New York Knicks @ Milwaukee Bucks
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI | Game ID: 22500860
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIL 30 27 26 15 98NYK 38 39 26 24 127
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Brunson scores 27 points, Anunoby 24 as the Knicks cruise past the Bucks 127-98
MILWAUKEE -- — Jalen Brunson scored 27 points and OG Anunoby added 24 as the New York Knicks routed the Milwaukee Bucks 127-98 on Friday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Landry Shamet added 15 points, Josh Hart finished with 12 and Mikal Bridges and Mohamed Diawara each had 10 for the Knicks, who shot 21 for 42 from 3-point distance.
Myles Turner had 18 of his 19 points in the first half, Kyle Kuzma scored 17, Bobby Portis 14 and Ryan Rollins 13 to pace the Bucks. Milwaukee had won eight of 10 coming in and was playing its fifth game in eight days, including four in a row at home. Kevin Porter Jr . chipped 11 points and 10 assists.
The Bucks entered the game as one of the hottest offensive team in the league, but it was the Knicks who controlled play early.
New York jumped out to a 38-30 lead after one quarter fueled by 22 points from Brunson, the most by a New York player in any quarter this season. Brunson made 9 of 10 shots, including all three 3-pointers he attempted.
The Bucks shot 7 for 11 from deep in the quarter.
The Knicks opened the second quarter with an 8-0 run to increase the lead to 16 and led 77-57 at the half while shooting 60%.
New York's advantage increased to 24 points early in the third before the Bucks cut the deficit to 15 after a 9-0 run during which Brunson was whistled for a technical foul.
The Knicks hit the 100-point mark late in the third and extended their lead to 32 points in the fourth.
The Bucks committed 16 turnovers that led to 19 points for the Knicks.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo , who is practicing with the team, missed his 14th consecutive game due to a strained right calf.
Up next Knicks: Host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MILAG A. Green
AJ A. Jackson Jr.
BP B. Portis
CT C. Thomas
GH G. Harris
GT G. Trent Jr.
JS J. Sims
KK K. Kuzma
KP K. Porter Jr.
MT M. Turner
OD O. Dieng
PN P. Nance
RR R. Rollins
TA T. Antetokounmpo
NYKAH A. Hukporti
JA J. Alvarado
JB J. Brunson
JC J. Clarkson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sochan
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diawara
MR M. Robinson
OA O. Anunoby
TJ T. Jemison III
TK T. Kolek
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