⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 32
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
Q2 2:25 · DET 63-50 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tobias Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · DET 94-89 NY
- Turnover
Marcus Morris offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · DET 94-89 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:34 · DET 69-65 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · DET 94-89 NY
- Turnover
Courtney Lee lost ball turnover
Q4 3:09 · DET 96-89 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
