It was done… Christmas miracle in New York!
A leader and impressive Jaylen Brunson led them Knicks in victory (129-122) on the Buckswhich was the first after a nine-game losing streak!
Thus, the “Big Apple” team went up to 17-12while on the other hand the “deer” interrupted the series of seven victories and retreated to 22-8.
Amazing performance from Branson with 38 points4 rebounds and 6 assists, with Julius Randle to reach the double-double with 24p. and 9 rebounds as well ARJ Barrett to add another 21p. Excellent too Immanuel Quickley with 20p., with a decisive appearance in the fourth period.
For the Bucks, another exuberant presence from Giannis Antetokounmpo with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. At 32p. also stopped Damian Lillard, while another 24p. had o Chris Middleton.
The match
The game was very balanced in the first minutes, with Barrett and Branson aggressively keeping the Knicks and Giannis and Middleton the Bucks respectively, for the home team’s small lead (20-16), until the 7th minute. After the Canadian, Brunson took more… fire for the New York team, which fully imposed its rhythm, reaching +12 (36-24), with Lillard’s three-pointer making it 36-27 in the first period.
The Knicks were also in control at the beginning of the second quarter, with Quickley and Randle sending them to +13 (43-30). The Bucks’ answer came with an 8-0 run by Portis and Middleton (43-38), until 18′. With the return of Barrett and Branson to the floor, the New York team again sent the difference to double digits (52-41). Then, Lillard started a counterattack for the “deers”, reducing the difference (56-51), but in the last two minutes, Brunson and Randle… signed the +11 (62-51) of the Knicks, at the end of the first half.
In the first attack of the second part, Hartenstein sent the difference to +14 for the first time (65-51) and despite the mini outburst of Giannis, the Knicks maintained their double-digit distance (71-58), until the 27th minute. With Lillard, the difference was reduced to a single digit value (71-62), with Randle answering for the new +13 (77-64), at 29′. Then, the Bucks responded with Giannis leading the way and came close with a 9-0 run (77-73). From that point on, the pace of the match skyrocketed with the Milwaukee team staying close (92-86), but the home team stepping on the… gas in the finale for +11 (98-87), at the end of third period.
With Quickley and Grimes leading the way, the Knicks escaped again to +14 (106-92), at the beginning of the fourth period and with the former continuing… hot, together with Randle, they sent the difference to +16 (119-103), in the 41st minute. There, a terrible counterattack started by the Bucks with Giannis as the protagonist and Middleton’s three-pointers, as a result of which they got closer to -6 (124-118), with 1:30” before the end. Branson “unstuck” the New York team, which kept its composure the rest of the time and thus took the victory with the final 129-122.
The twelve minutes: 36-27, 62-51, 98-87, 129-122
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Watch the film of the match here
Source: Sport Fm
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