⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 20-9 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:47 · DET 29-19 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 2:57 · DET 59-45 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:40 · DET 78-61 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
