Jalen Brunson scored 38 points Monday afternoon for the host New York Knicks, who snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Milwaukee Bucks with a 129-122 win.
The Knicks’ victory over the Bucks was their first since a 113-98 triumph on November 5, 2021.
For the second time in team history and the first since 1963, the Knicks had four players score 20 points on Christmas Day: Julius Randle (24 points, nine rebounds) nearly recorded a double-double, while RJ Barrett scored 21 points and Immanuel Quickley scored 20 points off the bench. Josh Hart contributed ten points, and Isaiah Hartenstein scored eleven.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (32 points, 13 rebounds) had a double-double for the Bucks, whose seven-game winning streak ended. Damian Lillard also had 32 points while Khris Middleton finished with 24 points. Brook Lopez (14 points) and Bobby Portis (12 points) also got into double figures.
The Knicks improved to 24-32 all-time on Christmas while the Bucks fell to 5-5 on the holiday.