NEW YORK _ Kris Dunn always talks about playing with a swagger.
Is there any other way to explain being able to bank home the eventual game-winning basket on a night he shot 4 for 18?
Dunn, who had missed his previous six shots, sank a runner over Kyle O'Quinn with 58.8 seconds remaining in the Bulls' wild 122-119 double-overtime victory over the Knicks Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
After getting caught in a bad matchup on a switch, Dunn then followed with decent defense on Kristaps Porzingis, who missed a jumper. Dunn followed with a turnover, emblematic of his mostly rough night. But Jarrett Jack returned the favor on the ensuing possession, and Justin Holiday tacked on two free throws with 13.9 seconds remaining.
Porzingis sank a 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds remaining. Lauri Markkanen sank two free throws with 6.8 seconds left and Jack missed a tying 3-pointer at the buzzer.
With Finland's national team coach in the stands, Markkanen sank a career-high eight 3-pointers, one off the franchise record, and scored a career-high 33 points. In a never-before-seen show of emotion, he also let out a primal scream following a blow-by of Doug McDermott and vicious dunk over Enes Kanter.
Denzel Valentine added a career-high 20 points on a night the Bulls again lost Nikola Mirotic to a stomach virus. Mirotic is being shopped and has made clear he'd accept a trade, per a source, once he's eligible on Monday.
The Bulls never trailed in the second overtime.
The wild game reached its apex at the end of the first overtime. Jack inbounded the ball to himself off Dunn's back to score a tying basket. After Robin Lopez tipped home Markkanen's miss with 39.9 seconds remaining and Jack and Dunn traded misses, Porzingis dunked at the buzzer off a nifty play by coach Jeff Hornacek.
The Bulls failed to score for the final 2:11 of regulation. Dunn airballed a step-back jumper over Porzingis with 31.1 seconds remaining. David Nwaba then played strong defense to block Beasley's shot in the lane. But Porzingis made a game-saving block in transition on Markkanen's layup off a nice feed from Dunn. Dunn, who shot 3 for 15 in regulation, then missed a jumper over Jack.
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