⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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 Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34- Could not get to the line, ten 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.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:23 · DET 3-8 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 4:41 · DET 31-43 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:09 · DET 72-94 NY
📊The numbers
| DET | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
