⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 38 from three
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 3:07 · NY 56-41 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q3 0:05 · NY 103-75 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 6:42 · NY 115-95 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Bryn Forbes flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:48 · NY 90-73 MIL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Thanasis Antetokounmpo and Ignas Brazdeikis
Q4 0:49 · NY 128-106 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
