⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of seventeen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dikembe Mutombo Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 4:37 · NY 46-32 MIL
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Lost Ball. Stolen by T.J. Ford.
Q4 3:16 · NY 88-82 MIL
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Backcourt
Q4 0:32 · NY 90-84 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Thomas Offensive Foul
Q4 3:28 · NY 88-82 MIL
- Turnover
Brian Skinner Lost Ball. Stolen by Dikembe Mutombo.
Q4 2:30 · NY 88-84 MIL
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:48 · NY 90-84 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
