Bucks 99, Knicks 92
NEW YORK -- John Henson returned after missing four games with an Achilles tendon injury, scoring 22 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 99-92 win over the New York Knicks on Friday at Madison Square Garden.
The forward came off the bench for the Bucks (3-3) and provided a fourth quarter surge, scoring 11 points. His two free throws and a hook shot gave the Bucks a 79-75 lead with 9:45 to play.
Knicks guard Derrick Williams' two free throws tied it at 81-81 with 7:55 to play, but Milwaukee went on a 14-5 burst to move ahead 95-86 with 1:37 remaining.
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 points for Milwaukee, who led the entire game.
The Knicks (2-4) are 0-3 at home for their worst start since beginning 0-3 in 2006-07.
Forward Carmelo Anthony, who missed the last 30 games of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery, led the Knicks with 17 points. New York's rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis recorded his second double-double in three games, scoring 14 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
Williams chipped in with 15 points and guard Langston Galloway contributed 13 points and seven rebounds.
New York got as close as two points four times in the third quarter, but were unable to take the lead. A driving layup from Milwaukee center Johnny O'Bryant with 54 seconds left in the quarter gave the Bucks a 75-72 edge.
Anthony tossed in nine points for New York in the second quarter as the Knicks whittled the Milwaukee lead to 56-53 at the half. The Bucks led by as many as 14 points midway through the quarter.
Milwaukee shot 65 percent from the floor (13-of-20) and led 30-20 after the first quarter. The Bucks opened the game on a 16-6 run with center Greg Monroe scoring six of those points.
NOTES: Celtics G Marcus Smart missed his second straight game with a sprained left big toe, arriving at TD Garden with the foot in a boot. His absence created a matchup problem against the guard-rich Wizards. "It's day to day," coach Brad Stevens said before the game. "The bottom line is, the ultimate factor in deciding whether he can play or not is, 'Can he push off of (the foot)?' He couldn't push off of it at all on Wednesday; he's pushing off of it much better now, but there's no reason to put extra stress on it by walking without a boot." ... Bradley Beal and John Wall, the reason that Washington is so guard-rich, came into the game 1-2 in the NBA in fourth-quarter scoring. Beal, whose last-second 3-pointer defeated the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, was leading the league at 10.3 points per game in the first four fourth quarters. Wall was second at 8.8. ... Boston F Amir Johnson started despite tweaking an ankle on Wednesday night.