⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks 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.
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:31 · MIL 33-32 NY
- Ties it
Brook Lopez hit a 2-foot dunk, Thanasis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 1:35 · MIL 96-96 NY
- Steal
Brook Lopez stole it from RJ Barrett
Q4 0:41 · MIL 96-99 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Giannis Antetokounmpo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:35 · MIL 33-35 NY
- Turnover
Jordan Nwora turnover
Q4 3:11 · MIL 89-94 NY
- Turnover
Thanasis Antetokounmpo lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · MIL 96-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:54 · MIL 2-11 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:17 · MIL 73-79 NY
- Winner
Alec Burks hit a 26-foot three jumper, Immanuel Quickley with the assist
Q4 1:19 · MIL 96-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 2:56 · MIL 89-94 NY
- Turnover
Immanuel Quickley turnover
Q4 1:48 · MIL 94-96 NY
- Turnover
RJ Barrett bad pass
Q4 0:41 · MIL 96-99 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
