⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 21 free throws to their eleven- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- Made five threes to their twelve
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 11:22 · DET 63-55 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:11 · DET 83-83 NY
- Winner
Chris Wilcox hit a two point shot
Q4 0:51 · DET 97-95 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 5:31 · DET 45-49 NY
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 8 down to 9 up
Q3 6:15 · DET 65-74 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:35 · DET 93-94 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
