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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
46 Field Goal % 58
10-34 3PT 18-41
29 Three Point % 44
10-17 FT 20-24
59 Free Throw % 83
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 Mar 12
Josh Hart, G Day-To-Day Mar 12
Miles McBride, G Out Feb 5
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ousmane Dieng, F Day-To-Day Mar 12
Alex Antetokounmpo, F Day-To-Day Mar 12
Cormac Ryan, G Out Mar 10

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

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

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 47 18 .723 - W2
Cleveland 40 26 .606 7.5 L1
Milwaukee 27 37 .422 19.5 L2
Chicago 27 38 .415 20 W1
Indiana 15 51 .227 32.5 L11

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 43 22 .662 - L1
New York 42 25 .627 2 W1
Toronto 36 29 .554 7 L2
Philadelphia 35 31 .530 8.5 L1
Brooklyn 17 48 .262 26 L1
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