⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second 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
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 13
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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 2:23 · DET 25-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 0:07 · DET 36-20 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 2:08 · DET 84-66 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q2 1:50 · DET 53-41 NY
- Flagrant
Amir Johnson flagrant foul type 1 (David Lee draws the foul)
Q3 5:24 · DET 68-55 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Wilson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:05 · DET 81-66 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
