Towns scores 32 in Knicks' 116-94 win over struggling Bucks
NEW YORK (AP) Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and the New York Knicks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 116-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
New York (4-4) did not trail, and six different Knicks scored in double figures. Jalen Brunson chipped in 15 points and nine assists, and Josh Hart had 11 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the Knicks' third win of at least 20 points this season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Damian Lillard had 19 points. Milwaukee (2-7) lost for the seventh time in eight games and is 1-5 on the road this season.
Milwaukee: A night after snapping its six-game losing streak with a 23-point home win against Utah, the Bucks had no answer for Towns and the new-look Knicks. Milwaukee hasn't had a losing record since the 2015-16 season, but a 2-7 start to the season isn't helping the Bucks keep the streak alive.
New York: The Knicks led by as many as 30 points after starting the fourth quarter on a 22-11 run, keyed by guard Miles McBride (14 points) and rookie Tyler Kolek (8 points).
Towns fired up the home crowd by slamming home two one-handed dunks in the second quarter, one over Milwaukee center Brook Lopez.
Towns scored 27 points in the first half as New York built a 66-47 lead at halftime.
Milwaukee hosts Boston on Sunday, the same day New York plays at Indiana.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Â | Brook Lopez vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession) | Â | |
11:42 | Â | Brook Lopez turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Brunson steals) | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | Â | |
10:49 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 0-3 | |
10:35 | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-3 | |
10:17 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 2-6 | |
10:04 | +3 | Andre Jackson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 5-6 | |
9:39 | Â | Taurean Prince shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | Â | |
9:39 | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 | |
9:39 | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 | |
9:20 | Â | Taurean Prince turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | Â | |
9:17 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. blocks Mikal Bridges's two point running dunk | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Knicks offensive rebound | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Bucks 60 second timeout | Â | |
9:09 | Â | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | Â | |
9:01 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 5-10 | |
8:45 | Â | Brook Lopez offensive foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | Â | |
8:45 | Â | Brook Lopez turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
8:31 | Â | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:29 | Â | Taurean Prince defensive rebound | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Josh Hart personal foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | Â | |
8:19 | Â | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Bucks offensive rebound | Â | |
8:19 | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-10 | |
8:00 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point driving layup | Â | |
7:58 | Â | Josh Hart offensive rebound | Â | |
7:58 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point tip layup | 6-12 | |
7:50 | Â | Mikal Bridges blocks Damian Lillard's two point driving layup | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point putback layup | Â | |
7:45 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point tip layup | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point tip layup | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Josh Hart defensive rebound | Â | |
7:37 | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 6-15 | |
7:17 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
7:14 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | Â | |
7:07 | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 6-17 | |
6:52 | Â | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Damian Lillard draws the foul) | Â | |
6:52 | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 7-17 | |
6:52 | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 8-17 | |
6:52 | +1 | Damian Lillard makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 9-17 | |
6:38 | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists) | 9-19 | |
6:28 | +2 | Damian Lillard makes two point driving layup | 11-19 | |
6:18 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Jalen Brunson personal foul (Loose ball) (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | Â | |
6:02 | Â | Taurean Prince turnover (traveling) | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Knicks offensive rebound | Â | |
5:37 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 11-21 | |
5:26 | Â | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Giannis Antetokounmpo draws the foul) | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:26 | Â | Bucks offensive rebound | Â | |
5:26 | +1 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-21 | |
5:09 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo blocks Jericho Sims's two point layup | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point putback dunk | 12-23 | |
4:40 | +2 | Bobby Portis makes two point layup (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists) | 14-23 | |
4:20 | Â | Jalen Brunson misses two point stepback jump shot | Â | |
4:18 | Â | Miles McBride offensive rebound | Â | |
4:06 | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point pullup jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 14-25 | |
3:45 | Â | Bobby Portis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Miles McBride misses three point stepback jump shot | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Bucks defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Jericho Sims personal foul (Loose ball) (Bobby Portis draws the foul) | Â | |
3:22 | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-25 | |
3:22 | +1 | Bobby Portis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-25 | |
3:16 | Â | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | Â | |
3:03 | Â | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:01 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | Â | |
2:48 | Â | Andre Jackson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:46 | Â | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot | 16-27 | |
2:15 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-27 | |
2:00 | Â | AJ Green shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Knicks 60 second timeout | Â | |
2:00 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-28 | |
2:00 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-29 | |
1:40 | +3 | Ryan Rollins makes three point jump shot (Bobby Portis assists) | 21-29 | |
1:24 | Â | Ryan Rollins shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Jalen Brunson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Knicks offensive rebound | Â | |
1:24 | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-30 | |
1:16 | Â | Ryan Rollins turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | Â | |
0:58 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-31 | |
0:58 | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-32 | |
0:50 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Pat Connaughton assists) | 23-32 | |
0:41 | Â | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | Â | |
0:35 | +2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point running finger roll layup | 25-32 | |
0:10 | Â | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:08 | Â | Josh Hart offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Miles McBride misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |