⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made 26 threes to their sixteen- Shot well above their usual, 26 of 50 from three
- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- A 16-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:33 · NY 15-13 MIL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:39 · NY 71-82 MIL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:58 · NY 81-85 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses technical free throw
Q2 3:37 · NY 38-40 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 4:49 · NY 18-26 MIL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 24
Q3 9:02 · NY 46-70 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 3:41 · NY 94-104 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 26 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
