⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:14 · NY 11-10 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:35 · NY 28-17 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:57 · NY 99-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · NY 101-102 DET
- Turnover
Kyle O'Quinn lost ball turnover
Q4 1:26 · NY 102-105 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q2 3:29 · NY 60-47 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:02 · NY 64-60 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 1:22 · NY 82-83 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses technical free throw
Q4 6:34 · NY 90-93 DET
- Turnover
Andre Drummond lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · NY 96-96 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 2 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 21 | Blocks | 25 |
