⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the fourth quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 7:26 · MIL 24-9 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Budenholzer technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:39 · MIL 90-104 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:40 · MIL 46-38 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q4 6:49 · MIL 90-112 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
