⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six, and were outscored 19-5 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 stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q1 3:24 · MIL 30-7 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · MIL 85-82 NY
- Turnover
John Salmons offensive foul (Landry Fields draws the foul)
Q4 1:22 · MIL 91-84 NY
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
Q4 1:22 · MIL 91-84 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 3:40 · MIL 43-39 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Carlos Delfino draws the foul)
Q4 4:05 · MIL 85-81 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 4:05 · MIL 85-81 NY
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · MIL 85-81 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
