⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 17 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 19-9 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 28
- Made six threes to their twelve
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:13 · NY 77-77 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:32 · NY 96-91 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 4:01 · NY 124-106 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 5:22 · NY 21-27 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses technical free throw
Q4 9:14 · NY 101-93 DET
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:22 · NY 113-106 DET
- Technical
Ben Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:47 · NY 117-106 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
