⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 44
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4 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 cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 6:16 · DET 34-49 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:35 · DET 63-67 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Austin Daye flagrant foul type 1 (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)
Q2 6:50 · DET 24-39 NY
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses technical free throw
Q3 8:41 · DET 47-63 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 11:11 · DET 2-16 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:59 · DET 43-59 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
