⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀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 stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 3:16 · NY 59-44 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:28 · NY 100-90 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
