Los Angeles –
The New York Knicks, fueled by 37 points from Jalen Brunson, punched their ticket to the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Friday with a 118-109 victory over Milwaukee that knocked the defending in-season tournament champion Bucks out of the competition.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from a four-game injury absence to score 30 points while adding 15 rebounds and eight assists in 28 minutes, but the Bucks dropped their seventh straight.
Trailing by four to start the fourth quarter, the Bucks pulled to within two points on an Antetokounmpo dunk with 5:19 remaining.