⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 42 free throws to their 31- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 25-15 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:52 · MIL 21-13 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 4:03 · MIL 60-50 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Bell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · MIL 96-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 9:40 · MIL 69-74 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nate Robinson offensive foul (Charlie Bell draws the foul)
Q4 1:02 · MIL 107-113 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 1:02 · MIL 107-113 NY
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · MIL 112-118 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
