Rapid Recap: Knicks 117, Bucks 85

The Milwaukee Bucks just experienced arguably their ugliest loss of the season, losing to the New York Knicks 117-85 after awful second and fourth quarters. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led all Bucks starters with 16 points, while Kasparas Jakucionis led the bench scoring with 11 points and four assists. Meanwhile, Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 23 points, while Marquette’s own (and newest enemy of the Swifties) Tyler Kolek led New York’s bench with 12.

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With Tyler Herro sitting out, Ryan Rollins got his first start since Halloween against Cleveland. The Bucks hit the first field goal of the game—a Turner triple from the top of the key—and hung tough in the first half of the quarter, tying it at 13 on the heels of five quick points and two assists from Rollins. The Knicks defense, though, proved stout, with Mikal Bridges rejecting Nate Ament’s first attempt on the fast break. After a quick five points put the home side ahead, Jenkins called a timeout. Some positives for the Bucks followed out of the break, with Ament spinning through double coverage for the fancy and-one finish for his first points of the night, ending an 8-0 Knicks run. Kasparas Jakucionis kept the scoreboard ticking over as the Bucks exited the first quarter down 26-21.

The Bucks got off to a slow start in the second quarter, with Kel’el Ware scoring the lone field goal nearly four minutes in. Notably, AJ Green and Ousmane Dieng started alongside Ware and Jaquez Jr., and while it was an interesting experiment, the Bucks simply didn’t have the speed to keep up with the Knicks on either end. Unfortunately, the Bucks went on another cold stretch, with a Dieng three being the only made bucket in a long stretch. Finally, Ament finally broke the seal after subbing back in and immediately picking off an Andre Drummond pass to finish in transition with balance and poise, looking more like a seasoned veteran than a rookie. Ament proved to be the lone silver lining during their regularly scheduled dumpster-fire quarter, finishing the half with a team-high seven points and two steals. Bucks enter halftime down…

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Publish date : 2026-11-11 03:49:00

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