⏱️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
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 26-13 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:47 · MIL 60-64 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:12 · MIL 8-15 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:04 · MIL 21-33 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:26 · MIL 66-79 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
