⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 9:21 · NY 32-37 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:23 · NY 77-80 MIL
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:28 · NY 89-88 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddy Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:38 · NY 34-43 MIL
- Technical
Zach Randolph double technical foul
Q2 1:12 · NY 39-51 MIL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:28 · NY 89-88 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:03 · NY 6-14 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:07 · NY 19-33 MIL
- Go-ahead
Mo Williams hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:43 · NY 87-88 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bogut bad pass
Q4 3:20 · NY 85-85 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
