Knicks Start Slow, Never Recover In Loss To Giannis, Bucks
Khris Middleton scored 24 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo just missed a triple-double to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-97 victory over the short-handed Knicks on Sunday.
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Khris Middleton scored 24 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo just missed a triple-double to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-97 victory over the short-handed Knicks on Sunday.
The Knicks' Obi Toppin scored a career-high 19 points and added 10 rebounds, Julius Randle had 13 points and 14 rebounds, and RJ Barrett scored 19 points.
Indiana outscored New York in each of the first three quarters to lead 96-76 and maintained a double-digit lead from midway through the second quarter until the final buzzer.
R.J. Barrett made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points, and the Knicks snapped a three-game skid, beating the San Antonio Spurs 121-109 on Monday night.
The Knicks have lost three straight overall and fell to 5-8 at Madison Square Garden this season.
Julius Randle had 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, but missed two free throws and had a turnover that led to LaVine's free throws.
In its 10th season, the matchup between teams just a few miles apart looked like a real rivalry.
Both teams were playing the second game of a back-to-back, with the Hawks winning the night before at Memphis and the Knicks losing at home to Phoenix.
Devin Booker scored 32 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Knicks 118-97 on Friday night for their 15th straight victory, matching the second-longest winning streak in franchise history.
Julius Randle added 20 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for the Knicks, but sat for eight minutes of the fourth quarter after picking up his fifth foul.
DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points, Zach LaVine added 21 and the Chicago Bulls rallied in the fourth quarter for a 109-103 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night.
New York improved to 9-7 despite struggling against against one of the league's worst teams for the second straight outing.
Orlando trailed 96-94 with 1:54 left but stunned the Knicks by outscoring them 10-2 the rest of the way for their second road win of the season – both at Madison Square Garden.
Immanuel Quickley came off the bench to score 16 points, and the New York Knicks limited the Indiana Pacers to two baskets in the fourth quarter to rally for a 92-84 victory on Monday night.
Kemba Walker broke out of his shooting slump against his former team, scoring 26 points on 9-of-19 shooting to the lead the unpredictable Knicks, who have lost five of seven.
