Day: December 25, 2018

Post Game: Bucks beat Knicks, 109-95

Potential Links

  • [cbssports.com] Bucks vs. Knicks score: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Milwaukee past New York in NBA Christmas Day opener
  • [nydailynews.com] Bondy: Knicks gift Bucks a Christmas win and it’ll only get worse from here on out
  • [lmtonline.com] Bucks-Knicks, Box
  • [bleacherreport.com] Giannis Antetokounmpo Drops 30 as Bucks Beat Kevin Knox, Knicks on Christmas
  • [ca.sports.yahoo.com] NBA roundup: Knicks rally, dump Bucks in overtime
  • [slamonline.com] Post Up: Young Knicks Outlast Bucks in Overtime

    • Full BoxScore:
    http://www.nba.com/games/20181225/MILNYK#/boxscore

    Score by Period:

    Team 1 2 3 4 TOTAL
    Bucks 22 26 36 25 109
    Knicks 24 22 22 27 95

    Four Factors

    TEAM eFG TOR ORB FTR
    MIL 0.484 0.072 0.126 0.259
    NYK 0.407 0.125 0.255 0.178

    Simple Box Score

    Name min pts fga 3pm ftm or Reb ast stl to blk pf +/-
    Antetokounmpo, Giannis 35:11 30 21 0 4 2 14 3 4 2 2 3 15
    Middleton, Khris 29:28 6 12 1 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 3 3
    Lopez, Brook 29:24 20 10 1 9 0 4 0 0 1 2 2 2
    Bledsoe, Eric 28:39 11 8 0 3 0 6 5 1 2 0 0 9
    Brogdon, Malcolm 26:49 17 14 1 2 3 6 4 3 2 0 1 15
    Brown, Sterling 14:24 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1
    Hill, George 27:33 5 4 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 3 16
    Wilson, D.J. 16:20 5 4 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 0
    Maker, Thon 15:05 12 8 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 11
    Snell, Tony 14:25 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3
    DiVincenzo, Donte 2:42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5
    Connaughton, Pat 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Smith, Jason 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Bucks 240:00 109 89 6 23 6 50 22 10 8 7 19 14
    Name min pts fga 3pm ftm or Reb ast stl to blk pf +/-
    Knox, Kevin 37:28 21 20 1 4 3 6 3 0 3 0 4 -7
    Vonleh, Noah 33:12 14 8 1 5 2 15 0 0 0 2 5 -1
    Kanter, Enes 25:02 12 8 1 3 2 6 1 1 1 0 2 -10
    Hardaway Jr., Tim 33:15 14 18 1 5 2 10 3 1 2 0 4 -8
    Mudiay, Emmanuel 33:32 11 14 1 0 1 3 5 1 5 0 2 -3
    Dotson, Damyean 19:07 2 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 3 -4
    Kornet, Luke 13:49 9 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 -7
    Trier, Allonzo 17:50 8 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 -8
    Burke, Trey 14:28 2 7 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 -11
    Thomas, Lance 12:17 2 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 3 -11
    Hezonja, Mario 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Lee, Courtney 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Ntilikina, Frank 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Knicks 240:00 95 96 8 17 15 57 17 4 15 3 25 -14

    Game Thread: Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks

    Game Thread: Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks

    Start Time: 12/25/2018 12:00:00

    Bucks-Knicks matchup spawns some hard feelings

    Madison Square Garden, home to some of the great boxing matches in the history of the sport, will be home on Tuesday to one of the NBA’s great Round Twos of the season as Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks head to New York for a Christmas Day showdown, a game that also doubles as a rematch of the Greek Freak-Mario Hezonja beef that began in a Dec. 1 game.
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    Pre Game Links:

  • [cbssports.com] Knicks vs. Bucks: Watch NBA Christmas Day online, live stream, TV channel, time, odds, analysis, picks
  • [sports.yahoo.com] Bucks-Knicks matchup spawns some hard feelings
  • [bleacherreport.com] Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks Odds, Analysis, NBA Betting Pick
  • [heavy.com] How to Watch Bucks vs Knicks Online Without Cable
  • [empirewritesback.com] New York Knicks: The result of the Christmas Day game does not matter, just enjoy it
  • [cbssports.com] Knicks vs. Bucks odds, line: Christmas Day NBA picks, predictions from Vegas legend on 11-4 run
  • [nydailynews.com] Knicks’ Christmas day history: When Patrick Ewing and Bernard King took over The Garden
  • [msn.com] Bucks still salty about Knicks-Giannis Antetokounmpo feud
  • [arkansasonline.com] Bucks no longer Christmas pariah
  • [wiscnews.com] It’s no Christmas miracle: Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo has arrived
  • [jsonline.com] Move over reindeer: Bucks set to step into Christmas spotlight

    • Knicks Morning News (2018.12.25)

  • [NYDN] Knicks’ Christmas day history: When Patrick Ewing and Bernard King took over The Garden
    (Tuesday, December 25, 2018 2:00:00 AM)

    They say you can’t beat New York during the holiday season.

    Well, that’s not entirely true: The Knicks lose on Christmas more often than not.

    While they have been the NBA’s punchline for almost two decades, the Knicks always find a way into your living room on Dec. 25th. And they’re hit or miss,…

  • [NYDN] Bucks still salty about Knicks-Giannis Antetokounmpo feud
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 11:50:00 AM)

    Even in New York, Mario Hezonja is living rent-free.

