⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:54 · NY 25-20 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein offensive foul
Q4 2:22 · NY 112-106 DET
- Turnover
Isaiah Hartenstein turnover
Q4 2:22 · NY 112-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 2:42 · NY 63-56 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey bad pass
Q4 4:34 · NY 105-97 DET
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · NY 109-102 DET
- Turnover
Killian Hayes out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:10 · NY 112-106 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
