⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind 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, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 25-17 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 21-0 run took them from 8 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 8 down to 13 up
Q4 9:06 · NY 111-98 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:00 · NY 40-42 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
