⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-9Q121-29
0Q228-26
+19Q336-17
+2Q424-22
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, twelve of seventeen from three
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 42
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
71%Three-point accuracy29%
3Offensive rebounds11
12Threes made5
0Blocks2
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
