Giannis Scores 32, Bucks hold off Knicks
Associated PressOct. 22, 2018
MILWAUKEE -- Khris Middleton is finding plenty of freedom and fun in the Milwaukee Bucks' wide-open offense.
Middleton sank 5 of 10 3-pointers and finished with 21 points -- including two critical 3s down the stretch -- as the Bucks held off the New York Knicks 114-98 on Monday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, a league high 25 rebounds, 9 assists and Brook Lopez added 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Bucks, who are 3-0 for the first time since 2005-06.
"There are so many interchangeable parts with the offense," Middleton said. "Sharing the ball, moving the ball. The pace is crazy. But it's been fun.
"There are so many opportunities and different looks we get out of the offense."
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said he believes Middleton can be an elite 3-point shooter. The 6-foot-8 veteran is 10-for-19 (52.6 percent) from beyond the arc this season.
"We feel like he puts a lot of work and time into his craft," Budenholzer said. "We're going to create great opportunities for everybody, including Khris. And he's done it before."
Trey Burke led the Knicks with 22 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 and Enes Kanter had 21 rebounds.
"You've got to pick your poison with that group," said Hardaway, who played under Budenholzer in Atlanta. "Not only can they shoot the ball, they've got guys that can get into the paint whenever they want against any team.
"Coach (Budenholzer) gives them that freedom. They're going to be a force to be reckoned with."
Bucks: Host Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
New York Knicks (3-1) at Milwaukee Bucks (3-0) |
Oct 22, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | New York | 18 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 98 | Milwaukee | 27 | 39 | 23 | 25 | 114 |
Top Performers | New York Knicks | Trey Burke - 22 pts, 4 ast | Enes Kanter - 6 pts, 21 reb, 6 ast | Milwaukee Bucks | Giannis Antetokounmpo - 32 pts, 25 reb, 9 ast | Khris Middleton - 21 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast |
| Team Stats Comparison | | NYK | MIL | FG Made-Att | 40-102 | 47-94 | 3PT Made-Att | 17-52 | 13-37 | FT Made-Att | 1-3 | 7-11 | Rebounds | 53 | 60 | Assists | 29 | 31 | Turnovers | 12 | 14 | Steals | 8 | 9 | Blocks | 4 | 2 |
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New York Knicks | STARTERS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | L. Thomas, PF | 32 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | T. Hardaway Jr., SG | 28 | 8-19 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | E. Kanter, C | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | F. Ntilikina, SG | 30 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | T. Burke, PG | 30 | 9-22 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | BENCH | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | M. Hezonja, PF | 25 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | D. Dotson, SG | 26 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | A. Trier, SG | 15 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | N. Vonleh, C | 17 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R. Baker, SG | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | M. Robinson, C | D | N | P | | | | | | | | K. Knox, PF | D | N | P | | | | | | | | L. Kornet, PF | D | N | P | | | | | | | |
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Milwaukee Bucks | STARTERS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | G. Antetokounmpo, PF | 39 | 14-23 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 32 | K. Middleton, SF | 28 | 8-17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | B. Lopez, C | 31 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | M. Brogdon, SG | 32 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | E. Bledsoe, PG | 31 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | BENCH | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | E. Ilyasova, PF | 17 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | D. DiVincenzo, SG | 25 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | J. Henson, C | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | T. Snell, SG | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | T. Maker, C | D | N | P | | | | | | | | M. Dellavedova, PG | D | N | P | | | | | | | | P. Connaughton, SG | D | N | P | | | | | | | | S. Brown, SG | D | N | P | | | | | | | |
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