Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks
February 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Bucks 127-98 on 2026-02-27 on the road against the Bucks. The Bucks started Myles Turner, Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Porter Jr., Ryan Rollins, and AJ Green. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 4 points (1/2) in his matchups, with AJ Green as his primary defender. Cam Thomas (Bucks) scored 14 points (5/5) in his matchups, with Landry Shamet as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
98
NYK
New York Knicks
127
Lineups
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Starting lineup
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Ryan Rollins
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AJ Green
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Kevin Porter Jr.
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Kyle Kuzma
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Myles Turner
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Kevin Porter Jr. · Ryan Rollins · AJ Green Starter 16.5 min
- Bobby Portis Jr. · Cam Thomas · Jericho Sims · Ryan Rollins · Ousmane Dieng 7.6 min
- Thanasis Antetokounmpo · Gary Harris · Gary Trent Jr. · Pete Nance · Andre Jackson Jr. 4.5 min
- Bobby Portis Jr. · Kyle Kuzma · Kevin Porter Jr. · Jericho Sims · AJ Green 3.1 min
- Bobby Portis Jr. · Kevin Porter Jr. · Cam Thomas · Jericho Sims · Ousmane Dieng 2.4 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 11.6 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Jose Alvarado · Mohamed Diawara 6.0 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Landry Shamet 4.6 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Ariel Hukporti · Jeremy Sochan · Trey Jemison III · Tyler Kolek 4.2 min
- Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Mohamed Diawara 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Bucks defense
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Jalen Brunson 4 pts (1/2) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: AJ Green (49 %, 3 pts) · Ryan Rollins (17 %, 1 pts) · Kevin Porter Jr. (11 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 18 pts (6/9) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Jericho Sims (33 %, 0 pts) · Kyle Kuzma (31 %, 12 pts) · Myles Turner (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| AJ Green | Jalen Brunson: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Ryan Rollins | Mikal Bridges: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Landry Shamet: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Josh Hart: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Mikal Bridges: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Myles Turner | OG Anunoby: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 12 poss., 9 pts (2/2) |
| Kyle Kuzma | Karl-Anthony Towns: 18 poss., 12 pts (4/6) · Josh Hart: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jericho Sims | Karl-Anthony Towns: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Thomas | Mohamed Diawara: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jose Alvarado: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bobby Portis Jr. | OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Mohamed Diawara: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Mohamed Diawara: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mikal Bridges: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | Jeremy Sochan: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Clarkson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pete Nance | Ariel Hukporti: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Trey Jemison III: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Harris | Tyler Kolek: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Jordan Clarkson: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tyler Kolek: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Trey Jemison III: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mohamed Diawara: 1 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
Knicks defense
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Cam Thomas 14 pts (5/5) in 34 possessions
Guarded by: Landry Shamet (22 %, 3 pts) · Mikal Bridges (16 %, 0 pts) · Mohamed Diawara (15 %, 2 pts)
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Ryan Rollins 27 pts (11/16) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Brunson (26 %, 7 pts) · Mikal Bridges (25 %, 2 pts) · Landry Shamet (13 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Jericho Sims: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Kyle Kuzma: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Jalen Brunson | Ryan Rollins: 17 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Kyle Kuzma: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| OG Anunoby | AJ Green: 19 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Ryan Rollins: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kevin Porter Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Hart | Myles Turner: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · AJ Green: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Ryan Rollins: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · AJ Green: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Ousmane Dieng: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Jericho Sims: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jose Alvarado | Ryan Rollins: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Cam Thomas: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Gary Harris: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andre Jackson Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Gary Trent Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pete Nance: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tyler Kolek | Gary Harris: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Andre Jackson Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Pete Nance: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Andre Jackson Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Trey Jemison III | Andre Jackson Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Thanasis Antetokounmpo: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |