⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+1Q123-24
-6Q215-21
+12Q330-18
-12Q415-28
▼ 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 Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 18-4 off them
Key battles
4Points off turnovers18
9Fast break points2
2Blocks7
17Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
