⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 5:01 · NY 44-31 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Novak misses technical free throw
Q2 10:02 · NY 24-23 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tayshaun Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:15 · NY 39-31 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
