⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 16-8 off them- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 32
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 1:07 · MIL 33-25 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:48 · MIL 61-50 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez bad pass
Q4 4:48 · MIL 98-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:06 · MIL 25-25 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 11:15 · MIL 87-99 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:03 · MIL 103-119 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
