Jalen Brunson, Knicks rebound in a big way with dominant victory over Bucks

MILWAUKEE — The Knicks went from bricking to clicking. Three days after their frigid shooting night against the Cavs, the Knicks caught fire in Brew City — where it was an unseasonably warm Friday — while trouncing the Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo, 127-98. The Knicks alternated hot streaks from their three best players.Jalen Brunson owned the first quarter.

Karl-Anthony Towns took over the second.OG Anunoby put the game away in the third quarter.

The final 12 minutes felt like extended garbage time before the inevitable win for the Knicks (38-22), who finished 2-1 on their Midwest road trip and were happy to go home. “This is how we played offensively throughout most of the year,” coach Mike Brown said.“So for us to be able to space the ball correctly, make quick decisions with the basketball while touching the paint, playing off two feet, was huge. “We got a lot of mileage just from playing the game the right way.

So I applaud our guys for playing the way they did on both sides of the ball tonight.” Brunson finished with 27 points and seven boards in 30 minutes.Towns, the NBA’s leader in double-doubles, had 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Anunoby had his best game since returning from his toenail avulsion, scoring 24 points while shooting 5-for-7 on 3s. “It’s always good when you make shots,” Anunoby said. The Knicks needed that good result.They were coming off that disheartening defeat three nights earlier in Cleveland against a rising Finals contender.

Their schedule pivots to the toughest five-game stretch of the season — v.s.San Antonio, at Toronto, vs.

Oklahoma City, at Denver and at the Lakers.All those opponents are top six in their respective conferences. The Bucks (26-32), though, are just about average.

And the conditions were ripe for a Knicks bounce-back.They had two days off before tipoff after a short flight from Cleveland.

They were fully healthy outside of Miles McBride, who spoke before the game and descr...