New York Knicks vs. Milwaukee Bucks
November 28, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Bucks 118-109 on 2025-11-28 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, and Miles McBride. The Bucks started Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner, Gary Trent Jr., Ryan Rollins, and AJ Green. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) scored 17 points (4/9) in his matchups, with Karl-Anthony Towns as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 21 points (8/10) in his matchups, with Gary Trent Jr. as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
118
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mohamed Diawara (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tosan Evbuomwan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
109
Did not play: Thanasis Antetokounmpo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amir Coffey (DNP - Coach's Decision), Andre Jackson Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Mark Sears (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jericho Sims (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride Starter 18.0 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Miles McBride · Tyler Kolek 5.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson 5.3 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mitchell Robinson · Tyler Kolek 3.4 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Guerschon Yabusele · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 2.7 min
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Giannis Antetokounmpo · Myles Turner · Gary Trent Jr. · Ryan Rollins · AJ Green Starter 14.8 min
- Giannis Antetokounmpo · Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Ryan Rollins · AJ Green 5.5 min
- Gary Harris · Bobby Portis Jr. · Kyle Kuzma · Cole Anthony · AJ Green 5.1 min
- Gary Harris · Bobby Portis Jr. · Kyle Kuzma · Ryan Rollins · AJ Green 4.8 min
- Gary Harris · Myles Turner · Kyle Kuzma · Ryan Rollins · AJ Green 4.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 pts (4/9) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Karl-Anthony Towns (35 %, 5 pts) · Josh Hart (34 %, 6 pts) · Mitchell Robinson (12 %, 0 pts)
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Ryan Rollins 22 pts (8/13) in 79 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Brunson (32 %, 7 pts) · Miles McBride (26 %, 6 pts) · Josh Hart (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Josh Hart | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 19 poss., 6 pts (1/5) · Myles Turner: 17 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Brunson | Ryan Rollins: 25 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Kyle Kuzma: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/6) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mikal Bridges | AJ Green: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/6) · Gary Trent Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Miles McBride | Ryan Rollins: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · AJ Green: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Jordan Clarkson | AJ Green: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Gary Harris: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Myles Turner: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyler Kolek | Ryan Rollins: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cole Anthony: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Myles Turner: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kyle Kuzma: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bucks defense
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Jalen Brunson 21 pts (8/10) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Gary Trent Jr. (36 %, 0 pts) · Kyle Kuzma (22 %, 8 pts) · Gary Harris (16 %, 0 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 22 pts (7/15) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Myles Turner (47 %, 6 pts) · Bobby Portis Jr. (18 %, 0 pts) · AJ Green (7 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ryan Rollins | Miles McBride: 34 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Mikal Bridges: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| AJ Green | Mikal Bridges: 32 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Jordan Clarkson: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Josh Hart: 31 poss., 11 pts (5/6) · Mitchell Robinson: 8 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Myles Turner | Karl-Anthony Towns: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Mitchell Robinson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Kuzma | Jalen Brunson: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Josh Hart: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Gary Trent Jr. | Jalen Brunson: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gary Harris | Jalen Brunson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bobby Portis Jr. | Karl-Anthony Towns: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Mitchell Robinson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Cole Anthony | Miles McBride: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyler Kolek: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |