⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-7Q128-36
-1Q226-27
+2Q317-15
-5Q421-27
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
11Fast break points0
13Offensive rebounds6
11Free throws made19
4Blocks7
🏀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 cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:32 · NY 82-85 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
David Fizdale technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:31 · NY 67-73 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
