Milwaukee visits New York on 4-game road slide

Milwaukee Bucks (2-6, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (3-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST

nicks -7.5; over/under is 225.5

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee will look to break its four-game road losing streak when the Bucks take on New York.

New York went 50-32 overall and 35-17 in Eastern Conference games a season ago. The Knicks averaged 7.5 steals, 4.1 blocks and 12.2 turnovers per game last season.

Milwaukee finished 49-33 overall and 34-18 in Eastern Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Bucks averaged 119.0 points per game last season, 18.5 from the free-throw line and 42.6 from deep.

INJURIES: Knicks: Cameron Payne: day to day (hamstring), Precious Achiuwa: out (hamstring), Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle).

Bucks: Khris Middleton: out (ankle), Giannis Antetokounmpo: day to day (adductor).