⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-7 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:26 · MIL 67-71 NY
- Go-ahead
Joe Smith hit a jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 2:20 · MIL 94-93 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd lost ball
Q4 4:41 · MIL 88-91 NY
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
Q4 0:05 · MIL 98-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:15 · MIL 4-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 2:32 · MIL 45-62 NY
- Winner
Malik Rose hit a 14-foot jumper, Steve Francis with the assist
Q4 2:00 · MIL 94-95 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIL 92-93 NY
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · MIL 92-93 NY
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · MIL 94-97 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
