The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting New York Knicks, 123-108, at Fiserv Forum on Friday.

A 39-30 first quarter set the foundation for Milwaukee in this victory, winning in wire-to-wire fashion. With that said, it stayed within a single-digit margin for all but a handful of minutes. The Bucks largest lead was in the final minutes, which can be attributed to a 28-12 run in the final frame. They did that despite missing 10 of their last 12 shots, getting to the charity stripe at ease. Milwaukee shot 27-of-31 from the free-throw line while New York connected on just 16-of-28. In addition, the Bucks outscored the Knicks in fastbreak points, 19-10, while out-stealing them, 11-6.

The Knicks (23-27) were led by Evan Fournier, finishing with 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists. R.J. Barrett registered 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Julius Randle accumulated nine points, 11 rebounds and three assists, while Kemba Walker tallied eight points, five rebounds and seven assists.

The Bucks (31-20) were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, tallying 38 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Jrue Holiday had 24 points, five rebounds and 10 assists. Khris Middleton collected 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Grayson Allen generated 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.

On deck for Milwaukee is a home matchup versus the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. As for New York, they return to action on Monday against the Sacramento Kings.