Knicks vs Bucks — NBA, Feb 27, 2026

The Knicks beat the Bucks 127–98 in Milwaukee on Feb 27, 2026.

FinalFri, Feb 27

New York Knicks

53-29 · 23-19 on the road

127

Milwaukee Bucks

32-50 · 19-22 at home

Line scoreHistory

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NYK	38	39	26	24	127
MIL	30	27	26	15	98

Top performersHistory

New York Knicks

Jalen BrunsonG
27 pts · 7 reb · 3 ast
11-17 FG
4-6 3PT
OG AnunobyF
24 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
8-10 FG
5-7 3PT
Karl-Anthony TownsC
17 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast · Double-double
6-13 FG
1-1 3PT

Milwaukee Bucks

Myles TurnerC
19 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
5-8 FG
4-7 3PT
Kyle KuzmaF
17 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
6-11 FG
4-7 3PT
Bobby PortisF
14 pts · 2 reb
5-8 FG
2-3 3PT

Box scoreHistory

every player

NYK	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Brunson	31	27	7	3	0	0	1	11-17	4-6	1-2	+15
Karl-Anthony Towns	29	17	13	1	0	0	1	6-13	1-1	4-4	+21
OG Anunoby	28	24	3	3	2	0	1	8-10	5-7	3-4	+20
Mikal Bridges	26	10	0	6	2	2	0	5-8	0-0	0-0	+14
Josh Hart	25	12	5	5	1	1	1	4-11	2-7	2-2	+18
Landry Shamet	23	15	0	3	1	1	0	5-8	5-7	0-0	+20
Mohamed Diawara	23	10	3	2	0	0	1	2-6	2-3	4-4	+25
Mitchell Robinson	16	0	3	3	1	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+10
Jose Alvarado	13	7	4	5	0	0	1	3-5	1-3	0-0	+14
Tyler Kolek	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	1-3	1-3	0-0	-3
Jeremy Sochan	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	-3
Jordan Clarkson	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	-3
Ariel Hukporti	6	0	3	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3
Trey Jemison III	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Totals		127	44	33	7	6	10	46-88	21-42	14-16

MIL	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ryan Rollins	32	13	4	4	0	0	5	5-9	2-5	1-2	-30
AJ Green	30	7	2	0	0	0	1	2-6	2-6	1-1	-17
Kyle Kuzma	27	17	4	2	0	0	0	6-11	4-7	1-2	-16
Kevin Porter Jr.	27	11	6	10	1	1	3	4-12	1-2	2-2	-16
Myles Turner	25	19	4	2	0	1	2	5-8	4-7	5-7	-20
Jericho Sims	23	2	4	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-21
Bobby Portis	17	14	2	0	0	0	2	5-8	2-3	2-3	-10
Cam Thomas	17	7	2	1	0	1	0	2-9	0-2	3-3	-17
Ousmane Dieng	12	0	3	2	1	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	-11
Gary Trent Jr.	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	+3
Gary Harris	6	2	0	1	1	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+3
Pete Nance	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+3
Andre Jackson Jr.	6	0	2	0	1	0	1	0-3	0-2	0-0	+3
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	1-2	+1
Totals		98	34	24	5	3	16	33-77	16-42	16-22

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsHistory

NYKMIL

52.3%

Field goals

42.9%

50.0%

Three-pointers

38.1%

87.5%

Free throws

72.7%

Rebounds

Offensive rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Steals

Blocks

Points in the paint

Fast-break points

Fouls

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

Shot mapHistory

Team	Made	FG%	3PT
NYK	46-88	52%	21-42 50%
MIL	33-77	43%	16-42 38%

made
missed

From charted shot locations; free throws have none. Both teams are drawn at one basket. Made and FG% follow the shot type chosen above; 3PT is always the threes. 1 heave from beyond half court is left off the map. Descriptive history of this game.

