⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 5
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 4:12 · NY 23-30 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mitchell Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:04 · NY 88-107 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 10:59 · NY 56-78 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Korver misses technical free throw
Q4 5:04 · NY 88-107 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 14 |
