Brandon Jennings had 19 points and six assists and Drew Gooden scored 17 points as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting New York Knicks, 107-80, on Tuesday.
Milwaukee (3-5) scored 41 first-quarter points to take a 22-point lead and was never challenged by New York (3-4).
Corey Maggette added 14 points for the Bucks, who held the Knicks to 37.8 percent shooting. Amar’e Stoudemire scored 19 points to lead New York, which lost its second straight contest.
Milwaukee’s 107 points were a season high and marked just the second time the Bucks scored 100 or more points this season.
The Bucks led by 21 points at halftime and by 23 entering the final quarter.
Ersan Ilyasova had nine rebounds as Milwaukee had a 45-34 edge on the boards.
Wilson Chandler added 11 points and Raymond Felton scored 10 for the Knicks.
New York | Milwaukee | |
Amare Stoudemire 19 | Scoring | Brandon Jennings 19 |
Raymond Felton 8 | Assists | Brandon Jennings 6 |
Anthony Randolph 9 | Rebounds | Ersan Ilyasova 9 |
Raymond Felton 4 | Free Throws Made | Drew Gooden 7 |
Anthony Randolph 2 | Steals | Earl Boykins 2 |
Anthony Randolph 2 | Blocks | Andrew Bogut 2 |