The New York Knick’s quest for an In-Season Tournament title ended Tuesday night in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Bucks scored 146 points to beat the Knicks 146-122.
It’s easy to look at the score and say the Knicks played no defense. That’s not necessarily the case. The Knicks played defense and guarded the Bucks close (for the most part); Milwaukee just hit a high percentage of its shots.
The Bucks hit 55/91 (60.4%) field goals Tuesday night. They also hit 21/33 (63.6%) of field goal attempts with a Knick within 2-4 feet. From that same 2-4-foot distance, Milwaukee hit 4/7 three-pointers.