⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 24 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-13 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:16 · NY 46-48 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · NY 83-90 MIL
- Missed FT
Jerian Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:04 · NY 84-92 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 8:11 · NY 83-92 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Miles Plumlee technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:19 · NY 28-39 MIL
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:41 · NY 43-46 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
