⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better 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, 32 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their fifteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 6:37 · MIL 23-13 NY
- Lead
Charlie Bell hit a layup, Ruben Patterson with the assist
Q4 0:37 · MIL 99-97 NY
- Lead
Ruben Patterson hit a 26-foot threeer, Mo Williams with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIL 102-99 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Earl Boykins misses technical free throw
Q4 5:22 · MIL 92-93 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:23 · MIL 95-97 NY
- Turnover
Dan Gadzuric lost ball
OT 4:56 · MIL 102-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Eddy Curry hit a tip shot
Q4 0:25 · MIL 99-99 NY
- Ties it
Eddy Curry hit a three jumper, Mardy Collins with the assist
Q4 0:00 · MIL 102-102 NY
- Winner
Malik Rose hit a layup, Jared Jeffries with the assist
OT 4:45 · MIL 102-104 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:27 · MIL 95-97 NY
- Turnover
Mardy Collins bad pass
Q4 1:23 · MIL 97-97 NY
- Missed FT
Mardy Collins misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:03 · MIL 113-118 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
