There may be a new face in charge on the sidelines but it was not enough to drag the New York Knicks out of their losing slump, the Milwaukee Bucks winning 101-96 in Herb Williams' first game as head coach since Lenny Wilkens resigned Saturday.

It was a season-high sixth straight loss and the 10th loss in the past 11 games for the Knicks, who are only one game ahead of last season's pace at the same stage while falling six games below .500.

Asked to compare himself to Wilkens, Williams said, "I'm going to get things a little more towards defense. Lenny was real good at running offense, but I think you have to shut teams down in this league."