⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 13 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:21 · NY 51-36 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allan Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 1:14 · NY 92-88 DET
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · NY 93-90 DET
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · NY 93-90 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:23 · NY 56-51 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 1:51 · NY 73-73 DET
- Winner
Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · NY 93-94 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Traveling
Q4 2:31 · NY 90-88 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Lost Ball. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 1:30 · NY 92-88 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
