⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
-4Q127-30
+1Q227-26
+2Q330-29
-4Q425-30
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
15Points off turnovers4
5Fast break points15
1Assists5
10Free throws made17
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 5:23 · NY 50-50 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 2:45 · NY 81-85 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 1 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 18 | Blocks | 15 |
