On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Bucks hosted the Knicks in a battle of Eastern focus. In the end, the Knicks broke out in the second half to beat the Bucks 122-109, and Brunson scored 43 points, and scored 186 points in five meetings with the Bucks in the regular season this season.
The Bucks held a 10-point lead for most of the first half, and the Knicks could only rely on Brunson to score alone, scoring 17 points in the first quarter and 23 points at the end of the first half.
Entering the second half, Brunson still maintained an efficient offense, and the other Knicks players also stepped up, Brunson scored 14 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and the Knicks played 39-24 in a single quarter to complete the comeback, and finally successfully completed the comeback.
Brunson finished the game with 43 points, six rebounds and eight assists on 16-of-32 shooting, 2-of-6 three-pointers and 9-of-11 free throws, with a plus/minus of +11.
This is also Brunson's 35+ stats in three consecutive games, after contributing 35 points and 11 assists in the previous two games with the Bulls and Kings.
Brunson's five games against the Bucks this season include two 30+ games, two 40+ games, and 24 points in one game, totaling 186 points, breaking Iverson's total number of points scored against the Bucks by a single player.
The Bucks led by 11 points at the end of the first half, and into the second half, the situation was abrupt, the offense was blacked out, and the defense was not strong, and the Knicks scored 72 points in the second half in two quarters, while the Bucks only scored 48 points.
Lillard scored 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, and 8-of-11 free throws, but missed his three-point shot, shooting only 1-of-7, and Portis, who came off the bench, scored 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting.
After losing this game, the Bucks suffered the longest four-game losing streak of the season, after the Bucks lost to the Wizards, Grizzlies, and Raptors, three weaker teams, losing six of the last seven games, and the only opponent they beat was the Hawks.
In 32 games since Rivers took charge of the Bucks, the Bucks have a 15-17 record, compared to 30-13 for Griffin, who is out of class.
In the last four rounds of the regular season, the Bucks' opponents are the Celtics, Magic, Thunder, and Magic, of which the first two games are at home and the last two games are away, and the schedule is very difficult.