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New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks

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46-27, 22-15 Away
Final
116 - 107

40-33, 24-13 Home

Anunoby leads the way as Knicks win 116-107 to complete regular-season sweep of Bucks

New York Knicks vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Game Highlights

Mikal Bridges added 26 points for the Knicks, who took the lead for good less than four minutes into the game. Josh Hart had 13 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in his return after missing one game with a sprained left foot. Kyle Kuzma and Ryan Rollins added 20 points apiece, with Rollins getting a career high.

New York won all three of its regular-season meetings with the Bucks and could see them again in the first round of the playoffs. In the two matchups at New York, the Knicks rolled to a 116-94 victory on Nov. 8 and a 140-106 triumph on Jan. 12. New York is third and Milwaukee sixth in the East.

Takeaways Knicks: With New York's backcourt missing the injured Jalen Brunson, Cam Payne and Deuce McBride, the Knicks got quality contributions from a couple of reserves familiar with Fiserv Forum. Delon Wright, who started this season with the Bucks, had 10 points in the first quarter and finished with 12 for his first double-figure game of the season. Tyler Kolek, a former Marquette star, had five points, five assists and no turnovers.

Bucks: Milwaukee’s hopes of earning home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs are dwindling. The Bucks (40-33) are three games behind fourth-place Indiana (43-30) and 1 ½ games behind surging Detroit (42-32) in the East. The top four teams get home-court advantage.

Key moment After trailing by as many as 17, Milwaukee cut New York’s lead to 67-65 on Kuzma's 3-pointer with 5:45 left in the third quarter. The Knicks answered with a 12-1 run and the lead didn't drop below six again.

Key stat The Knicks had a 26-13 edge in points off turnovers.

Up next Both teams play again Sunday. The Knicks host Portland, while the Bucks host Atlanta.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 107
4th 4.1 Tyler Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ryan Rollins assists) 116 - 107
4th 8.1 Andre Jackson Jr. enters the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo 116 - 104
4th 8.1 shot clock turnover 116 - 104

Statistics

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45-93 FG 41-75
48 Field Goal % 55
12-33 3PT 13-33
36 Three Point % 39
14-16 FT 12-19
88 Free Throw % 63
44 Rebounds 32
14 Offensive Rebounds 3
30 Defensive Rebounds 29
28 Assists 24
12 Steals 2
1 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
22 Fast Break Points 18
44 Points in Paint 40
14 Fouls 14
19 Largest Lead 4
Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cole Anthony, G Day-To-Day Dec 17
Kyle Kuzma, F Day-To-Day Dec 17
AJ Green, G Out Dec 17
Giannis Antetokounmpo, F Out Dec 5
Taurean Prince, F Out Nov 13
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mitchell Robinson, C Out Dec 18
Josh Hart, G Out Dec 18
Karl-Anthony Towns, C Out Dec 18
Miles McBride, G Out Dec 17
Landry Shamet, G Out Nov 26

Game Information

Fiserv Forum

Location: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 17,605 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 18 7 .720 - W5
Toronto 16 11 .593 3 W1
Boston 15 11 .577 3.5 L2
Philadelphia 14 11 .560 4 L1
Brooklyn 7 18 .280 11 W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 21 5 .808 - W4
Cleveland 15 13 .536 7 L2
Chicago 11 15 .423 10 W1
Milwaukee 11 16 .407 10.5 L1
Indiana 6 20 .231 15 L2
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