⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 23-10 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:57 · NY 39-28 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:21 · NY 83-82 DET
- Go-ahead
Stephon Marbury made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 0:40 · NY 86-84 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 3:29 · NY 73-78 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 6:39 · NY 71-78 DET
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 23 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:26 · NY 86-86 DET
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 18 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:05 · NY 88-88 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
