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By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, chants of “RJ Barrett” filled the sold-out Garden whenever the Knicks star stepped to the line for free throws.
And yet, despite a monster game from Barrett, in which he dropped 44 points on the Bulls, the Knicks had been unable to pull away from Chicago all night. That, along with some brutal free-throw shooting, came back to haunt them.
By the end of the game, the overarching sound was that of stunned silence as DeMar DeRozan nailed a jumper with 0.3 seconds left to lift the Bulls to a 118-117 win over the Knicks on Friday night.
One of the best games of Barrett’s career went for naught. With the Knicks clinging on to a one-point lead in the final minute, Barrett drove to the net once more and got off a tough shot that sank to make it a 117-114 lead with 29.4 seconds left.
The Bulls then missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession, but the Knicks could not corral the rebound and Zach LaVine took advantage with a bucket that made it 117-116 with 7.
