⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 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, 14 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, 54 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 24 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 9:48 · MIL 15-10 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 6:31 · MIL 27-12 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 28
Q1 0:04 · MIL 50-22 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 24
Q3 8:48 · MIL 73-49 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q4 10:12 · MIL 85-67 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
