National Basketball Association
Milwaukee 95, New York 82
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 4, 2015
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials:
#51 Mitchell Ervin, #6 Tony Brown, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance:
19812
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Bucks 95, Knicks 82: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Kendall Marshall sparked two decisive spurts as visiting Milwaukee extended New York's losing streak to 11 games.
Zaza Pachulia added 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Bucks, who improved to 11-10 on the road this season. Marshall finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting off the bench in 21 minutes and Brandon Knight had 17 points and five assists for Milwaukee.
Tim Hardaway, Jr. scored 17 points for the Knicks, who played without Carmelo Anthony (knee) and a host of others in moving within one loss of tying the franchise record for consecutive defeats set in 1985. J.R. Smith scored 15 points for New York, which has dropped 21 of 22 overall while extending its franchise-record losing streak at Madison Square Garden to 10 straight.
A jumper by Travis Wear provided New York a 21-20 lead with 1:17 left in the first period - its last lead of the game. Milwaukee opened the second quarter on an 10-2 run behind four points each from O.J. Mayo and Marshall to pull out to a nine-point edge and took a 45-38 lead into the half.
Antetokounmpo knocked down a 3-pointer with 8:10 left in the third that provided Milwaukee a 60-45 edge and the Bucks led by 12 entering the fourth. Marshall scored the Bucks' first seven points of the final 12 minutes as the lead ballooned to 17 with 8 1/2 minutes remaining, and New York never got closer than 11 the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: In addition to Anthony, the Knicks were without F Amar'e Stoudemire (knee), G Iman Shumpert (shoulder), C Samuel Dalembert (ankle) and F Andrea Bargnani (calf). … Marshall had scored 16 points on 7-of-24 shooting in his previous six games. … Antetokuonmpo has two-plus blocks in seven straight games.
Top Game Performances
| Milwaukee |
|
New York |
|
Brandon Knight 17 |
Scoring |
Tim Hardaway Jr. 17 |
|
Brandon Knight 5 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 5 |
|
Zaza Pachulia 14 |
Rebounds |
Quincy Acy 7 |
|
Brandon Knight 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jose Calderon 4 |
|
Jared Dudley 3 |
Steals |
Quincy Acy 2 |
|
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2 |
Blocks |
Tim Hardaway Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Milwaukee
|
95 |
45.5 |
4-16 |
21-27 |
23 |
48 |
4 |
10 |
19 |
| New York
|
82 |
40.8 |
9-25 |
11-14 |
23 |
36 |
2 |
8 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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New York will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Knicks have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .129 after a loss.
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Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Bucks have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .611 after a loss.
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