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest

Offense vs defense: the four factorsHistory

ranks betterranks worseStronger6+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 30 (#1 = best)

NYK offensevsMIL defense

NYK offense ranks better in 3 of 4 matchups (3 by a clear margin) · MIL defense in 1

Shooting · effective FG%

55.7%

#9Stronger

55.8%

#25

Turnovers · per 100 plays

12.1%

#7Stronger

11.7%

#23

Offensive rebounding %

29.3%

#5Stronger

25.9%

#15

Free throw rate

18.8%

#25

21.5%

slight#20

MIL offensevsNYK defense

MIL offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · NYK defense in 3 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%

56.5%

#3Stronger

54.1%

#10

Turnovers · per 100 plays

13.9%

#28

13.1%

Stronger#13

Offensive rebounding %

21.1%

#30

23.3%

Stronger#2

Free throw rate

16.3%

#30

20.6%

Stronger#15

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 30 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesHistory

NYKMIL

+6.3 5thNet rating25th −6.2

116.7 3rdOffensive rating24th 110.3

110.4 7thDefensive rating27th 116.5

99.8 28thPace24th 100.3

Expected pace: about 100 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 30 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

NYK 3-point shooting
NYK offense 37.3% (4th) vs MIL defense allowing 37.5% (28th)
+24 spots
MIL 3-point shooting
MIL offense 38.7% (2nd) vs NYK defense allowing 36.2% (20th)
+18 spots
NYK effective shooting
NYK offense 55.7% (9th) vs MIL defense allowing 55.8% (25th)
+16 spots
NYK turnovers
NYK offense 12.1% (7th) vs MIL defense allowing 11.7% (23rd)
+16 spots
MIL effective shooting
MIL offense 56.5% (3rd) vs NYK defense allowing 54.1% (10th)
+7 spots

ContextHistory

last 10 days

NYK

DET

HOU

CHI

CLE

MIL

2 days rest3rd straight road game

MIL

NOP

TOR

MIA

CLE

NYK

1 day rest4 games in 6 nights4th straight home game

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

Crew chiefZach Zarba · also working Rodney Mott, Danielle Scott

His recent games

Personal fouls

per game, both teams

39.3

in line with the league average (39.4)

Free-throw attempts

per game, both teams

45.8

in line with the league average (46.4)

Possessions

per team per game

102.0

in line with the league average (102.3)

Counts per game across his last 56 games next to the league's over the same dates (bar: 90% range, dot: his average, line: the league's). History, not a forecast.

NYK · last 10

53-29 · 2 days rest

Feb 24 @ CLEL 94–109
Feb 22 @ CHIW 105–99
Feb 21 vs HOUW 108–106
Feb 19 vs DETL 111–126
Feb 11 @ PHIW 138–89
Feb 10 vs INDL 134–137
Feb 8 @ BOSW 111–89
Feb 6 @ DETL 80–118
Feb 4 vs DENW 134–127
Feb 3 @ WASW 132–101

6-4 in these

MIL · last 10

32-50 · 1 day rest

Feb 25 vs CLEW 118–116
Feb 24 vs MIAW 128–117
Feb 22 vs TORL 94–122
Feb 20 @ NOPW 139–118
Feb 12 @ OKCW 110–93
Feb 11 @ ORLW 116–108
Feb 9 @ ORLL 99–118
Feb 6 vs INDW 105–99
Feb 4 vs NOPW 141–137
Feb 3 vs CHIW 131–115

8-2 in these

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NYK rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Jalen Brunson	35.6	23.7	3.8	6.3
OG Anunoby	34.7	17.6	4.7	2.4
Mikal Bridges	32.6	15.3	3.2	3.5
Josh Hart	30.4	11.6	6.9	5.4
Karl-Anthony Towns	29.2	17.5	12.1	2.6
Landry Shamet	24.9	10.7	2.0	2.0
Jose Alvarado	21.4	9.4	2.7	3.6
Mitchell Robinson	20.4	6.3	8.1	0.5

MIL rotation · last 15 games

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast
Ryan Rollins	34.3	20.6	4.8	5.3
Kevin Porter Jr.	34.2	21.9	5.4	7.9
AJ Green	32.3	10.2	2.6	2.2
Kyle Kuzma	28.4	13.9	5.9	3.6
Myles Turner	27.8	13.8	6.5	1.4
Bobby Portis	26.9	13.4	7.0	2.4
Jericho Sims	21.7	6.2	6.7	1.8
Ousmane Dieng	19.4	9.1	4.0	1.4

