The Milwaukee Bucks, currently on a six-game losing streak, face the New York Knicks tonight, November 28.,Giannis Antetokounmpo is listed as questionable due to a left adductor strain.The Milwaukee Bucks are in the midst of a six-game losing streak as they head to Madison Square Garden tonight, Nov. 28, to face the New York Knicks in a streaming-only game on Prime. The Bucks are 8-11 and currently three games out of the East\u2019s final play-in spot while the Knicks are 11-6 and have won three of their last four.<\/p>\n
It is the final game of East Group C play in the NBA Cup, and the Bucks not only need to beat the Knicks to keep their hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals alive, but they also need help around the league on Nov. 28. The Bucks can only advance via the wildcard entry in the East following their loss at Miami on Nov. 26, so they need the following to happen: Atlanta defeats Cleveland, and Orlando defeats Detroit.<\/p>\n
There is technically a possibility the Bucks could advance otherwise, but they would need to beat the Knicks by such a wide margin to make up a point differential deficit to Cleveland and Detroit. The Bucks\u2019 largest margin of victory this season is just 16 (vs. Chicago on Nov. 7). Milwaukee was hurt in that category by going to overtime against Charlotte on Nov. 14, as Cup games that go to an extra period are awarded a net zero point differential regardless of outcome.<\/p>\n
The Bucks are the defending in-season tournament champions and are the only team in the league to have advanced to the semifinals in the first two years of the Cup. Should they advance to the quarterfinals for the third consecutive season, they would go on the road for the first time.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee beat New York, 121-111, on Oct. 28 at Fiserv Forum and afterward, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked several questions by Knicks beat writers about the offseason trade talks between the Bucks and Knicks. \u201cI don\u2019t remember that,\u201d he said after the game. \u201cRight now I\u2019m here representing my team and that\u2019s it. We beat the Knicks. So it doesn\u2019t really matter. What matters right now is we have a game in two days against Golden State. Try to stay locked in and get two in a row. But I didn\u2019t read that article. I try to stay away from all that rumors, how do you call it, speculations and trade and all this. That doesn\u2019t concern me one bit. I try to involve myself and try to help my team win games.” Antetokounmpo had previously addressed the report earlier in training camp on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n
Is Giannis playing?
\nThe Bucks star is questionable to suit up in New York. After going through a pregame workout in Milwaukee before a loss to Portland on Nov. 24, the 30-year-old star was upgraded to questionable as the team headed to Miami. But, he did not complete the team\u2019s shootaround on Nov. 26, and ultimately was ruled out. Bucks head coach Doc Rivers said it not a signal of a physical setback for Antetokounmpo, who strained his left adductor in the first half of a game against Cleveland on Nov. 17.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee\u2019s current six-game losing streak matches the streak the team suffered through from Oct. 25-Nov. 7, 2024, last season. The team had not lost seven in a row since doing it twice in the 2006-07 campaign.<\/p>\n
Giannis Antetokounmpo began the season saying good teams do not lose two games in a row, which was a mental trick of sorts to get the team to refocus after losses \u2013 even the 60-win Bucks in 2018-19 lost twice in a row one time \u2013 but the Bucks have now strung together long losing streaks that he hasn\u2019t experienced since his first two years in the league.<\/p>\n
In his rookie year of 2013-14, the 15-win Bucks went on several long losing streaks. In 2014-15, they lost six straight at one point. But from 2015-16 through 2023-24 the team had never lost more than five in a row. And considering the Bucks head home immediately after the Knicks game to face the Brooklyn Nets on a back-to-back \u2013 and that the team is currently 1-2 on the back end of consecutive games \u2013 it\u2019s worth noting the team has not lost eight in a row since Antetokounmpo\u2019s rookie season, from March 11-27, 2014. The franchise record is a 15-game losing streak in the 1995-96 season.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee Bucks injury report:
\nTaurean Prince, out (neck surgery)
\nKevin Porter Jr., out (right meniscus surgery)
\nGiannis Antetokounmpo, questionable (left adductor strain)<\/p>\n
The Bucks are not on a traditional TV channel, as the game will be streamed only on Prime. Ian Eagle, Stan Van Gundy and Cassidy Hubbarth are on the call. If fans want to listen to a local option, the game will be broadcast on WTMJ Radio and the Bucks radio network with Dave Koehn on the call.<\/p>\n
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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