Josh Giddey scored a career-high 32 points and Nikola Vucevic added 26 as the Chicago Bulls remained unbeaten with a 135-125 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday in the NBA Cup opener for both squads.

At 5-0, the Bulls are off to their best start since the 1996-97 campaign. Chicago is one of three remaining unbeaten NBA teams.

The Bulls led by as many as 22 in the second quarter before New York rallied to pull within 115-113 on OG Anunoby's 3-pointer with 5:43 left in the contest.

Vucevic scored eight points during a 13-3 run to help Chicago move ahead 128-116 with 1:44 remaining. Jalen Brunson scored to make it an eight-point game with 58 seconds left before the Bulls went on to seal coach Billy Donovan's 200th victory with the team.

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