⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their one- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 18-2 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 64
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
Q2 1:00 · DET 58-48 NY
- Lead
Antonio McDyess hit a tip shot
OT 4:35 · DET 103-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton offensive foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul)
Q4 2:57 · DET 95-92 NY
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 0:02 · DET 101-101 NY
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball
OT 3:04 · DET 103-105 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:25 · DET 83-80 NY
- Ties it
Wilson Chandler hit a driving layup
OT 4:16 · DET 103-103 NY
- Winner
Larry Hughes hit a running jumper
OT 3:34 · DET 103-105 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:49 · DET 104-105 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 10 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
