⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 39 from three
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 56
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:26 · MIL 11-2 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:58 · MIL 36-29 NY
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a 27-foot three jumper, Giannis Antetokounmpo with the assist
Q4 1:03 · MIL 104-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Giannis Antetokounmpo traveling
Q4 2:27 · MIL 101-98 NY
- Turnover
Brook Lopez out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:24 · MIL 101-100 NY
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIL 107-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:57 · MIL 16-22 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:38 · MIL 62-58 NY
- Go-ahead
Jalen Brunson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
Q4 1:10 · MIL 101-103 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q1 7:36 · MIL 13-7 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · MIL 101-98 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 20 | Threes made | 10 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 1 |
