⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 2:12 · NY 72-64 MIL
- Steal
Iman Shumpert stole it from Brandon Jennings
Q4 1:19 · NY 87-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 2:41 · NY 84-78 MIL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 1:23 · NY 87-80 MIL
- Missed FT
Steve Novak misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · NY 88-80 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 4:47 · NY 40-49 MIL
- Steal
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:23 · NY 87-80 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Jennings lost ball
Q4 1:19 · NY 87-80 MIL
- Turnover
Mike Dunleavy step out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:29 · NY 88-80 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
