⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
- A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 2:23 · DET 27-25 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 11:45 · DET 0-0 NY
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses technical free throw
Q3 2:53 · DET 55-79 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 20
Q2 6:48 · DET 35-55 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:53 · DET 55-79 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
