NEW YORK — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 issues, seven assists and 7 rebounds, Bobby Portis added 23 issues and 11 forums, and the Milwaukee Greenbacks beat the New York Knicks 130-111 on Saturday, opening a two-game sequence with their 7th immediately victory.

Khris Middleton scored 20 issues for the Greenbacks, who beat the Knicks for the 9th immediately time and can attempt to do it once more Monday in entrance of a countrywide TV target market because the leadoff recreation to the NBA’s Christmas agenda.

That doesn’t give the Knicks a lot time to search out solutions in what’s been a one-sided matchup, regardless that they had been just a little extra aggressive than when the Greenbacks blew them out 146-122 on Dec. 5 within the quarterfinals of the In-Season Match.

Nonetheless, it infrequently felt in particular shut, with the Greenbacks beginning rapid and keeping up a at ease lead lots of the means. They blew it open for just right early within the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run that became an 11-point lead right into a 114-92 cushion on Portis’ 3-pointer with 6:29 to play.

Milwaukee simply overlooked having 5 20-point scorers to open its long vacation keep in New York. After the rematch Monday, the Greenbacks will play Wednesday in Brooklyn, with some gamers both bringing circle of relatives or hoping to seek advice from some to rejoice.

Damian Lillard had 19 issues, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Greenbacks, and Malik Beasley made 5 3-pointers en path to his 19 issues.

Jalen Brunson scored 36 issues in any other just right recreation towards Milwaukee, having poured in 45 in a Nov. 3 loss. Julius Randle added 26 issues and 7 rebounds because the Knicks had a two-game successful streak snapped.

Those groups can have already met 4 instances after the Christmas recreation, after their quarterfinal recreation within the In-Season Match was once added to their 4 that had been already scheduled.

The Greenbacks picked up proper the place they left off in that victory, after they shot 60 in keeping with cent total and 60.5 in keeping with cent from 3-point vary. Milwaukee went 5 for 7 in the back of the arc within the opening quarter, taking a 36-27 lead.

The Greenbacks prolonged that to 60-44 on Lillard’s 3-pointer with 2:35 final within the part, however the Knicks closed with a 10-2 spurt to trim it to 62-54 when Brunson made a 3-pointer on the buzzer.