Game ID: 22500125
New York Knicks @ Milwaukee Bucks
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 27 32 35 27 121NYK 26 45 20 20 111
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 10/22 · season opener
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIL availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 27 min over the last 3
MIL availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (29% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 3
MIL availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 0 min (0% of 20)
OUT Nance missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Harris back 10/30 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Porter Jr. missed 5 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Sims back 11/01 after 2, 0 min since (0% of 20)
BACK Harris back 10/30 after 3, 4 min since (29% of 14)
NEW Gia. Antetokounmp 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 21 min over the last 4
MIL availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Porter Jr. missed 6 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Nance missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 8 min (56% of 14)
BACK Sims back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (13% of 20)
NEW Trent Jr. 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Anthony 15 to 20 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 29 min (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 29 min since (123% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
NYK availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 10/31 after 2, 22 min since (94% of 24)
10/22 vs WAS 133-120 — MIL notes
MIL won 133-120. MIL shot 51% (50 of 98) to WAS's 47%, 18 of 44 from three. MIL turned it over 8 times to WAS's 13. The glass went 46-56 against them. G. Antetokounmpo led with 37 (16 of 26, 1 of 3 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Trent Jr. added 17, Kuzma 12. The hinge was Q1, 40-23: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/24 @ TOR 122-116 — MIL notes
MIL won 122-116. MIL shot 52% (47 of 90) to TOR's 49%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 25 times to TOR's 32. The glass went 51-41 for them. Antetokounmpo led with 31 (11 of 14, 7 of 12 at the line); Anthony added 23, Trent Jr. 20. The hinge was Q1, 27-19: from level to 8 ahead. MIL trailed 52-54 at the half and won the second half 70-62. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/26 @ CLE 113-118 — MIL notes
MIL lost 113-118. MIL shot 51% (40 of 79) to CLE's 45%, 13 of 33 from three, and got to the line 28 times to CLE's 35. Antetokounmpo led with 40 (14 of 20, 11 of 16 at the line); Green added 20, Rollins 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-21, the deficit cut from 9 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 97-85 against them. Trent Jr.'s -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 vs NYK 121-111 — MIL notes
MIL won 121-111. MIL shot 54% (43 of 79) to NYK's 42%, 14 of 34 from three. Antetokounmpo led with 37 (16 of 22, 5 of 7 at the line); Rollins added 25, Trent Jr. 11. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: MIL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 3. MIL trailed 59-71 at the half and won the second half 62-40. Antetokounmpo was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/01 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 36 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Sims (2 straight), Nance (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Raynaud (4 straight), Plowden (5 straight), Clifford (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Sacramento 111, Milwaukee by 10.
11/03 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 39 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nesmith at 16 a game. Without Mathurin (4 straight), Nembhard (5 straight), Toppin (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 34 and Rollins at 20 a game. Without Porter Jr. (5 straight), Nance (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 41 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Milwaukee 120, Indiana 115.
11/04 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barnes at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Poeltl (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 34 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (6 straight), Nance (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Toronto minus-9. Call it Toronto 120, Milwaukee 119, Milwaukee keeping it close.
10/22 vs CLE 119-111 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-111. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to CLE's 47%, 14 of 40 from three, and went to the line 36 times to CLE's 18 — 31 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 48-32 for them. Anunoby led with 24 (9 of 17, 4 of 9 from three); Brunson added 23, Towns 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-23: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 17. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/24 vs BOS 105-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-95. NYK shot 38% (33 of 86) to BOS's 43%, 17 of 45 from three, and went to the line 25 times to BOS's 15 — 22 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 53-37 for them. Brunson led with 31 (10 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Towns added 26, Bridges 12. The hinge was Q2, 42-14: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 20, and the lead reached 24. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/26 @ MIA 107-115 — NYK notes
NYK lost 107-115. NYK took 15 more shots (98 to 83), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIA's 46%, 15 of 54 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIA's 31. Brunson led with 37 (14 of 26, 5 of 11 from three); Bridges added 20, Towns 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-24, but the other 3 periods went 91-80 against them. Yabusele's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ MIL 111-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 111-121. NYK took 13 more shots (92 to 79), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to MIL's 54%, 13 of 40 from three. Brunson led with 36 (14 of 25, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 24, Shamet 16. Q2 was theirs, 45-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 12-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-66 against them. They led by as many as 14. Hart's -18 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs CHI — 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 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Bridges at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Giddey at 22 and Vučević at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it Chicago 118, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
11/03 vs WAS — 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 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sarr at 18 and George at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Watkins (2 straight), Cooper (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 116 a night to Washington's 127. Call it New York 122, Washington 115.
11/05 vs MIN — 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 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 20 a game. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and McDaniels at 20 a game. Without Edwards (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-3 and the line, where Minnesota takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 22. Call it New York 117, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
OA O. Anunoby
TK T. Kolek
MILAC A. Coffey
AG A. Green
BP B. Portis
CA C. Anthony
GA G. Antetokounmpo
GT G. Trent Jr.
KK K. Kuzma
MT M. Turner
RR R. Rollins
TP T. Prince
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
Antetokounmpo scores 37, Rollins adds 25 in Bucks' 121-111 victory over Knicks
MILWAUKEE -- — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks erased a 12-point halftime deficit and beat the New York Knicks 121-111 on Tuesday night.
Milwaukee's Ryan Rollins added a career-high 25 points. New York’s Jalen Brunson scored 36 points but hurt himself midway through the fourth quarter in a play that sparked Milwaukee’s winning rally.
Brunson appeared to injure his leg initially while scrambling for a loose ball in the fourth quarter. He remained on the floor but was moving gingerly. Then, he was dribbling behind the 3-point line near Milwaukee’s bench when he fell backward in clear pain and lost the ball.
As Brunson continued to sit on the floor, Antetokounmpo got a steal and dunked on the other end to tie the game at 103-all with 6:13 remaining and start an 8-0 run.
Brunson stayed in the game after a timeout, but the Knicks couldn’t slow Milwaukee’s momentum. Antetokounmpo put Milwaukee ahead for good by converting a running layup with 5:31 left.
Mikal Bridges had 24 points for New York.
Milwaukee, which trailed 71-59 at halftime, snapped New York’s five-game winning streak in this series. Milwaukee had won nine straight from the Knicks immediately before this stretch, which began on Christmas Day of 2023.
The Bucks were coming off a 118-113 loss at Cleveland in which they were missing Kevin Porter Jr . (sprained left ankle), Kyle Kuzma (sprained left ankle) and Cole Anthony (illness). Anthony and Kuzma returned to action Tuesday, but Porter missed a third straight game.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers said before the game that Porter's “going to be out a bit” and that it's too early to tell when the guard might return.
“We're not going to rush him because we don't want this to become chronic,” Rivers said. “It was a bad turn, so we just want to be patient.”
New York remained without Mitchell Robinson , who hasn't played yet this season as the Knicks continue to monitor his injured left ankle.
Up Next Knicks: At the Chicago Bulls on Friday
Bucks: Host the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.