⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 36 from three
- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 9:22 · NY 69-76 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:33 · NY 87-89 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q3 3:48 · NY 77-88 DET
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q4 1:10 · NY 111-118 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:43 · NY 2-13 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 4:27 · NY 48-62 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 9:04 · NY 89-103 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q2 6:56 · NY 37-47 DET
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:56 · NY 111-119 DET
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
