Madison Square Garden will host its second matinee game within three days when the New York Knicks (16-12) face the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day.
Over their last three matchups, the Bucks have outscored the Knicks by 48 points and shot 54% from deep. As for New York, they shot 29% from downtown. The problem might be mental—the Knicks are a good shooting team, and Milwaukee’s defense is favorable to the longball, so maybe the ‘Bockers just get stage fright against Giannis and Dame?
Then again, the Bucks also stole the ball 12 times on Saturday, so maybe their defense is improving after all.