⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse 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, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
- Made four threes to their ten
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11 in the fourth 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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:00 · DET 77-64 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:31 · DET 96-85 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
