⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Bucks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their four
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:14 · MIL 8-3 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 4:51 · MIL 20-18 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 6:15 · MIL 109-102 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Rollins bad pass
Q4 3:24 · MIL 109-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:45 · MIL 8-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:30 · MIL 41-47 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns turnover
Q4 4:02 · MIL 107-102 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
