⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:38 · MIL 31-32 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 2:45 · MIL 97-83 NY
- Steal
Drew Gooden stole it from Jeremy Lin
Q4 1:29 · MIL 112-111 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:42 · MIL 112-111 NY
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:23 · MIL 116-113 NY
- Missed FT
Ersan Ilyasova misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · MIL 119-114 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 10:11 · MIL 39-47 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:16 · MIL 108-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 1:29 · MIL 112-111 NY
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire traveling
Q4 0:23 · MIL 116-113 NY
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · MIL 116-113 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
