⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:33 · DET 29-33 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:53 · DET 63-76 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 3:46 · DET 85-104 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses technical free throw
Q3 0:53 · DET 63-76 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
