⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first 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 took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 6:46 · MIL 26-16 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:23 · MIL 56-44 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
