⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 19 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, 19 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, 45 rebounds to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first 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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:30 · MIL 20-10 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 4:35 · MIL 33-16 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q3 4:09 · MIL 88-64 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:23 · MIL 2-4 NY
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q3 8:26 · MIL 71-51 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:26 · MIL 71-57 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q3 9:57 · MIL 66-45 NY
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:26 · MIL 71-51 NY
- Missed FT
Roger Mason misses technical free throw
Q3 0:24 · MIL 88-64 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
