⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 4:14 · NY 19-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:17 · NY 39-25 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 0:03 · NY 59-37 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Nerlens Noel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:21 · NY 65-52 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 7:19 · NY 63-50 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
