The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Knicks 130-111 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. These two teams faced off again on Christmas Day, but the Knicks changed the result.

Milwaukee had won all three of their games against New York this season, but the Knicks wouldn’t allow them win again, particularly on Christmas Day.

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Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo discussed the intensity of the previous two Knicks games after a 129-122 defeat on Monday. The former back-to-back MVP said playing twice in three days gave the mini-series a playoff feel.

“It was kind of like a playoff matchup,” Antetokounmpo told ESPN’s Jamal Collier. Our squad has played this team four times in the previous month and a half. Two times in recent days.

The exam is excellent for us. Being able to win the first playoff game and lose the second is ideal because we’ll face opponents twice on the road. It will teach us.”

As Giannis said, the Bucks lost hard, but at least they split the series at Madison Square Garden.

Milwaukee may face the Knicks in the playoffs, and Antetokounmpo and co. have a psychological advantage over their Eastern Conference opponents after winning at MSG.

On April 7, these clubs will play their last regular-season game at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.