Game ID: 22300002
New York Knicks @ Milwaukee Bucks
Friday, November 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 21 35 26 28 110NYK 25 21 30 29 105
MIL vs NYK ScoutingMIL vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIL availability going into 10/26 · season opener
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/29 · 2 days' rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
MIL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Jackson Jr. missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 10)
MIL availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 3 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Jackson Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 10)
NEW Crowder 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 12 to 18 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 4 since 11/03, returns tonight: 10 min (86% of 11)
BACK Jackson Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 4 min since (43% of 10)
NEW Crowder 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Payne 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Beauchamp 12 to 17 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 21)
OUT Fournier missed 2 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 4 min (37% of 12)
NYK availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Fournier missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (22% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (37% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NYK availability going into 11/01 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (21% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 6 min since (29% of 21)
BACK Sims back 10/28 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NYK availability going into 11/06 · 2 days' restOUT Barrett missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Fournier missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Grimes 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 12)
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (104% of 30)
BACK McBride back 10/28 after 2, 5 min since (24% of 21)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Fournier missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 2 min since (12% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Fournier missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 11/06 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sims back 11/08 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
10/26 vs PHI 118-117 — MIL notes
MIL won 118-117. MIL shot 51% (41 of 81) to PHI's 51%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 36 times to PHI's 28 — 25 points from the stripe to their 19. Lillard led with 39 (9 of 20, 4 of 12 from three, 17 of 17 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 23, Lopez 13. The hinge was Q1, 30-23: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Middleton was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/29 vs ATL 110-127 — MIL notes
MIL lost 110-127. MIL shot 45% (39 of 86) to ATL's 51%, 16 of 44 from three. MIL turned it over 23 times to ATL's 17, and ATL turned those into 15 steals. G. Antetokounmpo led with 26 (9 of 14, 8 of 10 at the line); Beasley added 18, B. Lopez 13. Q4 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 21 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 101-80 against them. Lillard's -29 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 vs MIA 122-114 — MIL notes
MIL won 122-114. MIL shot 51% (44 of 87) to MIA's 48%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MIA's 20 — 22 points from the stripe to their 19. Antetokounmpo led with 33 (12 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Lillard added 25, Portis 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-21: a lead of 10 became 24. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/01 @ TOR 111-130 — MIL notes
MIL lost 111-130. MIL shot 46% (35 of 76) to TOR's 56%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 38 times to TOR's 14 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 29-50 against them. Beasley led with 20 (7 of 10, 6 of 9 from three); G. Antetokounmpo added 16, Lillard 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 22 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 101-76 against them. Lillard's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs NYK 110-105 — MIL notes
MIL won 110-105. MIL shot 43% (35 of 82) to NYK's 40%, 20 of 39 from three. The glass went 41-56 against them. Lillard led with 30 (7 of 15, 4 of 7 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Antetokounmpo added 22, Crowder 14. The hinge was Q2, 35-21: MIL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 10. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/06 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Claxton (5 straight), Cam. Johnson (5 straight), Clowney (6 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 24 and Lillard at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 30 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 18 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-7. Call it Brooklyn 119, Milwaukee 114.
11/08 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 27 and Lillard at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Thompson at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ivey (2 straight), Burks (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 28 free throws a game to Detroit's 19 and the glass, where Detroit has been minus-2 a night and Milwaukee minus-8. Call it Milwaukee 118, Detroit 113.
11/09 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Haliburton at 25 and Turner at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Lillard at 25 and Antetokounmpo at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 30 free throws a game to Indiana's 19 and the glass, where Indiana has been minus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-10. Call it Indiana 124, Milwaukee 119.
11/11 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Carter Jr. (3 straight), Gar. Harris (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 29 and Lillard at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-10 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Milwaukee's 12. Call it Orlando 117, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
10/27 @ ATL 126-120 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-120. NYK shot 48% (43 of 90) to ATL's 48%, 20 of 44 from three. Brunson led with 31 (11 of 21, 8 of 12 from three); Barrett added 26, Randle 17. The hinge was Q1, 35-31: from level to 4 ahead. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
10/28 @ NOP 87-96 — NYK notes
NYK lost 87-96. NYK shot 37% (33 of 90) to NOP's 46%, 7 of 37 from three. NYK turned it over 18 times to NOP's 13, and NOP turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 59-43 for them. Barrett led with 18 (7 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Brunson added 14, Randle 10. Q3 was theirs, 31-22, the deficit cut from 18 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 74-56 against them. Barrett's -15 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ CLE 109-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 109-91. NYK shot 44% (38 of 86) to CLE's 39%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 25 times to CLE's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 9. Brunson led with 19 (7 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Randle added 19, Quickley 18. The hinge was Q3, 28-16: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 23. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/01 vs CLE 89-95 — NYK notes
NYK lost 89-95. NYK took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to CLE's 43%, 5 of 30 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CLE's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 19. NYK turned it over 13 times to CLE's 18. Brunson led with 24 (8 of 23, 8 of 9 at the line); Quickley added 18, DiVincenzo 16. Q2 was theirs, 28-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 70-61 against them. Grimes's -9 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ MIL 105-110 — NYK notes
NYK lost 105-110. NYK took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIL's 43%, 10 of 39 from three. The glass went 56-41 for them. Brunson led with 45 (17 of 30, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Grimes added 17, Randle 16. Q1 was theirs, 25-21, but the other 3 periods went 89-80 against them. DiVincenzo's -10 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 29 and Leonard at 23 a game. 4 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 42 percent from three to New York's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and the Clippers plus-1. Call it the Clippers 111, New York 107, New York keeping it close.
