For the game, the Knicks could be without their best player, as Jalen Brunson is on the injury report. The All-Star point guard is averaging 25.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists per contest while shooting 48.

Jan 12, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) controls the ball against Milwaukee Bucks guard Andre Jackson Jr. (44) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

The New York Knicks ' 140-106 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks took the team's color commentator, Walt Frazier, into a nostalgic trip. As the Madison Square Garden crowd cheered on Sunday, with Jalen Brunson on the bench, Frazier recalled a legendary Knicks teammate. Frazier compared Brunson to a Knicks legend.

When Julius Randle signed with the Knicks in the summer of 2019, he joined a team that had just suffered its sixth consecutive losing season. The Knicks were fresh off of a 17-win campaign that matched the worst season in franchise history.

Jan 12, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives to the basket against Milwaukee Bucks guard AJ Green (20) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

As the Madison Square Garden crowd cheered on Sunday, with Jalen Brunson on the bench, Frazier recalled a legendary Knicks teammate. Frazier compared Brunson to a Knicks legend. Brunson performed ...

Jalen Brunson scored 44 points (shooting 5-of-10 on 3-pointers) with five rebounds and six assists to lead New York. He might have gotten 50 if he hadn't left the game with a shoulder injury in the third quarter. The Knicks also got a star performance from Karl-Anthony Towns with 30 points and 18 rebounds.

During the Knicks 124-119 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Brunson passed two former Knicks guards on the franchise leaderboard. Brunson nearly sat out Monday's contest due to shoulder soreness. Instead, Brunson excelled in the second game of a back-to-back schedule. The Knicks point guard scored 31 points and dished 11 assists in 39 minutes.

Brunson scored 38 points and took control in overtime, while Hart recorded a triple-double and Bridges scored 23 points in the city where they became college stars.

MVP chants echoed as Jalen Brunson walked straight to the scorer’s table, checked himself back into the game, and got back to business: getting buckets.

The Milwaukee Bucks had their three-game losing streak snapped in a 140-106 loss at Madison Square Garden vs. the New York Knicks.

Jalen Brunson scored 44 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 and 18 rebounds as the Knicks ran away from the Milwaukee Bucks, 140-106, on Sunday at Madison Square Garden.