New York Knicks @ Milwaukee Bucks
Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI | Game ID: 22301139
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 31 30 24 24 109NYK 25 25 39 33 122
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Brunson scores 43 as Knicks rally in 2nd half to beat slumping Bucks 122-109
MILWAUKEE -- — Jalen Brunson had trouble explaining just why he's always so productive against the Milwaukee Bucks .
It's about the only time the New York Knicks guard struggled Sunday on a night when he flustered the Bucks once again.
Brunson scored 43 points and the Knicks surged in the second half to win 122-109 and hand the Bucks their fourth consecutive loss. Brunson is averaging 37.2 points in five games against the Bucks this season.
“I don't know,” Brunson said. “The ball goes through the hoop against them. I'm averaging 37, but we're 2/3 (against the Bucks). Before tonight, we were 1-3. So no matter what the points was, we weren't getting wins. Obviously tonight we found a way to win the game. Their game plan was working for the first three of four games.”
Brunson's ninth 40-point game of the season put him in sole possession of third place on the Knicks' single-season list. Bernard King had a team-record 13 games with 40 or more in 1984-85.
The Bucks are facing their longest losing streak of the season and also have dropped six of their last seven. Milwaukee is a game ahead of the Knicks and Orlando Magic in the race for the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed behind the Boston Celtics .
At least this loss came to a team with a winning record. The Bucks' current slide started with losses to the Washington Wizards, Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors , who are all well below .500.
“We’re not a losing team,” Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo said. "We don’t have that mentality. That’s not in us. ... This is not what we do. We’ve got to be better.”
Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists in his return to action after missing the Bucks’ 117-111 loss to the Raptors on Friday due to an issue with his left hamstring. This marked just the fourth time in the last 29 games that the Bucks’ top three players – Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton – were all available.
But they wouldn’t all make it to the end of the game. Middleton got hit in the face midway through the second quarter and didn’t play the rest of the night.
Middleton fell to the floor after New York’s Donte DiVincenzo inadvertently hit him in the face. As Middleton was lying on his stomach, Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein fell after hitting a shot and landed on the Bucks forward’s back.
The three-time All-Star headed to the locker room with blood coming from his mouth. Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Middleton got a tooth knocked out and was visiting a dentist after the game.
“You just feel bad for him,” Rivers said. “The guy can't catch a break.”
Without Middleton on the floor, Brunson and the Knicks rallied. He also had eight assists and six rebounds.
DiVincenzo scored 26 points and Hartenstein added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Hart had seven points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
Bobby Portis scored 24 points and Lillard had 23 for the Bucks.
After trailing 61-50 at halftime, the Knicks surged in front by outscoring the Bucks 20-6 over the first six minutes of the third quarter.
DiVincenzo hit two free throws with 6:58 left in the third to put the Knicks ahead for the first time since they had a 6-5 advantage less than four minutes into the game.
The Knicks wouldn't trail again.
“This team is too talented, in my opinion, to go through this,” Rivers said. “No matter who’s been in and out, every team has guys out. And so I’ve got to figure that out.”
