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Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks

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20-17, 8-10 Away
Final
106 - 140

26-14, 13-6 Home

Jalen Brunson scores 44 points as the Knicks rout the Bucks 140-106

Jalen Brunson's 44 points fuels Knicks to rout of Bucks

Brunson had 23 points in the first quarter, one off his career high for any period, and was off to another strong start in the third when he was slow to get up after having his shot blocked on a drive to the basket. Once he did stand up, he immediately motioned to the bench that he needed to come out and walked directly to the locker room area.

The Knicks never announced an injury and Brunson eventually emerged from the tunnel about six minutes later to a loud ovation and checked back into the game. He reached 40 points for the 17th time as a Knick, tying Carmelo Anthony for third on the franchise list.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 18 rebounds for the Knicks, who had lost four of five before shooting 58% from the field.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Damian Lillard added 22 points.

Takeaways Bucks: Milwaukee has been blown out in both trips to New York and in this one allowed its highest point total of the season.

Knicks: As long as Brunson is fine, Sunday's game went a long way toward shaking off the bad feelings to the Knicks' rocky start to the new year.

Key moment The Knicks opened the second half with a 10-0 burst, forcing the Bucks to take two quick timeouts and extending the lead to 85-62.

Key stat The Knicks' 75 points at halftime were the most the Bucks have allowed this season.

Up next The Knicks host Detroit on Monday to complete a back-to-back. The Bucks open a four-game homestand Tuesday against Sacramento.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 140
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 140
4th 18.1 Ariel Hukporti defensive rebound 106 - 140
4th 21.0 Delon Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper 106 - 140
4th 31.0 Matt Ryan makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Kolek assists) 106 - 140

Statistics

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43-94 FG 51-88
45.7 Field Goal % 58.0
10-34 3PT 18-41
29.4 Three Point % 43.9
10-17 FT 20-24
58.8 Free Throw % 83.3
39 Rebounds 49
15 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 39
22 Assists 29
6 Steals 6
3 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
14 Fast Break Points 8
52 Points in Paint 60
20 Fouls 18
4 Largest Lead 34
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Karl-Anthony Towns, C Day-To-Day Apr 1
Cameron Payne, PG Out Mar 31
Miles McBride, PG Out Mar 31
Jalen Brunson, PG Out Mar 30
Kevin McCullar Jr., F Day-To-Day Mar 30
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
AJ Green, G Out Apr 1
Damian Lillard, PG Out Mar 25
Jericho Sims, C Out Mar 17
Bobby Portis, F Suspension Feb 20

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 19,812 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 60 15 .800 - W1
Indiana 44 31 .587 16 W1
Detroit 42 33 .560 18 L1
Milwaukee 40 34 .541 19.5 L4
Chicago 33 42 .440 27 L2

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 56 19 .747 - W9
New York 47 27 .635 8.5 W2
Toronto 28 47 .373 28 W4
Brooklyn 25 51 .329 31.5 W2
Philadelphia 23 52 .307 33 L8
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