    In the Bucks’ heads, that is.

    Milwaukee’s team website posted a bogus article, taken down without explanation shortly after this story’s publication ahead of the Christmas Day matchup titled, “Seven Knicks And Their Roles In Giannis Becoming…

  • [NYDN] Zion Williamson’s Duke impresses Knicks brass, and is now back on top
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 9:55:00 AM)

    A win under The Garden’s bright lights, coupled with an upset elsewhere, has Zion Williamson and Duke back a top the college basketball world.

    The Blue Devils returned to No. 1 after taking down Texas Tech, 69-58, last Thursday.

    Kansas, meanwhile, fell four spots from the premiere ranking after…

  • [TheRinger] Knicks’ Christmas day history: When Patrick Ewing and Bernard King took over The Garden
    (Tuesday, December 25, 2018 2:00:00 AM)

    They say you can’t beat New York during the holiday season.

    Well, that’s not entirely true: The Knicks lose on Christmas more often than not.

    While they have been the NBA’s punchline for almost two decades, the Knicks always find a way into your living room on Dec. 25th. And they’re hit or miss,…

  • [TheRinger] Bucks still salty about Knicks-Giannis Antetokounmpo feud
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 11:50:00 AM)

    Even in New York, Mario Hezonja is living rent-free.

    In the Bucks’ heads, that is.

    Milwaukee’s team website posted a bogus article, taken down without explanation shortly after this story’s publication ahead of the Christmas Day matchup titled, “Seven Knicks And Their Roles In Giannis Becoming…

  • [TheRinger] Zion Williamson’s Duke impresses Knicks brass, and is now back on top
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 9:55:00 AM)

    A win under The Garden’s bright lights, coupled with an upset elsewhere, has Zion Williamson and Duke back a top the college basketball world.

    The Blue Devils returned to No. 1 after taking down Texas Tech, 69-58, last Thursday.

    Kansas, meanwhile, fell four spots from the premiere ranking after…

  • [FOXsports] In rookie Kevin Knox, Knicks see their Christmas future
    (Tuesday, December 25, 2018 12:51:30 AM)

    In rookie Kevin Knox, New York Knicks see their Christmas future

  • [FOXsports] Bucks-Knicks matchup spawns some hard feelings
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 9:55:14 PM)

    Bucks-Knicks matchup spawns some hard feelings

  • [NYPost] Lance Thomas delivers Kristaps Porzingis news Knicks wouldn’t
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 5:33:25 PM)

    Knicks president Steve Mills won’t acknowledge how badly Kristaps Porzingis wants to be on the court, but Lance Thomas, the longest-tenured Knick, will. Thomas said Porzingis has “the itch.’’ On Friday, the Knicks released a statement that Porzingis, after the latest round of strength tests, will be reevaluated in mid-February. As such, he won’t return…

  • [NYPost] Barack approval, boxing fights: Inside bond between Knicks exec and sister Michelle
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 12:34:11 PM)

    If the Christmas spirit is about family, Craig Robinson and Michelle Obama are its brother-sister embodiment. “I’d spend a lifetime admiring him for his ease,” the former Michelle Robinson wrote in her new memoir, “Becoming Michelle Obama.” The 412-page best seller that has sold more than 3 million copies is filled with odes to the…

  • [NYPost] Noah Vonleh epitomizes this version of the Knicks
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 10:30:43 AM)

    A brief sampling of starting forwards in the NBA’s annual Christmas Day buffet of marquee games: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Paul George, Jimmy Butler, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Noah Vonleh. Yes, Vonleh and the Knicks (9-25) are something of an exception on a noon-to-night slate that trends toward the league’s biggest stars, best teams and hottest…

  • [NYTimes] For Frank Ntilikina of Knicks, a Christmas Memory Shattered
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 11:48:55 PM)

    A second-year defensive whiz trying to find his way on offense grew up near the Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, where a gunman killed five on Dec. 11.

  • [NYTimes] Mel Hutchins, B.Y.U. All-American and N.B.A. All-Star, Dies at 90
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 4:59:33 PM)

    He led Brigham Young to a championship in 1951, raising the university’s profile before turning pro. He was also part of a formidable sports family.

  • [ESPN] Best bets for NBA on Christmas Day
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 5:14:29 PM)

    The NBA has five high-profile matchups on Christmas Day, and our experts break down the action to offer betting insights and recommendations for Tuesday’s games.

  • [SNY Knicks] Bucks’ team website takes jab at Knicks, Mario Hezonja
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 2:54:58 PM)

    Hezonja’s step-over Giannis Antetokounmpo is still resonating throughout Milwaukee as the Knicks and Bucks play each other on Christmas.

  • [SNY Knicks] Knicks’ Lance Thomas: Kristaps Porzingis ‘has that itch’ to return
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 11:02:37 PM)

    Though Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis won’t be re-evaluated from his torn ACL until February, teammate Lance Thomas sees how much Porzingis wants to return.

  • [SNY Knicks] New York sports: Rudolph or Grinch?
    (Monday, December 24, 2018 5:22:43 PM)

    There’s been highs and lows with the New York sports teams this year. Which coaches or players are Rudolphs and which are Grinches?