⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 9:18 · NY 38-39 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack bad pass
Q4 4:48 · NY 95-96 MIL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:43 · NY 95-101 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:35 · NY 18-23 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:41 · NY 95-106 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 17 | Blocks | 13 |
