Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks Preview: Turning a corner?

Let’s have a winning streak

The Milwaukee Bucks won a game last night! A 123-100 victory against the Utah Jazz snapped Milwaukee’s six-game losing streak, and now they hope to create a winning streak for the first time this season against the New York Knicks.

Where We’re At

It took a half, but the Bucks finally seemed to put it all together. The Bucks outscored the Jazz 66-39 in the second half, and they looked like the Bucks we expect. Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo paced the attack with contributions from the rest of the squad. The Bucks’ defense finally showed some ability to get stops. Could the change in fortune be a precursor of the Bucks turning things around, or is it that they played the Utah Jazz, arguably the worst team in the league? Doc showed a willingness to make changes, starting with Andre Jackson Jr. replacing Gary Trent Jr. GTJ only got a short run in the first quarter but didn’t see the court the remainder of the game, and Delon Wright was a DNP-CD. Is this just a one-off or a sign of things to come?

The New York Knicks are aiming high this season after they captured the two seed in the East last year and acquired Karl-Anthony Towns. Things did not start well, with a thrashing given to them by the Boston Celtics to start the season. The Knicks have an unremarkable 3-4 record and recently lost to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday Night. The Knicks’ offense has played very well, but their defense has struggled. Part of that is a lack of rim protectors, with the loss of Isiah Hartenstein via free agency in the summer, Mitchell Robinson being injured, and KAT not being a good rim protector. Thibs will grind his rotation players to dust, but the Knicks should be healthy enough tonight.

Injury Report

Milwaukee will once again be without Khris Middleton. The Knicks will not have Robinson and Precious Achiuwa tonight, and old friend Cam Payne is questionable.

Player To Watch

AJ Green is dialed in. It was a rough start to the season, but the guard has been hot from three and was a key factor for Milwaukee’s run in the second quarter and later in the game. Gabe got the quote from Dame on Green’s shooting ability, and as he mentioned in the extended recap, it’s time for him to take all of Pat Connaughton’s minutes.

AJ Green is now 11-of-15 from the perimeter in his last two games.

Damian Lillard on what he’s seeing in Green that’s making him so effective with his shot:

— Gabe Stoltz (@stoltzy3.bsky.social) 2024-11-08T05:06:56.709Z

How To Watch

FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin at 6:30 PM CST.

Playback Streaming

The fantastic Camile Davis will join us from LockedOnBucks on tonight’s playback.

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