⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 18-8 off them
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q4 10:55 · DET 77-68 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Allan Houston.
Q4 4:09 · DET 77-70 NY
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:20 · DET 77-72 NY
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:20 · DET 82-75 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allan Houston Offensive Foul
Q4 4:07 · DET 77-70 NY
- Turnover
Allan Houston Foul
Q4 4:07 · DET 77-70 NY
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:36 · DET 82-74 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
