⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 46- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:28 · MIL 19-11 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 0:29 · MIL 81-60 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bogut technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:50 · MIL 59-52 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:48 · MIL 43-41 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 2:15 · MIL 102-84 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:26 · MIL 93-67 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
