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Milwaukee Bucks
1-8 · 0-4 on the road
Sun 2/28
4:30 PM PT
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4-4 · 3-2 at home
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BucksDefense

The Knicks rank 19th in the NBA in offensive rating (110.6), and the Bucks rank 27th in defensive rating (117.2). A chance for the offense to get going.

League average is 110.9, so the Knicks are 0.3 below it. Jalen Brunson leads them with 25.6 points a game on 53.8% true shooting.

2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Tyler HerroTop scorer · MIL
Jalen BrunsonTop scorer · NYK
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Bucks1-8
Knicks4-4
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
BucksOffense
KnicksDefense
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2/282026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (MIL 9 games, NYK 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

MILNYK
Scoring
109.723rd · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
110.022nd · Below avg
122.127th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
105.13rd · Top 5
-12.427th · Bottom 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+4.910th · Above avg
Efficiency
106.423rd · Below avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
110.619th · Average
117.227th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
106.46th · Above avg
-10.827th · Bottom 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.112th · Average
103.68th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
99.129th
Shooting
51.3%24th · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.2%26th · Bottom 5
54.2%27th · Bottom 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
55.3%25th · Below avg
14.69th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
14.68th · Above avg
33.3%21st · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
36.6%12th · Average
0.2328th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2819th · Average
Defense
53.9%16th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
51.1%8th · Above avg
5.830th · Bottom 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.424th · Below avg
4.817th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.425th · Below avg
Possessions
15.8%23rd · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
14.4%11th · Average
30.0%9th · Above avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
31.9%3rd · Top 5
47.76th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
48.24th · Top 5
25.918th · Average
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.017th · Average

Recent form

Milwaukee Bucks
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -18.0 (season -12.4). Streak L5.

New York Knicks
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +11.6 (season +4.9). Streak W2.

Key players

Milwaukee Bucks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Tyler HerroG 22.35.04.658.5
Jaime Jaquez Jr.G 16.46.22.858.6
Ryan RollinsG 11.14.34.146.5
Brayden BurriesG 10.25.22.054.7
New York Knicks
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jalen BrunsonG 25.62.65.153.8
Karl-Anthony TownsC 19.913.63.167.4
OG AnunobyF 16.65.52.556.4
Dalton KnechtF 10.07.01.083.3

Injury report

Milwaukee Bucks
Kam Jones G · back ~11/6 Day-To-Day
New York Knicks
Josh Hart G · Right Ankle Soreness · back ~11/10 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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