⏱️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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 22
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 35
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
- Go-ahead
Brandon Knight hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:55 · MIL 81-79 NY
- Lead
Khris Middleton hit a 25-foot three jumper, John Henson with the assist
OT 4:41 · MIL 90-87 NY
- Go-ahead
Khris Middleton hit a 14-foot jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
2OT 3:40 · MIL 98-97 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:12 · MIL 85-87 NY
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova traveling
OT 1:20 · MIL 92-94 NY
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses free throw 1 of 1
2OT 4:20 · MIL 96-97 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 9:17 · MIL 31-40 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 2:41 · MIL 83-87 NY
- Lead
Beno Udrih hit a 28-foot three jumper, Carmelo Anthony with the assist
2OT 4:37 · MIL 94-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:32 · MIL 92-94 NY
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani bad pass
2OT 4:05 · MIL 96-97 NY
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
2OT 2:36 · MIL 98-99 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
