Thursday’s seventh NBA Week 8 match is between New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks. The opening tip-off is set to commence at 12:10pm with the game to be played at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The away team New York Knicks are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks.
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When: 12:10 | Thursday 19/12/2013
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI
New York Knicks $1.66 vs N $2.27 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
Milwaukee Bucks $1.57 vs N $2.45 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison:
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| New York Knicks | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.65 | 1.66 | 1.57 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 2.27 | 2.30 | 2.45 | 2.30 | 2.27 | 2.42 |
Teams:
New York Knicks:
| Num | Player |
|---|---|
| 45 | Cole Aldrich |
| 7 | Carmelo Anthony |
| 77 | Andrea Bargnani |
| 6 | Tyson Chandler |
| 2 | Raymond Felton |
| 5 | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
| 3 | Kenyon Martin |
| 23 | Toure Murry |
| 9 | Pablo Prigioni |
| 21 | Iman Shumpert |
| 8 | J.R. Smith |
| 0 | Chris Smith |
| 1 | Amar’e Stoudemire |
| 18 | Beno Udrih |
| 51 | Metta World Peace |
Milwaukee Bucks:
| Num | Player |
|---|---|
| 34 | Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| 3 | Caron Butler |
| 10 | Carlos Delfino |
| 31 | John Henson |
| 7 | Ersan Ilyasova |
| 11 | Brandon Knight |
| 00 | O.J. Mayo |
| 22 | Khris Middleton |
| 12 | Gary Neal |
| 27 | Zaza Pachulia |
| 9 | Miroslav Raduljica |
| 13 | Luke Ridnour |
| 8 | Larry Sanders |
| 5 | Ekpe Udoh |
| 6 | Nate Wolters |
Preview:
The only time the New York Knicks have had a winning record this season, it came at the expense of the Milwaukee Bucks.
It’s been all downhill for the Knicks since that season-opening victory. Things haven’t been any easier for the Bucks.
Two of the three worst teams in the Eastern Conference take the court when New York visits Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
The Knicks (7-17) opened the season with a 90-83 home win over the Bucks on Oct. 30 before dropping 13 of their next 15 games, including nine in a row from Nov. 14-Dec. 1.
They ended that slide by beating Brooklyn on Dec. 5 and won consecutive games for the only time this season with a victory over Orlando the next night, but since then they’ve suffered a few losses that were nothing short of embarrassing.
New York’s brief win streak ended with an absolute drubbing – a 114-73 home loss to Boston on Dec. 8 – and the team again left the fans at Madison Square Garden shaking their heads after a 102-101 loss against Washington on Monday.
Bradley Beal hit a driving layup with 6 seconds remaining to give the Wizards the lead, and the Knicks didn’t use one of their three remaining timeouts before Carmelo Anthony attempted a 3-pointer that bounced off the rim as time expired.
“I probably should have taken a timeout there at the end, but you know Beno (Udrih) grabbed it and the ball is in Melo’s hands before I could even react. I should have reacted a lot sooner once the ball went through the bucket,” coach Mike Woodson said. “So, that’s on me.”
Anthony scored 32 points and J.R. Smith had 18 for the Knicks, who allowed the Wizards to shoot 54.2 percent (39 for 72) and fell to 4-3 when they score at least 100 points.
“That’s a tough way to lose a game,” Anthony said. “If (Woodson) said it’s his fault there’s no need for me to make excuses or talk about it. As players, we have to be smarter. We knew we had timeouts. I was just trying to get a shot.”
Smith, who is rumored to have a tense relationship with Woodson, had his highest point total since Nov. 20 and ended a string of three straight games in single digits.
New York’s struggles can be traced in part to the absence of center Tyson Chandler, who could return against the Bucks from a leg fracture he suffered Nov. 5.
Point guard Raymond Felton (hamstring) and Kenyon Martin (abdominal strain) remain sidelined, though Amare Stoudemire tweeted “Body & Knees feel great!” after Woodson said he would be out a while.
The Knicks have beaten Atlanta twice this season and will now try for a second win against the Bucks, who have lost six straight against New York after winning 12 of the previous 14 meetings.
Milwaukee, which endured its longest skid (11 games) in nearly 18 years earlier this season, dropped its third straight Saturday with a 106-93 loss at Dallas.
O.J. Mayo, who played despite the recent death of his grandmother, had four points on 1-of-6 shooting in his first game in Dallas against his former team since signing with the Bucks as a free agent last summer.
John Henson had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Milwaukee, which fell behind by 34 late in the third quarter.
“We came out flat,” Henson said of the Bucks, who lost by a point to Chicago at home a night earlier and have played five sets of back-to-backs in their last 10. “The combination of these games and the travel, I think we kind of hit that wall.”
Milwaukee has won the second leg of those pairings only once and faces another back-to-back against Cleveland and Philadelphia starting Friday.
Source: www.nba.com
