New York
Knicks
127
–
98
FINAL
Milwaukee
Bucks
Date
Friday, February 27, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 38 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 127 |
| MIL | 30 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 98 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
17
PTS
13
REB
1
AST
+21
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending45.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite46.7
Hustle: 7.5Defense: 35.2Impact: 3.9
Double-Double+21 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 45.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
27
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
+15
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-17 (64.7%)
3PT4-6
FT1-2
TS%75.5%
eFG%76.5%
TOV1
ORTG137
DRTG113
NET+24
64.7% FG4-6 from 3+15 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 53.7 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 28:04 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-10 | 80% | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | +20 |
| Mikal Bridges | 25:48 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Josh Hart | 24:55 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-7 | 29% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 28:50 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-1 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | +21 |
| Jalen Brunson | 30:31 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11-17 | 65% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 22:34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 63% | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Tyler Kolek | 5:31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 22:39 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +25 |
| Trey Jemison III | 4:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 6:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 5:55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 6:13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 15:39 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Jose Alvarado | 12:59 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 44 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 46-88 | 52% | 21-42 | 50% | 14-16 | 88% | — |
| MIL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 27:27 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | -16 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 27:09 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Myles Turner | 24:44 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-7 | 57% | 5-7 | 71% | -20 |
| Ryan Rollins | 32:21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | -30 |
| AJ Green | 30:12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Gary Harris | 6:13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | 6:13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 4:32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Pete Nance | 6:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Ousmane Dieng | 12:03 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Jericho Sims | 22:57 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Cam Thomas | 17:03 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -17 |
| Gary Trent Jr. | 6:13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Bobby Portis | 16:40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 34 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 33-77 | 43% | 16-42 | 38% | 16-22 | 73% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK46/88 (52%)
Paint
16/35 (46%)
Mid
13/18 (72%)
3PT
21/42 (50%)
ATB3 42%RA 55%Paint 35%Corner 3 73%Mid 89%
MIL33/77 (43%)
Paint
9/20 (45%)
Mid
10/18 (56%)
3PT
16/42 (38%)
ATB3 31%Paint 31%Corner 3 54%RA 54%Mid 83%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
AJ Green
defended Jalen Brunson
6.6 min • 3 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Jericho Sims
held Mitchell Robinson
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Bobby Portis
vs OG Anunoby
2.3 min • 7 pts • 100%
| MIL Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Jalen Brunson | Jeremy Sochan | Jordan Clarkson | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby | Trey Jemison III | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Rollins | — | 1.7m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 2.7m 4pts 67% | 3.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ Green | — | 6.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kyle Kuzma | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 3.9m 9pts 60% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Myles Turner | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 8pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 33% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jericho Sims | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Cam Thomas | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Bobby Portis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 7pts 100% | — | — |
| Ousmane Dieng | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Pete Nance | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Jackson Jr. | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Harris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Gary Trent Jr. | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 8pts 100% | 2.0m 5pts 25% | 2.0m 5pts 50% | 1.6m 3pts 33% | 2.5m 1pts 0% | 1.4m 5pts 50% | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIL leads, negative = NYK leads
MIL Largest Lead
5
Q1 2:48
NYK Largest Lead
32
Q4 5:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 2:53 – Q1 4:16
+4 → -3
NYK 11-0 run
Q1 2:53 – Q1 4:36
+4 → -6
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 8:36 – Q1 9:41
-3 → -8
NYK 10-0 run
Q1 11:58 – Q2 1:06
-8 → -16