11/08 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 98, shooting 40 percent and 27 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Vassell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to San Antonio's 127 and the glass, where New York has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio minus-5. Call it New York 116, San Antonio 105, New York by 11.
11/12 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 100, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Barrett at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 3 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 125, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Hayward at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Bridges (7 straight), Rozier (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Charlotte's 125. Call it New York 117, Charlotte 109.
11/13 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-2. Call it Boston 112, New York 107.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
QG Q. Grimes
MILBL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
CP C. Payne
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
JC J. Crowder
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Beasley
MB M. Beauchamp
PC P. Connaughton
NYK/MIL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Lillard delivers down the stretch to help the Bucks outlast the Knicks 110-105
MILWAUKEE -- — Damian Lillard made big shots down the stretch and Brook Lopez blocked shots on the other end of the floor all night.
Lillard scored 30 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 left as the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the New York Knicks 110-105 on Friday to open the inaugural In-Season Tournament. Lillard converted his clutch basket off a handoff from Giannis Antetokounmpo , who had 22 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
“We're trying to learn each other,” Lillard said of himself and his new teammate, a two-time NBA MVP. “We're trying to figure out ways to play off of each other and figure out what works for each other.”
The Bucks withstood a 45-point performance from New York guard Jalen Brunson , three points off his career high.
Lopez had eight blocks while showcasing the form that made him the runner-up in last season's NBA defensive player of the year voting. He had totaled just two blocks in Milwaukee's first four games as new Bucks coach Adrian Griffin tried out different defenses that didn't have the 7-footer around the basket as often as usual.
That changed Friday as Lopez was back in rim-protection mode. Griffin said "sometimes as coaches, we are too smart for our own selves” and noted he altered his strategy at the suggestion of a couple of players after a 130-111 loss at Toronto on Wednesday.
“I was smart enough to listen to them, and it paid off tonight,” Griffin said. “It was tough because you have to give up something — Brunson and his mid-range — but there were a lot of tough 2s. But it allowed us to stay home and protect the 3-point line. Brook did the rest. He was phenomenal.”
Lopez thanked his new coach for being willing to adjust.
“Obviously, I was very appreciative of that,” said Lopez, who scored 13 points. “I think we have a lot of guys that are very coachable. To have a head coach who's willing to listen in that regard and talk those things out, that's great.”
The huge performances by Lillard and Lopez almost weren't enough. Milwaukee led by 14 in the third quarter, but that margin shrank in the final period as the Bucks went nearly seven minutes without a basket.
Brunson gave the Knicks their first lead since early in the second quarter by hitting a 3 with 1:10 remaining. He punctuated the shot by blowing a kiss to the crowd.
Although he shot just 2 of 8 from 3-point range, Brunson was 17 for 30 from inside the arc and 9 of 11 on free throws.
“He can make 3s, but he doesn't settle for 3s,” Lillard said. “He draws fouls. He knows how to position himself in front of the defender. He puts the defender in tough positions, to where you almost, you have to foul. You're trying to defend hard like you're taught to, and he's having you at his mercy.”
Lillard responded to Brunson's big basket by sinking a 3-pointer of his own to put Milwaukee back ahead for good at 104-103.
After Brunson missed a 10-footer with 49 seconds left, Khris Middleton found Lillard cutting to the basket for a driving layup to start a 3-point play that made it 107-103 with 38 seconds to go.
Lopez then delivered his final block of the night and made one of two free throws with 17.8 seconds remaining. Brunson’s driving layup cut Milwaukee’s lead to 108-105 with 8.8 seconds left, but Lillard sealed the victory by hitting two free throws with 6.4 seconds to play.
“Hard-fought (game), but we didn't do enough to get it done at the end,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “We'd better come back with more determination.”
The Knicks played without RJ Barrett for a second straight game due to a sore knee.
The Bucks and Knicks are in East Group B of the tournament along with Charlotte, Miami and Washington. All the teams in the group will play one another this month as part of their usual regular-season schedules.
The tournament’s six group winners and two wild-card teams advance to quarterfinal matchups Dec. 4-5.
UP NEXT
Knicks: At Washington on Nov. 17 in their next In-Season Tournament game. Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday in a regular game.
Bucks: At Charlotte on Nov. 17 in their next In-Season Tournament game. At the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in a regular game.