⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the second quarter- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q2 0:44 · NY 57-56 DET
- Ties it
Jamal Crawford hit a two point shot
Q4 0:35 · NY 101-101 DET
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 0:02 · NY 105-103 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Rose bad pass
Q4 2:15 · NY 96-93 DET
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury lost ball
Q4 1:08 · NY 98-97 DET
- Missed FT
Malik Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:55 · NY 99-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Tayshaun Prince hit a driving dunk, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 1:06 · NY 98-99 DET
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:41 · NY 99-101 DET
- Ties it
Tayshaun Prince hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · NY 103-103 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · NY 96-93 DET
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · NY 105-103 DET
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · NY 105-103 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
