⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+7Q133-24
0Q227-25
-2Q318-20
-6Q416-19
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of twelve from three- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy8%
5Threes made1
16Turnovers9
5Steals9
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
