⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Could not get to the line, 29 free throws to their 41
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 10-point lead to 21
Q1 2:30 · DET 43-22 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 11:33 · DET 71-56 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 8:55 · DET 106-88 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 6:05 · DET 77-68 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 10:26 · DET 43-32 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dennis Smith Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:05 · DET 77-68 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
