NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson scored 44 points despite missing part of the third quarter with an apparent injury, and the New York Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 140-106 on Sunday.

Brunson had 23 points in the first quarter, one off his career high for any period, and was off to another strong start in the third when he was slow to get up after having his shot blocked on a drive to the basket. Once he did stand up, he immediately motioned to the bench that he needed to come out and walked directly to the locker room area.

The Knicks never announced an injury and Brunson eventually emerged from the tunnel about six minutes later to a loud ovation and checked back into the game. He reached 40 points for the 17th time as a Knick, tying Carmelo Anthony for third on the franchise list.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 18 rebounds for the Knicks, who had lost four of five before shooting 58% from the field.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Damian Lillard added 22 points.

Takeaways

Bucks: Milwaukee has been blown out in both trips to New York and in this one allowed its highest point total of the season.

Knicks: As long as Brunson is fine, Sunday's game went a long way toward shaking off the bad feelings to the Knicks' rocky start to the new year.

Key moment

The Knicks opened the second half with a 10-0 burst, forcing the Bucks to take two quick timeouts and extending the lead to 85-62.

Key stat

The Knicks' 75 points at halftime were the most the Bucks have allowed this season.

Up next

The Knicks host Detroit on Monday to complete a back-to-back. The Bucks open a four-game homestand Tuesday against Sacramento.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Brook Lopez vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Giannis Antetokounmpo gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Brook Lopez misses 28-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:43	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
11:36	Jalen Brunson misses two point shot	0	0
11:34	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	0	0
11:30	Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point shot (Taurean Prince assists)	0	2
11:16	Andre Jackson Jr. personal foul	0	2
11:11	OG Anunoby misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:09	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	0	2
11:01	OG Anunoby shooting foul	0	2
11:01	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2	0	3
11:01	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 2 of 2	0	3
10:58	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	0	3
10:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	3	3
10:36	Brook Lopez misses driving floating jump shot	3	3
10:33	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	3	3
10:29	Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point shot (OG Anunoby assists)	6	3
10:10	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)	6	5
9:50	Jalen Brunson makes 3-foot two point shot	8	5
9:34	Damian Lillard makes 1-foot two point shot (Brook Lopez assists)	8	7
9:19	Jalen Brunson makes 5-foot two point shot (OG Anunoby assists)	10	7
9:19	Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul	10	7
9:19	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1	11	7
9:04	Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	7
9:01	Andre Jackson Jr. offensive rebound	11	7
8:59	Brook Lopez misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	7
8:57	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	11	7
8:56	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses driving layup	11	7
8:55	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	7
8:44	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover (Taurean Prince steals)	11	7
8:37	Andre Jackson Jr. makes two point shot (Taurean Prince assists)	11	9
8:29	Jalen Brunson makes 1-foot two point shot	13	9
8:29	Andre Jackson Jr. shooting foul	13	9
8:29	AJ Green enters the game for Andre Jackson Jr.	13	9
8:29	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1	14	9
8:18	Damian Lillard makes 7-foot pullup jump shot	14	11
8:06	OG Anunoby misses layup	14	11
8:04	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	14	11
8:00	Damian Lillard makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot	14	13
7:48	Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	13
7:48	Taurean Prince defensive rebound	14	13
7:39	Damian Lillard makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	14	16
7:26	Giannis Antetokounmpo personal foul	14	16
7:22	OG Anunoby offensive charge	14	16
7:22	OG Anunoby turnover	14	16
7:22	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for OG Anunoby	14	16
7:11	Josh Hart shooting foul	14	16
7:11	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2	14	16
7:11	Bucks offensive team rebound	14	16
7:11	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
6:57	Precious Achiuwa makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	16	17
6:50	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes alley oop layup (Damian Lillard assists)	16	19
6:50	Precious Achiuwa shooting foul	16	19
6:50	Knicks Full timeout	16	19
6:50	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 1	16	20
6:47	Damian Lillard personal foul	16	20
6:47	Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2	16	20
6:47	Knicks offensive team rebound	16	20
6:47	Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	17	20
6:38	Giannis Antetokounmpo out of bounds lost ball turnover	17	20
6:25	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer	20	20
6:07	Damian Lillard misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	20
6:06	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	20	20
5:52	Precious Achiuwa makes two point shot	22	20
5:34	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes driving dunk	22	22
5:09	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Precious Achiuwa assists)	24	22
4:57	AJ Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damian Lillard assists)	24	25
4:43	Brook Lopez defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	24	25
4:43	Khris Middleton enters the game for Brook Lopez	24	25
4:43	Bobby Portis enters the game for Taurean Prince	24	25
4:43	Jalen Brunson makes technical free throw	25	25
4:36	AJ Green shooting foul	25	25
4:36	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	26	25
4:36	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
4:19	Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	25
4:16	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	27	25
4:10	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	25
4:07	Damian Lillard defensive rebound	27	25
3:59	Damian Lillard misses driving floating jump shot	27	25
3:57	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	27	25
3:54	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes dunk	27	27
3:38	AJ Green shooting foul	27	27
3:38	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	28	27
3:38	Miles McBride enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	28	27
3:38	Pat Connaughton enters the game for AJ Green	28	27
3:38	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	29	27
3:31	Damian Lillard misses driving layup	29	27
3:28	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	29	27
3:23	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	27
3:20	Bobby Portis defensive rebound	29	27
3:05	Mikal Bridges blocks Giannis Antetokounmpo's layup	29	27
3:04	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	29	27
2:58	Pat Connaughton misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	27
2:56	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	29	27
2:55	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses dunk	29	27
2:52	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	29	27
2:44	Jalen Brunson out of bounds lost ball turnover	29	27
2:44	Bucks Full timeout	29	27
2:44	AJ Green enters the game for Damian Lillard	29	27
2:26	Khris Middleton lost ball turnover (Precious Achiuwa steals)	29	27
2:15	Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot two point shot	31	27
2:01	Pat Connaughton makes driving layup (Khris Middleton assists)	31	29
1:38	Jalen Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles McBride assists)	34	29
1:26	Giannis Antetokounmpo misses driving layup	34	29
1:23	Giannis Antetokounmpo offensive rebound	34	29
1:22	Giannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot	34	31
56.1	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point jumper	34	31
54.1	Giannis Antetokounmpo defensive rebound	34	31
36.1	Khris Middleton makes 8-foot two point shot	34	33
10.1	Miles McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	33
7.0	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	34	33
3.0	Jalen Brunson makes 4-foot two point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	36	33
0.1	Giannis Antetokounmpo bad pass (Josh Hart steals)	36	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	33

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Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

8:00 PM, January 12, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, MSG, FanDuel SN WI

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Sean Wright, Mitchell Ervin, Sha'Rae Mitchell

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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