⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:31 · DET 78-77 NY
- Turnover
Jon Barry Bad Pass. Stolen by Travis Knight.
Q4 3:28 · DET 78-79 NY
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass
Q4 0:32 · DET 80-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 10:33 · DET 35-35 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 3:55 · DET 41-48 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 3:44 · DET 78-85 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:49 · DET 22-23 NY
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:07 · DET 78-77 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 14 | Blocks | 4 |
