⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 25- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:28 · NY 27-27 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 5:41 · NY 77-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Carmelo Anthony and Carlos Delfino
Q3 3:49 · NY 62-74 MIL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Carmelo Anthony and Brandon Jennings
Q4 1:32 · NY 84-98 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:26 · NY 62-78 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
