Knicks thrash woeful Bucks en route to fourth consecutive win

The Knicks handled business.

They stepped on the throats of an overmatched opponent early Tuesday night and didn’t let go of the squeeze, pummeling the Bucks 117-85 at MSG.

It represented a fourth straight win for the Knicks (6-4), whose 0-3 stumble to start their title defense is firmly in the rearview.

Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, goes up for a shot during the Knicks’ 117-85 blowout win over the Bucks on Nov. 10, 2026 at the Garden. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Jalen Brunson led the scoring with 23 points on 18 shots and Karl-Anthony Towns grabbed 16 boards with 21 points. It was Towns’ 10th straight double-double to start the season, one off the franchise record set by Willis Reed in 1970.

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“He continues to be a double-double machine at a high level,” coach Mike Brown.

The Knicks benefited from a balanced attack, with OG Anunoby adding 19 points in 29 minutes.

But again, the Knicks rode their stout defense. They held the sad-sack Bucks (1-10) to 38 percent shooting. Their past five opponents have all scored fewer than 100 points, a rare streak in the 3-point era.

Jalen Brunson, who scored a game-high 23 points, goes up for a layup as Kyle Kuzma defends during the Knicks’ win over the Bucks. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

“I just think that we’re doing a great job of getting back to the basics. We started off slow, and now we’re picking it up,” said Towns, who was down on himself after the game for shooting 2-for-9 on treys. “While the shooting isn’t doing great —

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I could be the first one to tell you about that tonight — but I think we’re doing a great job of executing right now at a high level, and our defense is there. At the end of the day, the offense will catch up. The defense is something you got to establish. We’re doing a great job of that right now.”

The game felt over by halftime, when the Knicks were up by 24 and the Bucks had only 34 points. The Knicks led the rebounding battle 34-17 at the break and ended the night with a staggering 70 boards. Milwaukee cut the deficit to 13 in the third quarter but never got it into single digits…

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Publish date : 2026-11-11 03:23:00

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