Bucks vs. Knicks Player Grades: Ament and Jakucionis flash on both ends, Kuzma does not

The Milwaukee Bucks flashed some nice stretches, but simply weren’t on the same level as the New York Knicks, going down 117-85. Without Tyler Herro, the Bucks struggled to get open looks against a slew of elite Knicks defenders, which let the Knicks play freely and get whatever they wanted. There’s really not much more to it; at times, the teams looked like they were playing a different sport. Shrug. We move. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio recap on the Bucks+ podcast, Bucks In Six Minutes, below.

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Player Grades

Ryan Rollins

24 minutes, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 0 turnovers, 5/9 FG, 4/6 3P, -10

Rollins played one of his best games of the season, frankly. Shot the ball with confidence when he was open, and I loved his ability to probe off pick-and-rolls and get deeper into the paint. There has been some criticism of Jenkins, saying he should have played Rollins more, and I agree; Rollins should have gotten around 30 minutes, given how well he was playing. Now, garbage time starting early may have impacted that, but still.

Grade: B

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

25 minutes, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 turnovers, 6/13 FG, 2/5 3P, -2

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Jaquez was solid. He got off the chain in the third, scoring 12 of his 16 points in the period, including an instinctual backcourt steal after he sensed Karl-Anthony Towns was going to casually drop it off to Brunson without looking. Too many turnovers, though, which has been a theme lately.

Grade: B-

Kyle Kuzma

25 minutes, 5 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1/4 FG, 1/3 3P, -14

Just a dud game from Kuzma, who made very little impact on either end and, at times, looked like he wanted to be anywhere else. Namely, there was a play where the shot clock was winding down, and he had multiple chances to at least chuck something at the rim, only for the shot clock to expire while the ball was in his hands. And to be clear, the defender wasn’t smothering him and making it impossible to shoot; he just… chose not to. Very odd.

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Grade: D

Myles Turner

27 minutes, 3 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1…


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