Karl-Anthony Cities managed his highest scoring output of the season Wednesday night time, however he remained on the courtroom lengthy after the Knicks’ last-second loss to the Bulls engaged on his sport.
Cities pumped in a season-high 46 factors, however he missed two key free throws within the fourth quarter in a sport the Knicks overcame a 22-point gap within the second half earlier than falling 124-123 to the Bulls.
Cities was seen on the Backyard ground, taking pictures round 35-40 free throws lengthy after the ultimate buzzer sounded.
“Not a lot, but I was disappointed in that display of free-throw shooting by me,” Cities stated after the sport. “I count on to make all of them. If you look again on the sport, particularly while you don’t come out with a win in a troublesome sport like this, you have a look at the whole lot that you would have accomplished within the mirror.
“If I make a few of those free throws, at least two or three of them, you put your team in a different position.”
Cities, an 83.9 p.c free-throw shooter for his profession, missed 4 of eight within the sport, together with a pair with 5:56 left within the fourth quarter and the Knicks trailing by one.
In what may have been an ominous chance for the Knicks within the backcourt, all three of their banged up guards had been capable of go well with up towards the Bulls.
Jalen Brunson (ankle), Miles McBride (knee) and Cam Payne (hamstring) all had been listed as questionable on the damage report.
Brunson scored 24 factors in 34 minutes, and Payne supplied a lift off the bench with a season-high tying 11 together with 3-for-3 from 3-point land.
Tom Thibodeau stated ahead Treasured Achiuwa (hamstring) nonetheless has not been cleared for follow earlier than he missed his eleventh straight sport to open the season.
Level guard Lonzo Ball remained out for the Bulls with a sprained proper wrist. He has appeared in three video games this season after lacking the earlier two years with accidents.
