance to win down one.

- DeRozan dribbled off a LaVine screen, getting Grimes on a switch, and lofted a mid-range jumper over him with the foul.

- Quentin Grimes returned to the lineup after missing the Knicks' last game against Toronto.

- The first quarter began as a back-and-forth affair. Barrett finished inside twice and knocked down a corner three en route to seven early points. Nikola Vucevic responded with back-to-back threes to tie the game at 15 midway through the period.

- LaVine turned up from there, hitting a couple of threes to give himself 12 points in the quarter and the Bulls a 29-22 lead at the end of one.

- A 12-2 run by New York’s bench allowed them to retake the lead midway through the second quarter. Immanuel Quickley hit an array of floaters, combining with Miles McBride for more of the backcourt defensive terror we’ve seen as of late.

- Chicago would respond. Goran Dragic brought a spark off the bench, putting up nine points in the first half.

- Barrett kept his hot shooting going though, racking up 26 points at the half on 9-13 shooting. The Knicks led the Bulls 60-58 at the break.

- The third quarter remained close, with RJ continuing his tear. A poster slam on Nikola Vucevic capped a strong start to the period. New York led 77-73 midway through.

- Chicago responded to each New York spurt, keeping the game tight. The Bulls and Knicks big threes slugged it out, as the latter led 92-89 heading into the fourth.

- The two squads continued battling into the fourth. New York couldn’t extend their lead beyond six, despite Barrett’s scalding shooting. He hit one contested step-back three as the shot clock buzzer ran down to ignite the Garden.

- Despite his efforts, the late game came down to Chicago’s final look, which DeRozan buried for the win.

- Quickley finished with 15 points on 6-10 shooting.

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