Live stream: Bucks 51, Knicks 62

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Keep Going 🔋 pic.twitter.com/lt5QzkcSAf – 1:10 PM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
At the half. pic.twitter.com/WyzRAGhXQ5 – 1:07 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Jalen Brunson leads the Knicks at halftime:
🔸 20 Points
🔸 8-15 FGs
New York is ahead of Milwaukee 62-51 🔥 pic.twitter.com/e2cRhWSKyY – 1:07 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Knicks 62, Bucks 51
– Lillard 12pts/4ast
– Lopez 10pts/2reb
– Antetokounmpo 9pts/7reb/3ast
– Middleton 9pts/2reb/2ast
Bucks shooting splits thus far:
39.6% FG / 27.3% 3pt / 70% FT – 1:06 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Halftime. Knicks lead the Bucks 62-51.
• Brunson 20 pts
• Barrett 18 & 4
• Randle 12 & 6
• Lillard 12 pts, 4 asts
Bucks shooting 6-22 from deep. – 1:06 PM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Dame’s heating up. pic.twitter.com/DvqMZWmfdT – 1:05 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
That was about as good as a half the Knicks have put together all season.
Knicks 62, Bucks 51. – 1:05 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Look at Taj Gibson just being everywhere – 1:05 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
New York or Nowhere 📸
@chrisrock @TracyMorgan @fatjoe pic.twitter.com/Y4LvqwNW6C – 1:04 PM

Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Michael Malone on his favorite Christmas Day NBA memories:
“I always go back to when my father was an assistant on the Knicks, and they would play the Bulls on Christmas Day.”
“I think about me, my family, my father, the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, and having the privilege… – 1:03 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
AUTOMATIC 🎯 pic.twitter.com/CuK7QFZPaN – 1:00 PM

Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Bucks, the NBA’s No. 2 scoring team, just finally broke 40 points with under 4 minutes left in the half. Lots of players want to play on Christmas, not too many coaches would sign up for two straight day games in New York like the Bucks have. – 12:58 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
It continues to be a struggle for the Bucks offensively today. They are shooting just 37.2 percent from the field, which includes 4-of-18 3-point shooting.
The Knicks lead, 52-41, with 2:59 left in the first half. – 12:58 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Dame Lillard & Jalen Brunson mic’d up for #NBAXmas 🔊 pic.twitter.com/pZVaYNapUR – 12:51 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Khris Middleton just got a technical foul after picking up a personal foul on Isaiah Hartenstein.
He thought he got fouled by Hartenstein on the other end on the previous possession. – 12:49 PM

Brian Geltzeiler @BGeltzNBA
Poor Taj Gibson. Just left the game holding his back like I hold mine when I get off the @onepeloton – 12:46 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Novakaine 👌
@stevenovak16 pic.twitter.com/RvKyOEx75o – 12:44 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Merry Christmas, Thunder fans
Never forget when Russell Westbrook helped mopped the floor during 2013’s Christmas game against the Knicks
OKC won in a blowout & Russ finished with 14-13-10
pic.twitter.com/yUAQQ9jWkp – 12:44 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Rough start to this one for Giannis Antetokounmpo. He’s just 3-of-8 from the field and the Knicks have done a nice job bothering him thus far.
The Knicks lead, 43-32, with 8:29 left in the first half. – 12:42 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Do ya thing 3⃣0⃣
Vote Julius Randle #NBAAllStar | on.knicks.com/3Rs8n78 pic.twitter.com/Cym5y0LqcS – 12:42 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Is Taj Gibson the oldest Giannis stopper in history? – 12:37 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
You might see Julius Randle and Bobby Portis matched up today. As Randle explained Saturday, the former Knick teammates have been competing against one another since HS. Randle said with a smile that Portis is maybe one of the few guys who isn’t scared to be physical with him: pic.twitter.com/EaEElPgm5a – 12:36 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
In Da Garden @50cent 📸 pic.twitter.com/NwveECptEL – 12:35 PM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Q1 done. pic.twitter.com/sPqElAlNnQ – 12:34 PM

Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Jalen Brunson has more points than Giannis and Dame combined – but he’s shorter than those two guys so I’m not sure if it counts – 12:34 PM

NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Jalen Brunson was HYPED after this and-1 😤 pic.twitter.com/sVK9opr5tc – 12:34 PM

Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
The Knicks haven’t played a better quarter against the Bucks all season. But Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett will eventually cool off. Can the defense hold up? And can everyone else chip in? Knicks could snap 9-game losing streak to Bucks on Christmas Day. – 12:33 PM

Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Strong start for the Knicks, who shoot 55% and lead the Bucks 36-27 after one. They were behind pretty much the whole way Saturday in Milwaukee’s victory. – 12:32 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Through one quarter, the Knicks lead the Bucks 36-27.
• Brunson 15 pts
• Barrett 14 & 2
• Quickley 5 pts
• Hart 2 rebs, 3 asts
• Antetokounmpo 6-3-2 – 12:32 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
After one quarter, the Knicks lead, 36-27.
The Bucks are just 3-of-12 from 3 thus far and they’ve committed four turnovers. – 12:32 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
THAT BAG IS DEEP 🤯
Vote Jalen Brunson #NBAAllStar | on.knicks.com/3Rs8n78 pic.twitter.com/yOk85BuYp1 – 12:31 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
Jalen Brunson should go the opposite direction of popular thought and just shrink a couple inches every year – 12:30 PM

Fred Katz @FredKatz
I’m confused. Aren’t the Bucks supposed to make seven 3s in a row at some point? – 12:28 PM

Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Monster block for Brook Lopez. Adrian Griffin on coaching against Lopez, pregame:
“We would say ‘hey, (driving is) not going to work’…they keep doing it over and over. They say that’s the definition of insanity….he should be in the conversation for DPOY.” – 12:23 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Adrian Griffin challenged that foul called on Brook Lopez’s rim contest of that RJ Barrett dunk attempt.
It was successful. But the Knicks are keeping the ball. – 12:22 PM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
RJ SLAM INCOMING 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/ojW5L9H6oU – 12:18 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
Tom Thibodeau said on Saturday that RJ Barrett just needed to get a few easy baskets/looks in transition to get going on offense again. That’s been the case early on today in Knicks-Bucks. Barrett has a put-back, a fast-break dunk & 2 threes in the first six minutes vs. MIL. – 12:17 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
That’s a pretty fastbreak from the Bucks.
Brook Lopez secures a steal, passes to Beasley, who passes to Lillard, who passes to Antetokounmpo, who finds Middleton in the right corner for a 3. – 12:14 PM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo is available for the #Bucks on Christmas Day vs. #Knicks jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via ⁦@journalsentinel⁩ – 12:10 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Brook Lopez throws a high-arcing alley-oop to Giannis Antetokounmpo out of the short roll and Antetokounmpo has started the Christmas Day show off with a dunk. – 12:09 PM

Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks-Knicks. Christmas Day. pic.twitter.com/FIqgXkqGfO – 12:07 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
Knicks are playing for an NBA-high 56th time on Christmas today. The franchise’s first game was on Christmas Day in 1947. They are 23-32 overall on Christmas Day. NYK’s Bernard King has the Christmas Day scoring record (60pts in loss to NJN in ’84). Wilt Chamberlain had an X-Mas… – 12:06 PM

Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
This is Christmas, not April Fool’s Day. That’s what the scoreboard says during starting lineups, but that’s not the Antetokounmpo who is starting today against the Knicks. pic.twitter.com/85xbUVc42Z – 12:05 PM

Brian Geltzeiler @BGeltzNBA
First hot take of the day: Robin Lopez has the best hair in the #NBA and it’s not particularly close – 12:05 PM

Sean Kelley @SeanKelleyLive
Merry Christmas from MSG! My 8th year of calling the NBA on Xmas for @espnradio. A true blessing and privilege. @CoryAlexanderVA and I have Bucks at Knicks. pic.twitter.com/vhTu8BcPb9 – 11:52 AM

Kane Pitman @KanePitman
For those wondering, Khris Middleton was watching Jack Ryan in the Bucks locker room a little earlier. Expected Home Alone today, but alas…. – 11:47 AM

Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
Damian Lillard is playing in just his 2nd game on Christmas Day. The first one came the same year the @Bucks became a staple on this day, 2018
Dame’s Blazers lost to the Jazz 117-96 – 11:38 AM

Robin Lopez @rolopez42
Christmas Day NBA debut for the Uncle Scrooge themed “Lucky Dimes”!!! I hope Carl Barks, Don Rosa and Khris Middleton would be proud (maybe not in that order…..) pic.twitter.com/qGoAWnpmTK – 11:38 AM

Sopan Deb @SopanDeb
merry christmas, but per rob thomas, only to those of you in new york
youtu.be/B1ZgaV776UQ?si… – 10:49 AM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Holiday SZN 💧
#ULTRADrip pic.twitter.com/vBQ0bECzr5 – 10:23 AM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Crazy stat considering the Knicks have been around since the 1940s.
With a win today, Tom Thibodeau will tie Hubie Brown for the fifth-winningest coach in franchise history.
The top 4?
Red Holzman, Joe Lapchick, Jeff Van Gundy, Pat Riley. – 10:03 AM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
A Christmas matchup vs. New York.
🎰: @paysbig pic.twitter.com/uIfcXGyqNx – 10:00 AM

Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
How the Milwaukee #Bucks will celebrate Christmas in New York: Trees, family and Broadway(?) 🎄🎅🏽jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 9:57 AM

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Milwaukee #Bucks guard Damian Lillard’s ‘biggest challenge’ is being away from family. Seven-time #NBA  All-Star adjusts to his new home while staying present in the lives of his three children. #nbachristmas @andscape bit.ly/3NGXOfr – 9:54 AM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Christmas patch in place.
#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/TyaVVHOxMt – 9:44 AM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Christmas Day at @TheGarden 🎁 pic.twitter.com/5otDB2GoeL – 9:30 AM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Five Bucks scored 19+ points in a 130-111 win over the Knicks on Saturday.
: @betwayusa pic.twitter.com/SAYMr54rkY – 9:22 AM

New York Knicks @nyknicks
Merry Knicksmas 🎄 pic.twitter.com/cQ6xeeucrm – 9:02 AM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
A few notes on NYK, Dejounte Murray, a significant Klutch Sports hurdle for New York and the possibility of a path forward for Rich Paul and the Knicks: sny.tv/articles/dejou… – 8:49 AM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Merry Christmas! pic.twitter.com/8ONhlR0IWs – 8:44 AM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Every #NBAAllStar vote counts TRIPLE today!
You know what to do.
Vote Bucks: on.bucks.com/trk/social pic.twitter.com/uv2pkrpMDf – 8:30 AM

Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Good morning.
@Froedtert x #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/Bn6fPXGoot – 8:00 AM

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
I’m excited for these Christmas Day games…starting with Bucks-Knicks:
-Will RJ Barrett show up? 39.7 FG% in his 16 games since returning from migraines
-IQ isn’t any better from last year, Grimes is way worse…Knicks needed one of their young guys to take a leap
-Bucks have… pic.twitter.com/5auSFRtDa9 – 6:53 AM