⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 37 free throws to their twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 0:58 · DET 31-16 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace Technical Foul
Q4 9:22 · DET 79-72 NY
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:54 · DET 87-80 NY
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:00 · DET 90-82 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:41 · DET 66-63 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kurt Thomas Technical Foul
Q4 8:56 · DET 81-73 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 14 | Blocks | 3 |
