The Milwaukee Bucks had a ton of success last season against the New York Knicks. Milwaukee will look to have success once again this season against New York. On Friday night, the Bucks will head on the road to face the Knicks after defeating the Utah Jazz at home 123-100 on Thursday night.
This season, the Milwaukee Bucks have a 2-6 record and the New York Knicks have a 3-4 record. Milwaukee and New York are two teams who have high expectations this season in the Eastern Conference.
Projected Starting Lineups Between the Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks
On Thursday night, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers decided to make a change to his starting lineup. He decided to have Gary Trent Jr. come off the bench and start Andre Jackson Jr. in his place. A lot of Milwaukee fans were happy with the move. Trent Jr. left Thursday’s win against the Utah Jazz with back spams in the second half.
The projected starting lineup for the Milwaukee Bucks against the New York Knicks on Friday night will be Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Tauren Prince, Andre Jackson Jr., and Damian Lillard. The projected starting lineup for head coach Tom Thibodeau’s squad will be Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson.
This Knicks team has a ton of offensive talent, but they have not been as strong on the defensive end of the floor to start the season. The Bucks can score a ton of points against them, especially the way Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard have been consistently scoring the basketball.
NBA Stats
This season, Giannis Antetokounmpo is ranked second in the NBA in points per game with 31.0. Damian Lillard is ranked sixth in the NBA this season in points per game with 28.4. There is no doubt that they both could be all-stars this season in the Eastern Conference.
New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson is ranked 13th in the NBA in points per game averaging 25.3. Karl-Anthony Towns has been a very good offseason acquisition for the Knicks after being acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns is ranked 22nd in the NBA in points per game this season with 23.1. The stars will be at it on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
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