⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:45 · NY 0-10 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q2 10:48 · NY 22-48 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
