⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of thirteen from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 62
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 7:07 · NY 20-6 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q1 1:15 · NY 33-13 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 6:01 · NY 48-26 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 6:30 · NY 85-73 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
