⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 14 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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Charlie Ward made 20 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:12 · NY 70-70 DET
- Lead
Kurt Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
OT 4:28 · NY 72-70 DET
- Go-ahead
Allan Houston made 15 ft Jumper.
OT 2:21 · NY 76-75 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Mehmet Okur.
Q4 4:24 · NY 66-64 DET
- Turnover
Allan Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 3:49 · NY 66-64 DET
- Turnover
Allan Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
OT 1:45 · NY 76-75 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:49 · NY 62-61 DET
- Lead
Mehmet Okur made Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 2:44 · NY 74-75 DET
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 0:36 · NY 76-77 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 0:20 · NY 68-70 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Offensive Foul
OT 4:48 · NY 70-70 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Foul
OT 4:48 · NY 70-70 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
