National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Milwaukee 95, New York 79
When: 3:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 15, 2015
Where: The O2 Arena, London
Officials: #26 Pat Fraher, #60 James Williams, #19 James Capers
Attendance: 18689

Bucks 95, Knicks 79: O.J. Mayo scored 22 points off the bench and Brandon Knight collected 20 points, six assists and six steals as Milwaukee crushed visiting New York in London.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 16 points and Khris Middleton added 14 for the Bucks, who have taken three meetings with the stumbling Knicks this season. Zaza Pachulia grabbed 14 rebounds and handed out five assists to go along with 11 points for Milwaukee.

Carmelo Anthony (knee) returned from a six-game absence and scored 25 points in 28 minutes but could not keep New York from extending its franchise-record losing streak to 16 straight. Travis Wear scored 13 points and Jose Calderon added 11 points and nine assists as the Knicks fell for the 26th time in 27 games.

Pachulia found Knight for a layup to cap a 14-0 run beginning the game and the Bucks never trailed. Mayo scored eight points in a 15-2 run later in the first quarter that spread the advantage to 29-11 and Milwaukee went up 38-15 three minutes into the second quarter.

The Bucks took a 56-37 lead into the break and were up by 26 points after Antetokounmpo finished off the third quarter with a pair of free throws. Milwaukee let off the gas in the fourth quarter and New York took advantage, pulling within 87-76 on Langston Galloway’s 3-pointer with 4:37 left before Pachulia hit a pair of free throws and Mayo knocked down a 3-pointer to help put it away.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Bucks PG Kendall Marshall went down in the second quarter with an apparent knee injury and did not return. … New York F Amar’e Stoudemire (knees) returned from a nine-game absence but went scoreless in eight minutes. … Knicks PG Shane Larkin (sprained left ankle) left in the second half and did not return.
Top Game Performances
 
New York   Milwaukee
Carmelo Anthony 25 Scoring O.J. Mayo 22
Jose Calderon 9 Assists Brandon Knight 6
Lou Amundson 6 Rebounds Zaza Pachulia 14
Carmelo Anthony 10 Free Throws Made Zaza Pachulia 7
Carmelo Anthony 3 Steals Brandon Knight 6
Lou Amundson 2 Blocks Jared Dudley 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 79 41.2 8-22 15-20 22 36 6 5 21
Milwaukee 95 38.9 8-18 31-42 21 44 2 13 15
Upcoming Games
  • Milwaukee will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Bucks have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .650 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Knicks have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .111 after a loss.