⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 35- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:16 · MIL 80-76 NY
- Steal
Mo Williams stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 2:15 · MIL 101-96 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jiri Welsch misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · MIL 108-102 NY
- Missed FT
Michael Redd misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · MIL 111-105 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:23 · MIL 33-35 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:15 · MIL 101-96 NY
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury backcourt
Q4 0:52 · MIL 105-100 NY
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · MIL 108-102 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
