⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 4:15 · DET 51-34 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 10:36 · DET 60-39 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Wallace offensive foul (Nate Robinson draws the foul)
Q4 3:36 · DET 86-80 NY
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DET 88-82 NY
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · DET 88-82 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:01 · DET 64-51 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:41 · DET 77-64 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:20 · DET 69-54 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
