On December 6, 2023, Beijing time, today's NBA game, the 14-6 Bucks host the 12-7 Knicks, this game is a midseason tournament eight into four games (the record is also included in the regular season), the winner will advance to the final four of the tournament, and then compete with the Pacers for a place in the finals. Bucks starters: Lillard + Beasley + Middleton + Antetokounmpo + Da Luo, Knicks starters: Brunson + Grimes + Barrett + Randle + Miro.
In the first quarter of the game, Brunson tossed, Brother Alphabet dunked in the air, Brunson and Barrett scored 4 points in a row, Brother Alphabet made a basket, Randle made a shot, Knicks 8-4, Beasley and Brother Alphabet scored 5 points in a row to exceed 1 point, Miro, Barrett scored, Brother Alphabet scored 4 points in a row in response, Bucks 13-12, Bucks paused, after the timeout came back, Randle shot, Da Luo tossed, Randle and Barrett scored 4 points in a row, Knicks overtook 3 points to stop the Bucks, after the timeout came back, Green, Portis scored 5 points in a row, the Bucks overtook by 2 points, Barrett made consecutive free throws, Hart made a layup, Beecham and Green responded with three points, the Bucks still led by 2 points, Brunson 2 + 1, Green responded with three points, the difference was still 2 points, Hateng and Randle scored, Lillard scored 5 points in a row, the difference was 3 points, Randle scored 4 points in a row, Brother Alphabet responded 2 + 1, and the Bucks led 37-35 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Payne made 2 consecutive throws, Randle and Hart responded, the difference was 2 points, Middleton scored 5 points in a row, Hart and Quickley scored 6 points in a row, the difference was 1 point, Portis scored in a row, Randle made 2 free throws and 2 hits, the Bucks led by 6 points, Quickley chased the difference to 1 point, Da Luo, Brother Alphabet, Beasley expanded the difference to 8 points, Randle and Brunson tied the difference, Lillard scored consecutive points, the Bucks led by 6 points, DiVincenzo scored three points, Brunson stole the Bucks' baseline serve and played 2+1, the point difference was tied, Lillard scored 5 points in a row, Randle hit the board, and the Bucks led 75-72 at halftime.
Lillard scored 14 points in the second quarter, 19 points, 1 board and 4 assists on 5-of-7 shooting (4-of-4 from three-point range) in the half, 16 points, 2 boards and 3 assists on 7-of-9 shooting, Portis had 9 points and 2 boards, and Green had 9 points. For the Knicks, Randle made 9 of 9 in the half, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists with a 100% shooting rate, setting a personal record, and it is also the second person in the Knicks in the past 27 years who scored 25+ in 100% shooting in the half (the other is Austin Rivers in 2021), Brunson scored 15 points, 2 boards and 4 assists on 6-of-15 shooting, Barrett had 10 points and 5 boards, Hart had 8 points, and Quickley had 7 points.
The Bucks made 12 of 17 three-pointers in the first half, and the Knicks made 3 of 10 three-pointers, and the Bucks had a huge three-point advantage, but only led by 3 points, because the Knicks shot accurately and made 9 more free throws.
In the third quarter of the game, Brother Alphabet and Middleton scored 4 points in a row, the Bucks led by 7 points, Barrett shot, Brother Alphabet counterattacked and dunked, the Knicks paused, after the pause came back, Brother Alphabet made 1 of 2 free throws, the difference was 8 points, Brunson tossed, Da Luo responded with three points, the difference was 9 points, Randle made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Brother Alphabet and Middleton played 6-0, the difference of 13 points stopped the Knicks, and after the timeout came back, Da Luo made a layup, the difference was 15 points, Barrett, Brunson, and Randle chased the difference to 10 points, Brother Alphabet, Lillard, Beasley scored, Brunson made a layup, Randle chased the points, the difference was 11 points, Beecham made three points, DiVincenzo made 2 of 2 free throws, the difference was 12 points, Lillard and Portis extended the difference to 18 points, Barrett made a layup, and the Bucks led 112-96 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Hart, Barrett, and DiVincenzo played 7-0, and the difference was chased to 9 points to stop the Bucks, and after the timeout came back, Middleton and Beasley scored 5 points in a row, with a difference of 14 points, Hatten dunked, Beasley, Brother Alphabet, and Payne played 8-0, with a difference of 20 points to stop the Knicks, and after the timeout came back, Randle and Barrett scored three points, Beasley, Brother Alphabet, and Lillard responded, with a difference of 21 points, Randle made 2 free throws and 2 hits, Brother Alphabet, Lillard scored 5 points in a row, the difference was 24 points, there were more than 3 minutes left in the game, the suspense had been lost, Brunson and Barrett chased the difference to 20 points after the two sides withdrew the main force, and finally the Bucks defeated the Knicks 146-122 and advanced to the final four of the tournament.
Antetokounmpo had 35 points, 8 boards, 10 assists and 3 steals on 15-of-22 shooting, Lillard had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists on 8-of-13 shooting (5-of-7 three-pointers), Beasley had 18 points and 3 boards on 6-of-11 shooting (6-of-10 from three-point range), Middleton had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Da Lo had 9 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Portis had 13 points and 4 boards, and Payne had 12 points and 2 boards.
Randle had 41 points, six rebounds and five assists on 14-of-19 shooting, Brunson had 24 points, three rebounds and six assists on 10-of-22 shooting, Barrett had 23 points and eight boards, Hart had 11 points and four boards, and Quickley had seven points, one rebound and three assists.
The Bucks shot 23-of-38 from three-point range, shooting 605%, the efficiency is amazing, setting a team's three-point record this season, and after the Bucks win, in addition to advancing to the Final Four of the tournament, their regular season ranking also improved, and they surpassed the Magic to move to second place in the East, while also becoming third in the league. The Knicks remain fifth in the East.