Struggling Knicks begin road trip in Milwaukee

This is the third meeting of the campaign between the squads. In the two previous contests, Milwaukee beat the Knicks on December 12th at Madison Square Garden and on December 30th at the Bradley Center.

The Bucks have won three straight and four of the last five meetings in this series. New York has lost five of its last six contests at Milwaukee.

New York will try and halt a six-game losing streak this evening. On Friday, Ben Gordon drained the go-ahead three-pointer with 31.7 seconds remaining, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away for a 108-101 win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Steve Francis finished with 18 points and Quentin Richardson netted 16 for the Knicks, who have lost six in a row and 22 of their last 24 games overall.

Malik Rose contributed season-highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds and Stephon Marbury ended with 15 points for New York, which blew a double-digit second- half lead.

The Knicks are a brutal 4-25 as the visitor this season. They have lost 12 in a row on the road. The last time New York picked up a win away from home was on January 10th at Cleveland.

New York is also scheduled to visit Indiana and Charlotte on the current road trip.

The Bucks attempt to get back on the winning track this evening. On Wednesday, Shawn Marion posted 29 points and pulled sown 18 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns downed Milwaukee 123-110 at US Airways Center.

Michael Redd scored 37 points to in the loss to Phoenix for the Bucks, who had a two-game winning streak halted. Rookie Andrew Bogut scored 15 points, while T.J. Ford netted 13 and Charlie Bell scored 12 points. Bobby Simmons scored 11 and center Jamaal Magloire contributed eight points and 11 boards in defeat.

Milwaukee, which will host Sacramento on Wednesday in the finale of a brief two-game homestand, is a solid 17-11 as the host this season. The Bucks have dropped two in a row at the Bradley Center.

The Knicks are scheduled to host the Bucks on April 14th at Madison Square Garden in the fourth and final meeting of the campaign between the squads.