Jrue Holiday #21 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts after shooting in the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on January 9, 2023 in New York City. The Bucks won 111-107. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP
Jrue Holiday came out of a game-long slump by scoring 10 points in Monday night’s 2:30 final for the Milwaukee Bucks, who overcame a 17-point deficit in the third quarter to overtake the Milwaukee Bucks. over the New York Knicks with a score of 111-107.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a brace (22 points, 10 rebounds), while Brook Lopez had 17 points, including a 3-point corner in the 1:46th minute that put the Bucks ahead with a 100-97 lead.
Joe Ingles had 17 points coming on from the bench and Holiday finished with 15 for the Bucks, who won 3/4. Grayson Allen and Pat Connaughton each scored 11 points, while substitute Bobby Portis added 10 points.
The Bucks came back from 17 points to beat the Knicks, 111-107. pic.twitter.com/f1eQY70HzN
– Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) January 10, 2023
Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 44 points for the Knicks, whose four-game winning streak has been severed. Julius Randle had 25 points and 16 bounces, while Immanuel Quickley finished with 23 points.
Each team took an eight-man lead in the first half before Quickley scored five points to start the 13-2 half, giving the Knicks the biggest lead at 70-53 with 5:00 left in the third half. The Bucks responded by finishing the half 20-8, with Ingles scoring eight points.
Obi Toppin opened the fourth quarter with three points for the Knicks before Lopez, Allen and Ingles hit three in a row to put the Bucks ahead for the first time since the opening minutes of the second half. There were eight more leader changes and three draws for the rest of the run, with the teams never more than four points apart.
A career night by Jalen Brunson:
44 PTS points (highest in career)
7 REB
4 AST
4 3 pm pic.twitter.com/TxRZB3lj01– NBA (@NBA) January 10, 2023
Holiday, who missed six of his first seven shots from outside the arc, hit a 3-pointer to take the Bucks to 97-96 with 2:23 remaining. After Randle made a pair of free throws, Lopez made the decisive 3-pointer.
Brunson responded with a swing jump, then Holiday pulled a three-pointer back with 47.4 seconds left to give Milwaukee a 103-99 lead. Brunson managed to pull off a drive on timeout, but Holiday expended a spare long jump.
Brunson then sank a pull before the Bucks avoided a Knicks foul attempt in possession that ended with a pitch by Lopez. Brunson was fouled by Antetokounmpo and successfully completed both free throws with 9.4 seconds remaining. Holiday then made two free throws and Brunson drove the length of the field to wait before Allen ended the game with a pair of free throws with 0.6 seconds left.
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