⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 18
Q2 6:42 · MIL 63-45 NY
- Winner
Brook Lopez hit a layup, Khris Middleton with the assist
Q4 2:55 · MIL 112-110 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 1:44 · MIL 124-113 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe traveling
Q4 3:26 · MIL 110-110 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:10 · MIL 33-31 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 9:14 · MIL 78-69 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · MIL 119-113 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