Team rankings (2025–26)History

NYK offenseper gameMIL defense

Effective FG%

9th55.7%

55.8%25th

Turnover %

7th12.1%

11.7%23rd

Offensive rebound %

5th29.3%

25.9%15th

Free throw rate

25th18.8%

21.5%20th

Points

10th116.5

116.820th

Field goal %

11th47.8%

47.3%17th

2-point %

10th55.6%

55.4%15th

3-point %

4th37.3%

37.5%28th

Free throw %

10th79.2%

78.5%16th

Rebounds

7th45.6

44.519th

Rank among 30 teams, 1st = best; a longer bar is a better rank. A defense ranks well for allowing less: lower shooting percentages, fewer points and rebounds, more turnovers forced.

Shot typesHistory

2025–26 · points a game by shot type · rank 1 = the most in the league · the tick on each bar is the league average

NYK offense vs MIL defense

TypeNYK scoresMIL allows

Spot-up jumpers

24.9#11

28.2#1

Transition

17.9#17

18.6#21

Free throws

17.3#23

18.9#11

Drives & floaters

18.3#13

16.8#23

Pull-ups & step-backs

14.6#9

13.0#18

Putbacks

9.3#6

7.6#26

Cuts & lobs

5.3#23

5.9#20

Post-ups & turnarounds

4.9#14

4.2#28

Other at the rim

2.2#15

2.4#12

MIL offense vs NYK defense

TypeMIL scoresNYK allows

Spot-up jumpersMatch

29.8#2

25.2#10

Transition

15.6#29

16.3#26

Free throws

13.9#30

17.7#21

Drives & floaters

16.9#23

16.8#24

Pull-ups & step-backs

14.9#7

12.6#24

Putbacks

6.1#30

7.0#29

Cuts & lobs

5.8#17

5.0#26

Post-ups & turnarounds

4.3#20

4.4#24

Other at the rim

2.3#13

2.2#22

From play-by-play: transition = the first shot within 7 seconds of a defensive rebound, turnover or opponent score; putback = within 3 seconds of the team's own offensive rebound; the rest by the shot label (spot-up = the plain jump shot). Free throws from the box score. Hover a number for the league average. An approximation of play types, not tracking data.

Scoring by quarter and halfHistory

per game, last 17 games · the tick is the league's average team

NYKForAgainst

28.2

26.9

31.3

25.5

29.4

25.7

26.8

22.3

1st half

59.5

52.4

2nd half

57.1

48.2

Game

116.6

100.5

51% of NYK's points come in the first half, 50% for the average team.

MILForAgainst

26.6

31.6

27.1

29.4

27.6

31.5

27.8

28.0

1st half

53.8

60.9

2nd half

55.4

59.5

Game

109.2

120.4

49% of MIL's points come in the first half, 50% for the average team.

Average points per game in each period, from box scores, over a team's last 17 games; overtime is pooled into the second half and the game. History, not a forecast: a team that leads late plays differently than one that trails, and a small window swings.

SeriesHistory

10 meetings

NYK 7series3 MIL

Last 10NNMNNNNNMM

Avg total

235.4

combined points

Avg margin

NYK 7.0

per meeting

Biggest win

NYK +34

Jan 12, 2025

Last meeting

NYK won

Feb 27, 2026

Every meetingHistory

2026NYK 1-0 MIL

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Feb 27, 2026	NYK 127	MIL 98	NYK+29	+29

2025NYK 3-1 MIL

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Nov 28, 2025	MIL 109	NYK 118	NYK+9	+9
Oct 28, 2025	NYK 111	MIL 121	MIL+10	+10
Mar 28, 2025	NYK 116	MIL 107	NYK+9	+9
Jan 12, 2025	MIL 106	NYK 140	NYK+34	+34

2024NYK 2-0 MIL

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Nov 8, 2024	MIL 94	NYK 116	NYK+22	+22
Apr 7, 2024	NYK 122	MIL 109	NYK+13	+13

2023NYK 1-2 MIL

Date	Road	Home	Winner	Margin
Dec 25, 2023	MIL 122	NYK 129	NYK+7	+7
Dec 23, 2023	MIL 130	NYK 111	MIL+19	+19
Dec 5, 2023	NYK 122	MIL 146	MIL+24	+24

From box scores and play-by-play. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.