⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 30
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
Q2 5:39 · NY 45-37 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 2:36 · NY 82-60 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 4:20 · NY 100-81 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:23 · NY 88-78 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q1 2:59 · NY 22-18 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
