JB Still Playing On A MVP Level

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By Samori Benjamin

Brown Knows Teams Are Coming For The Champs

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The Knicks had home games on back to back nights this past Tuesday and Wednesday. They moved their record above .500 in their last game on Saturday night when they won in Cleveland over the Cavaliers 109-97. The Knicks had won three straight games. On This past Tuesday night the Knicks will hosted the Milwaukee Bucks were are in last place in their first season without their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bucks were 1-9. The Knicks will faced the Cavaliers again this past Wednesday after their 12 point win over them this past weekend. The Knicks swept the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals last spring. 

Milwaukee native Tyler Herro is leading the Bucks in scoring at 21.4 points per game. Herro was traded to Milwaukee from Miami for Antetokounmpo, and Jaime Jaquez Jr., who was also traded to Milwaukee with Herro, is Milwaukee’s second leading scorer this season at 15.4 points per game.  Cleveland is still led by New York native Donovan Mitchell who is averaging 22.8 points this season, his lowest since his rookie season. Cleveland is currently 5-6 on the season. Jalen Brunson currently leads the Knicks with a scoring average of 26.2 points per game. Karl Anthony Towns is second at 20.2 points per game, and OG Anunoby is the team’s third leading scorer at 16.4 points per game.