⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 17-2 off them- A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:35 · MIL 8-0 NY
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 24
Q3 7:00 · MIL 90-66 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:11 · MIL 115-106 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