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeAnLiLoMi 5 14 +5 4 9 44 2 5 40 1 1 100 1 3 4 3 0 1 0 2
MIL Beasley, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez, Middleton
in Beasley, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez, Middleton
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoAnLiLoMi 1 4 +2 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
MIL Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez, Middleton
in Connaughton
out Beasley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoLiLoMiPo 5 9 -5 2 5 40 1 3 33 4 5 80 1 2 3 2 0 2 3 2
MIL Connaughton, Lillard, Lopez, Middleton, Portis
in Portis
out G. Antetokounmpo
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoCrAnLiPo 1 4 +4 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
MIL Connaughton, Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Portis
in Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo
out Lopez, Middleton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoCrAnGrPo 4 9 -1 5 8 62 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0
MIL Connaughton, Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo, Green, Portis
in Green
out Lillard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CrAnGrMiPo 1 5 +5 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
MIL Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo, Green, Middleton, Portis
in Middleton
out Connaughton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJrLiLoPo 2 4 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1
MIL Connaughton, Jackson Jr., Lillard, Lopez, Portis
in Connaughton, Jackson Jr., Lillard, Lopez
out Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo, Green, Middleton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoAnJrLiLo :47 1 +1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Jackson Jr., Lillard, Lopez
in G. Antetokounmpo
out Portis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoAnGrLiLo 3 8 +3 2 4 50 0 0 0 5 8 62 1 4 5 2 2 1 3 1
MIL Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Green, Lillard, Lopez
in Green
out Jackson Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCoAnLiLo 6 6 -14 1 6 17 1 5 20 3 4 75 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 2
MIL Beasley, Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez
in Beasley
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCrAnLiPo 5 16 -1 6 9 67 2 3 67 2 2 100 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 1
MIL Beasley, Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Portis
in Crowder, Portis
out Connaughton, Lopez
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoCrGrLiPo 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
MIL Connaughton, Crowder, Green, Lillard, Portis
in Connaughton, Green
out Beasley, G. Antetokounmpo
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoCrAnGrPo 3 2 -6 1 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
MIL Connaughton, Crowder, G. Antetokounmpo, Green, Portis
in G. Antetokounmpo
out Lillard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoAnGrLiPo 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Green, Lillard, Portis
in Lillard
out Crowder
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCoAnLiPo 1 6 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
MIL Beasley, Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Portis
in Beasley
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeAnLiLoPo 4 8 -5 2 6 33 2 5 40 5 5 100 0 4 4 2 0 1 2 1
MIL Beasley, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez, Portis
in Lopez
out Connaughton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeCoAnLiLo 1 6 +4 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
MIL Beasley, Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez
in Connaughton
out Portis
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrLiRoAnJr 1 0 -3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
MIL Jackson Jr., Livingston, Rollins, T. Antetokounmpo, Washington Jr.
in Jackson Jr., Livingston, Rollins, T. Antetokounmpo, Washington Jr.
out Beasley, Connaughton, G. Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Lopez
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaHa 5 9 -5 3 10 30 1 2 50 2 3 67 3 4 7 1 0 1 0 2
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein
in Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaHaMc 1 2 -2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, Hartenstein, McBride
in McBride
out DiVincenzo
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AcBrHaMcRo 5 14 +5 5 13 38 2 5 40 2 2 100 4 2 6 1 2 0 1 3
NYK Achiuwa, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in Achiuwa, Robinson
out Anunoby, Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrHaMcRo 1 0 -4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in Anunoby
out Achiuwa
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBoHaHaMc 2 4 -1 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
NYK Anunoby, Bogdanović, Hart, Hartenstein, McBride
in Bogdanović, Hartenstein
out Brunson, Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBoDiHaMc 3 6 -3 2 4 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
NYK Anunoby, Bogdanović, DiVincenzo, Hartenstein, McBride
in DiVincenzo
out Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBoBrDiHa 1 5 +2 2 3 67 1 1 100 1 1 100 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hartenstein
in Brunson
out McBride
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrDiHaHa :59 3 +1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYK Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein
in Hart
out Anunoby
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrDiHaRo 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NYK Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Robinson
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaRo 2 5 +1 2 6 33 0 3 0 1 2 50 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 4
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Anunoby
out Bogdanović
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaHa 9 24 +7 10 15 67 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 7 7 8 1 1 2 4
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein
in Hartenstein
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaRo 3 13 +3 3 3 100 2 2 100 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Robinson
in Robinson
out Hartenstein
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrHaMcRo 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 3 3 100 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
NYK Bogdanović, Brunson, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in Bogdanović, McBride
out Anunoby, DiVincenzo
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoDiHaMcRo 1 3 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
NYK Bogdanović, DiVincenzo, Hart, McBride, Robinson
in DiVincenzo
out Brunson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBoDiMcRo 3 7 +5 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bogdanović, DiVincenzo, McBride, Robinson
in Anunoby
out Hart
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBoBrDiRo 2 5 -4 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Robinson
in Brunson
out McBride
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBoBrDiHa 2 4 +4 2 5 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
NYK Anunoby, Bogdanović, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hartenstein
in Hartenstein
out Robinson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnBrDiHaHa 4 14 +3 5 7 71 3 5 60 1 2 50 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1
NYK Anunoby, Brunson, DiVincenzo, Hart, Hartenstein
in Hart
out Bogdanović
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
AJ A. Jackson Jr.
BL B. Lopez
BP B. Portis
DL D. Lillard
GA G. Antetokounmpo
JC J. Crowder
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Beasley
PC P. Connaughton
TA T. Antetokounmpo
TW T. Washington Jr.
NYKBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
MIL/NYK 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
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