⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Bucks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 23 threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 38 from three
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 33
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 stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 8:03 · MIL 93-78 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 7:55 · MIL 125-105 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:38 · MIL 62-62 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:03 · MIL 112-103 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 23 | Threes made | 7 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
