⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 34- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 5
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 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 9:12 · MIL 73-88 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:07 · MIL 8-14 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:24 · MIL 24-34 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q4 9:02 · MIL 90-122 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul
Q3 8:30 · MIL 67-88 NY
📊The numbers
| MIL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 21 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 33 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
