⏱️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, 10 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, 25 free throws to their six- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 0
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 10:58 · DET 15-2 NY
- Ties it
Reggie Jackson hit a 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:33 · DET 95-95 NY
- Ties it
Reggie Jackson hit a two point shot
Q4 0:44 · DET 101-101 NY
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Andre Drummond defensive goaltending violation
Q4 3:45 · DET 93-93 NY
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:52 · DET 93-95 NY
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · DET 102-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:12 · DET 17-15 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 5:17 · DET 68-71 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 5:32 · DET 93-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack offensive foul
Q4 4:15 · DET 93-91 NY
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack turnover
Q4 4:15 · DET 93-91 NY
- Turnover
Ron Baker bad pass
Q4 0:33 · DET 101-101 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 5 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 11 | Blocks | 20 |
