⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 20 in the fourth quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 20
Q4 6:33 · NY 76-96 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q1 2:59 · NY 13-23 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q1 10:19 · NY 5-18 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 3:40 · NY 36-48 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:21 · NY 43-58 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:59 · NY 13-23 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
