⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:18 · NY 44-46 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:17 · NY 56-59 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 3:13 · NY 71-70 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 7:18 · NY 32-40 MIL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 3:29 · NY 89-81 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:13 · NY 47-59 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
