⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 11:56 · DET 15-0 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q1 6:30 · DET 29-7 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q1 2:54 · DET 36-11 NY
- Technical
Ben Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:30 · DET 66-49 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:00 · DET 103-97 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q2 1:19 · DET 60-46 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 2:54 · DET 36-11 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 9:30 · DET 66-49 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
