Brunson’s career night trashed: “We didn’t close out and we gave them life”

The New York Knicks dropped their first game of the 2023 calendar year to the visiting Milwaukee Bucks, losing 111-107 at MSG on Monday. It’s the first loss in five games for the Knicks (22-19) and the second win in a row for the Bucks (26-14), who moved up to the third seed in the East.

Barring a victory next Wednesday, the Knicks would have strung at least two wins or two losses without alternating them individually since…