Less than 24 hours after beating Brooklyn, 108-91, at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks faced an uphill battle on a back-to-back tonight in Milwaukee. Jason Kidd's Bucks were motivated to play well at home after Friday's loss in Detroit, and rhythm would be hard to establish as the league's two most prolific fouling teams would go on to rack up 46 calls between them.
The Knicks faced adversity throughout the night, from Carmelo Anthony banging knees just two minutes into the game to Kristaps Porzingis' foul trouble, but Derek Fisher's club put forth a solid effort in response to the early challenges; Anthony would return a few minutes after limping to the bench, finishing the first quarter with nine points on 3-of-6 shooting and New York trailed by just four at the half.