Basketball: Antetokounmpo drops 31 points on Knicks as Bucks win 112-96

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 14 rebounds, Khris Middleton added 25 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 112-96 in NBA. It was Milwaukee’s sixth win in seven games this season. The Bucks swept the home-and-home series, having won at New York 109-95 on Christmas. Luke Kornet, making his first start of the season in place of Enes Kanter, tied a career high with 23 points, and Noah Vonleh added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks. New York, playing without leading scorer Tim Hardaway Jr. because of an illness, lost its sixth straight.