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Bucks star puts on another clinic in big comeback win
Reuters • October 29th, 2025 4:46 pm
Giannis Antetokounmpo has lifted Milwaukee to a comeback win over the New York Knicks | Photo: AP
Giannis Antetokounmpo has continued his hot start to the NBA season, scoring 23 of his game-high 37 points in the second half of Milwaukee's 121-111 win over the visiting New York Knicks.
Antetokounmpo ignited the Bucks' comeback from a double-digit deficit.
The Greek star's lay up with 5:31 left snapped a 103-103 tie, putting the Bucks ahead for good and kickstarting a game-ending 18-8 run as Milwaukee won for the third time in four contests.
Antetokounmpo added eight rebounds and seven assists -- including six rebounds and six assists in the second half. He is averaging 36.3 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists per game this season.
Ryan Rollins scored a career-high 25 points while Gary Trent Jr. added 11 points for the Bucks, who were down 71-59 at halftime.
Jalen Brunson put up 36 points for the Knicks, who have lost two straight after opening the season 2-0.
Brunson played the final 6:13 with an apparent right leg injury sustained as he tried lunging back for the ball after Rollins swatted it away.
Mikal Bridges (24 points, 10 rebounds) posted his second double-double since joining the Knicks prior to last season while Landry Shamet had 16 points.
Karl-Anthony Towns pulled down 12 rebounds but scored just eight points on 2-of-12 shooting.
The teams traded runs before the Bucks finally took control in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points with 10 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers stormed back with Joel Embiid on the bench, beating the Washington Wizards 139-134 in overtime to remain unbeaten.
Embiid scored 25 points in a season-high 23:02, but with the 76ers managing his minutes, it was Adem Bona who turned the game around late.
"We're still trying to figure a lot out," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said.
"But I think one of the things we've figured out is playing hard and just playing, no matter who's out there, who isn't."
Bona blocked four shots in the fourth quarter and another in overtime as Philadelphia rallied from a 16-point deficit after three to improve to 4-0.
Alex Sarr scored 31 points for the Wizards, who had 110 points in the first three quarters then only 16 in the fourth.
