⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:53 · NY 52-60 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Out of Bounds
Q4 4:26 · NY 80-83 MIL
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Redd.
Q4 1:29 · NY 85-92 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:30 · NY 7-15 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:50 · NY 82-88 MIL
- Missed FT
Toni Kukoc missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · NY 85-93 MIL
- Missed FT
Toni Kukoc missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:58 · NY 85-93 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
