⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 7:24 · NY 54-41 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 0:00 · NY 100-85 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 8:48 · NY 109-91 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bill Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:13 · NY 77-64 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:15 · NY 37-36 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
