⏱️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
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:03 · NY 51-51 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q2 0:43 · NY 49-51 DET
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 2:53 · NY 87-95 DET
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:39 · NY 91-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 10:07 · NY 30-42 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 2:33 · NY 66-73 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
Q2 1:47 · NY 47-51 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 3:53 · NY 87-93 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:28 · NY 87-95 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
