⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:14 · NY 15-6 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 2:59 · NY 54-29 MIL
- Go-ahead
Tyson Chandler hit a two point shot
Q4 2:35 · NY 82-81 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:28 · NY 60-41 MIL
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler bad pass
Q4 4:43 · NY 80-77 MIL
- Turnover
Pablo Prigioni traveling
Q4 3:56 · NY 80-80 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 9:22 · NY 61-44 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:58 · NY 65-54 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:24 · NY 74-71 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler offensive foul (Raymond Felton draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · NY 80-80 MIL
- Turnover
Caron Butler lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · NY 80-81 MIL
- Turnover
Zaza Pachulia lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · NY 84-81 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
