⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-13 off them- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 26
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 8:17 · DET 21-9 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q1 3:46 · DET 35-17 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 0:50 · DET 35-25 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:56 · DET 77-72 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
