⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 50- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:01 · NY 65-51 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q2 5:38 · NY 45-38 MIL
- Turnover
RJ Barrett turnover
Q4 0:52 · NY 126-118 MIL
- Missed FT
RJ Barrett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NY 129-122 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 8:29 · NY 43-38 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:48 · NY 77-73 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Khris Middleton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:38 · NY 45-38 MIL
📊The numbers
| NY | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
