⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 25 from three- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 26
- Lost the glass, 13 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 31-9 off them
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the fourth 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
- Steal
Amir Johnson stole it from Mardy Collins
Q4 1:07 · DET 89-96 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:55 · DET 94-96 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:00 · DET 9-17 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q2 4:43 · DET 31-50 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mardy Collins bad pass
Q4 1:07 · DET 89-96 NY
- Turnover
Randolph Morris kicked ball
Q4 0:38 · DET 94-98 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 84 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
